Republicans are outraged that President Barack Obama authorized a prisoner exchange with the Taliban for U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl — who has been held captive since 2009 — and that they plan to use the exchange against Democrats in the upcoming…
US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel expressed hope Sunday the release of US Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl would lead to direct US talks with the Taliban. “It could, it might and we hope it will present an opening,” Hagel said in an interview from Bagram…
US troops in Afghanistan expressed relief on Sunday over the release of their fellow soldier, Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, even as they voiced misgivings that his freedom came in a swap for Taliban militants. To ensure troops stayed on the lookout for Bergdahl…
US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Sunday said a prisoner swap that freed soldier Bowe Bergdahl could create an “opening” for direct talks with the Taliban as the leader of the insurgents hailed the exchange as a “big victory”. Bergdahl, the only US…
The Republican Party is signaling to the world that it denies science. On a party line vote, the House passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. David McKinley of West Virginia to prevent funds from going to the Defense Department to address how climate…
Thankfully, this headline does not single out the United States as the worst carbon polluter, although we have certainly done more than our part to choke the world in a gaseous greenhouse. No, the honor belongs to humans in general. If you’re wondering…
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo urged the world’s major cities to unite in the fight against climate change. Stressing that half the world’s population is now urbanized, she noted that cities are already responsible for 80 percent of greenhouse gas emissions…
Carbon emissions projected to decrease 31 percent by 2020.
A toothbrush used by one of the American astronauts who flew to the Moon was sold at auction for nearly $12,000, or triple the starting bid, the auction house said Friday. The clear Oral B-40 toothbrush was used by command module pilot Jack Swigert…
Since Gov. Chris Christie unilaterally decided to withdraw New Jersey from a regional program to reduce pollution from power plants, we’ve gotten socked by big storms: Tropical Storm Irene. Hurricane Sandy. We know that these storm surges are nearly…
