Terror: At least 22 people were killed and many more wounded in a Taliban attack today at a university in northwestern Pakistan. It happened at Bacha Khan University in the town of Charsadda, about 25 miles from a school in …

Argo: The prisoner swap that sealed the Iran Nuclear deal came down to the wire when Iran tried to hold on to the wife and mother of Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian. The two were being held in a room …

The Democrats: Hillary Clinton stepped up her attacks on opponent Bernie Sanders while hugging the political record of Barack Obama last night in the final Democratic debate before the Iowa caucuses. In particular Clinton defended Obamacare while Sanders said he …

Global Warming: In a major thaw of relations, the US and Iran traded prisoners yesterday just as Iran was confirmed to have dismantled part of its nuclear program, meeting the requirement to unfreeze its assets and rejoin the global economy. …

Econ 101: The stock market appears to be drowning in excess oil. With the price of a barrel crashing through $30, investors around the world are losing confidence in economic growth. The Dow Jones dropped nearly 400 points yesterday and …

Debatable: The Republican candidates hacked and slashed each other last night in debate in Charleston, SC, where finally someone landed a punch on Donald Trump. Taking on Trump’s challenge of his legal eligibility to be president, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz …

Terror: Explosions and gunfire rocked central Jakarta today in a terror attack that left seven people dead, including five of the assailants. The attackers used guns and grenades. Twenty people were reported wounded. Indonesian authorities said the police had received …

SOTU: President Obama gave one of the speeches of his career last night, focusing his State of the Union message more on big ideas and great aspirations than a political agenda for the last year of his presidency. He posed …

State of the Union: President Obama in his final State of the Union address tonight is expected to depart from the usual political agenda and make a direct appeal to the voting public to determine the direction of the country …

Starman: David Bowie, the shape shifting British singer songwriter who pushed the limits of style and sexual identity, has died of cancer at age 69. Bowie Broke through in the early 70s with his album Ziggy Stardust, performing as a …