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Pope Francis delivers the Urbi et Orbi (to the city and to the world) blessing at the end of the Easter Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, April 5, 2015. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope Francis prays for peace — and hope that Iran agreement leads to it

Kelly Cohen · April 5, 2015 2:43 pm

Netanyahu: ‘I trust the president is doing what he thinks is best for’ the U.S.

Kelly Cohen · April 5, 2015 2:38 pm

Members of the Iraqi security forces and clerics pose for a photo with the Islamic State group flag after they took it down at one of Saddam Hussein's palaces in Tikrit, 80 miles (130 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, April 2, 2015, a day after Iraqi security forces backed by Shiite militiamen took control of the city from Islamic State militants. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Islamic State-sympathizing woman arrested in Philadelphia

Kelly Cohen · April 3, 2015 3:48 pm

Clinton, the heavily favored Democratic presidential nominee, leads a RealClearPolitics average of polls by nearly 50 percentage points. (AP Photo)

Hillary signs 2016 campaign HQ lease in New York

Kelly Cohen · April 3, 2015 3:18 pm

A homeless man sleeps on a Manhattan street on August 22, 2014 in New York City. According to the Department of Homeless Services, the number of homeless people in New York City has risen by more than 20,000 over the past five years. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Here’s the state of U.S. homelessness in one map

Kelly Cohen · April 2, 2015 8:56 pm

"In recorded conversations with an informant, [Alaa] Saadeh revealed his support for ISIL, including the terrorist organization's use of beheadings and mass killings to impose its violent agenda," the Justice Department said. (AP Photo)Â

Two N.Y. women arrested for trying to use bomb on U.S.

Kelly Cohen · April 2, 2015 6:36 pm

A mourner reads the Quran as he attends the funeral of Palestinian Saad al-Majdalali on August 17, 2011 in Gaza City, Gaza. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Here’s what religion will look like globally by 2050

Kelly Cohen · April 2, 2015 5:15 pm

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Here’s how much farmers will make — or won’t — in 2015

Kelly Cohen · April 2, 2015 2:22 pm

House Speaker John Boehner, speaks during a press conference with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at the prime minister's office in Jerusalem, Wednesday, April 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Debbie Hill)

John Boehner: ‘The world is on fire’

Kelly Cohen · April 2, 2015 1:33 pm

When the Islamic State takes over new territory, its first priority is restoring security and basic services, primarily water and electricity, as quickly as possible. (AP Photo, File)

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U.N. report: More than 25,000 foreigners fighting alongside terrorists in Middle East

Kelly Cohen · April 2, 2015 11:50 am

Indiana lawmakers to reveal new anti-discrimination deal to alter religious freedom law

Kelly Cohen · April 2, 2015 11:39 am

New Jersey Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez has been indicted on federal corruption charges. (AP File Photo/Mel Evans)

Sen. Bob Menendez indicted on federal corruption charges

Kelly Cohen · April 1, 2015 8:26 pm