Tag: Terrorism

A terrorist attack Friday at a beach popular with tourists in Tunisia killed at least 27 people after gunmen opened fire, according to the country's interior ministry.

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Terrorist attack in Tunisia kills at least 27

Barbara Boland · June 26, 2015 2:08 pm

In this still image taken from video captured on a CCTV camera, made available Thursday, June 25, 2015, an explosion is captured by a camera on the Turkish side of the border, moments after a car bomb detonates in the town of Kobani, Syria. Islamic State militants staged a new attack on the Kurdish town of Kobani, which famously resisted a months-long assault by the Islamic militants. The attack involved a suicide car bombing that wounded scores. (AP Photo)

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ISIS slaughters 146 civilians in massive massacre at Kobani

Barbara Boland · June 26, 2015 1:31 pm

Editorial cartoons

Editorial cartoon: Fight the enemy?

Washington Examiner · June 26, 2015 12:00 pm

In this screen grab taken from video provided by I Tele, emergency services at the scene outside a factory where a man was allegedly beheaded, in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier, France, Friday, June 26, 2015. French authorities have opened an investigation after an attack and explosion at a gas factory that left one person decapitated and several wounded. Banners with Arabic inscriptions were found near the body, an official said. (I Tele via AP)

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Apparent terror attack in eastern France leaves one dead

Kelly Cohen · June 26, 2015 11:29 am

The sports industry needs more supervision and transparency, former Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez said Thursday. (AP Photo)

Former Commerce chief: FIFA scandal shows need for more supervision in sports

Nathan Rubbelke · June 25, 2015 6:44 pm

NY Times: Homegrown Terrorists Have Killed More Americans Than Jihadists*

Ethan Epstein · June 25, 2015 6:29 pm

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ISIS re-enters Kobani, al-Hasakah after bloody clashes

Barbara Boland · June 25, 2015 3:13 pm

Alyssa Daniels of Atlanta takes a photograph of the Confederate flags that once flew at the South Carolina Statehouse at the South Carolina State Museum, Wednesday, June 24, 2015, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt)

U.S. media obsessed with Confederate flag, yawns over alleged ISIS atrocities

Becket Adams · June 25, 2015 4:05 am

Sunni tribal volunteers stand in formation during their graduation ceremony in Habaniyah, 80 kilometers (50 miles) west of Baghdad, Iraq. Wednesday, June 17, 2015. (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed)

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Experts: Only battlefield force will defeat ISIS

Charles Hoskinson · June 24, 2015 8:59 pm

Nikki Haley’s effort on the Confederate battle flag under fire from…conservatives?

Becket Adams · June 24, 2015 7:00 pm

Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev spoke for the first time in federal court Wednesday.

Boston Marathon bomber sentenced to death, says he’s ‘sorry for the lives that I have taken’

Kelly Cohen · June 24, 2015 6:19 pm

Raymond Smith of Charleston kneels in prayer the front of the Emanuel AME Church before a worship service, Sunday, June 21, 2015, in Charleston, S.C. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

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The New York Times repeats dubious ‘right-wing’ vs. ‘jihadi’ stat

Becket Adams · June 24, 2015 3:00 pm