"Rising and Other Stories" by Gale Massey; Bronzeville Books (142 pages, $28) ——— In Gale Massey’s new short story collection, characters are balanced on the edge: on the rim of the Grand Canyon, on a diving board above a pool full of danger, on the verge of escaping a loveless home, on the shore of an ocean they might walk into or the lip of a bottle of pills they might take too many of. How ...
Pope Francis' whirlwind tour of Iraq has come to an end, with the pontiff saying Iraq would "always remain with me, in my heart" as he departe…
Pope Francis on Monday wrapped up his historic whirlwind tour of Iraq that sought to bring hope to the country's marginalized Christian minori…
Pope Francis arrived in Iraq on Friday to urge the country’s dwindling number of Christians to stay put and help rebuild the country after yea…
Pope Francis arrived in Iraq on Friday to urge the country’s dwindling number of Christians to stay put and help rebuild the country after yea…
The White House said Wednesday it is "still assessing the impact" of the latest rocket attack in Iraq, including determining who is responsible.
At least 10 rockets targeted a military base in western Iraq that hosts U.S.-led coalition troops on Wednesday, the coalition and the Iraqi mi…
For 10 years, Ghali al-Marajlah has been breeding lions at his home in the Iraqi city of Basra, unlike many who would not dare come near the p…
AP Newsminute: President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team continues its work on the coronavirus vaccine, U.S. troop withdrawals from Afghanis…
Jenkins writes:
The 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force gave a president too much latitude.
SEN. RAND PAUL: "Joe Biden voted for the Iraq war, which President Trump has long called the worst geopolitical mistake of our generation." — Tuesday.
KAYLEIGH MCENANY, White House press secretary: “You have this President who, when Washington was unanimous in saying, ‘We’re going into Iraq,’ this President said, ‘No, that’s not the right decision.’” — news briefing Tuesday.
TRUMP: “The savage ISIS caliphate has been 100% destroyed under the Trump administration.” — remarks Saturday at West Point graduation ceremony.
When you think of viruses you most likely don’t think appetizing. An Iraqi bakery is wanting to take the sting out of the COVID-19. Buzz60’s M…
JOE BIDEN, saying President Barack Obama asked him to get 156,000 troops out of Iraq: “I did that.”
Biden repeated his false claim that he opposed the war in Iraq from the moment the war began.
BIDEN: "I was asked to bring 156,000 troops home from that war, which I did. I led that effort."
Last week's military clash with Iran shines a new spotlight on foreign policy — and Biden. The former Delaware senator and two-term vice president has struggled for almost two decades to explain his 2002 vote to authorize military action against Iraq. Foreign policy should be a strength for him. But the Iraq vote, among other questionable decisions, gives his rivals legitimate lines of attack.
"Excellent remarks by @realDonaldTrump,” Cheney tweeted following the president’s address to the nation on Wednesday morning. “Era of Obama appeasement is over."
Watch live and follow updates as President Donald Trump addresses the nation regarding Iran's missile strike against Iraqi bases that housed U.S. troops.
Get the latest on escalating U.S.-Iran tensions in the wake of the U.S. airstrike that killed Iran's top general, Qassem Soleimani.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — U.S. President Donald Trump kicked off 2020 by authorizing the assassination of a powerful Iranian general on Ir…
Catch up on this weekend's events and consider what could come next in this escalating international crisis.
Iranian Gen. Qassim Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force, has been killed in an airstrike at Baghdad’s international airport, an attack that's expected to draw severe Iranian retaliation against Israel and American interests.
