This Halloween: What Does It Mean To Call Something 'Spooky'?
Scared, fine. Frightened, sure. But spooked? This week, we dive into the racial history behind one of Halloween's most fraught descriptors.
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News Brief: Niger Firefight, Trump Has Lunch With GOP Senators
Many questions remain about the ambush in Niger that led to the deaths of four American soldiers. President Trump heads to the Capitol to sell his agenda during lunch with Republican senators.
Amid Rohingya Crisis, White House Mulls Sanctions On Myanmar's Military
The State Department says it is considering using the Global Magnitsky Act to freeze assets and deny visas for the country's top generals.
Fresh Headache For Murdochs: Bill O'Reilly Got Raise After Secret Payout
The Murdoch family decided to keep host Bill O'Reilly on the air even after pledging to clean house at Fox News over a larger sexual harassment scandal.
Predictably Unpredictable: Why We Don't Act Like We Should
We don't always do what we're supposed to. We don't save enough for retirement. We order dessert when we're dieting. In other words we misbehave. Nobel Prize winning economist Richard Thaler asks why.
A Timeline — And Questions — About The Niger Firefight That Killed U.S. Troops
Amid growing political fallout, the Department of Defense has put forward a timeline for the deadly confrontation with militants in Niger that killed four U.S. soldiers.
After Controversy Over Condolence Calls, Can Trump And The White House Refocus?
The president once again got sidetracked and mired in a controversy of his own creation for a week. He has a chance to move on this week to more pressing things of substance, but can he?
A Tale Of Two Efforts To Improve Confidence In U.S. Elections
One effort, centered on President Trump's voter fraud commission, is mired in controversy. But efforts to improve communication between the feds and election officials are showing progress.
At A Hearing For Bowe Bergdahl, The Focus Is On President Trump
The Army judge, Col. Jeffrey Nance, posed the question of whether the sergeant could receive a fair trial after comments made by the president, who has repeatedly called Bergdahl a traitor.
Tillerson Affirms Afghanistan Commitments In Unannounced Visit
In remarks delivered after landing, the secretary invited "moderate voices" within the Taliban to renounce violence. He also called on Pakistan to stop providing safe haven to terrorists.