Pentagon to send Patriot missiles, 400 troops to Turkey The U.S. will send two batteries of Patriot missiles and 400 troops to Turkey as part of a NATO force meant to protect Turkish territory from potential Syrian missile attack, the Pentagon said Friday.December 14, 2012
The biggest stories of 2012 you never heard about What are the major news stories of 2012 that didn't receive enough media attention? We'll look back on the biggest stories that missed the front page and look ahead to what might dominate the headlines in 2013.The Daily Circuit, December 11, 2012
US more concerned Syria could use chemical weapons The White House says it is increasingly concerned that the beleaguered regime in Syria might be considering use of chemical weapons against its own people and warned that doing so would "cross a red line."December 3, 2012
Minn. Guard unit returning from Afghanistan After ensuring that other deployed U.S. troops got their greetings from afar, a Minnesota National Guard unit is on the final leg of its trip home from Afghanistan.December 3, 2012
Palestinians euphoric over UN recognition Palestinians erupted in cheers, honked car horns and chanted "God is great" after the United Nations endorsed an independent state of Palestine.November 30, 2012
Navy fires grad school president, citing mismanagement Navy Secretary Ray Mabus has fired the top two administrators of the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif., for mismanagement and fostering an atmosphere of defying Navy rules and regulations.November 28, 2012
America's changing diplomacy American diplomacy has vastly changed over the past three decades, Robert F. Worth says in his recent New York Times magazine article. The increased emphasis on security for diplomats, he says, has changed the way we negotiate abroad.The Daily Circuit, November 27, 2012
Salman Rushdie's memoir of his life in hiding as Joseph Anton Salman Rushdie delivers a Pen Pals Lecture in Hopkins about his memoir and his nine years living with death threats and a fatwa issued upon the publication of his novel, 'The Satanic Verses.' He lived under the pseudonym Joseph Anton.November 27, 2012
Library of Congress highlights diaries, letters from Civil War Letters and diaries saved for 150 years from those who lived through the Civil War offer a new glimpse at the arguments that split the nation then and some of the festering debates that survive today.November 24, 2012
Smithsonian gathers best art of Civil War era Some of the finest artists of the Civil War era painted landscapes and scenes of everyday life to show how the war transformed the nation. Their best works, along with some of the first photographs of soldiers killed on the battlefield, have been gathered by the Smithsonian American Art Museum for a major exhibition on how artists represented the war and how the war changed art.November 24, 2012
9 more Iraq, Afghan war veterans joining Congress Nine veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars will serve in next year's freshman class in the House of Representatives. Veterans' groups say the influx is welcome because it comes at a time when the overall number of veterans in Congress is on a steep and steady decline.November 23, 2012
Israel and Hamas agree to Gaza cease-fire Egypt has announced a cease-fire agreement to end a week of fighting between Israel and Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip.November 21, 2012