Turkey’s Erdogan says Khashoggi’s murder was a premeditated, meticulously planned political operation by Saudi Arabia. 1/23 A brief explanation of “post-Salafi,” an emerging, amorphous category of Muslim thought derived partly from Wahhabism. 2/23 President Trump and the Republicans settle on fear and falsehoods for their
The Saudi government now claims journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed in a fistfight at the consulate in Istanbul. Five of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's officials have been fired, and 18 other Saudis have been arrested. 1/20 Strong judge of character and probing thinker Donald Trump says
The CDC is warning against AFM, acute flaccid myelitis, a polio-like illness that's appeared in children in 22 states this year. 1/23 A caravan of about 2,000 migrants from Central America is making its way to the US despite threats from Trump. Mexico has sent
US intelligence has more and more reason to believe Saudi Arabia's Prince Mohammed bin Salman was responsible for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. 1/21 The Post held off publishing it because we hoped Jamal would come back to us so that he and I could edit
Thirteen million people in Yemen face starvation, what the UN says could become "the worst famine in the world in 100 years." 1/24 Zimbabwe plunges into its worst economic crisis in a decade, complete with price spikes and product shortages. 2/24 Canada becomes the second country
Sources claim the Saudis are preparing a report admitting Jamal Khashoggi was killed, and that his death happened during an interrogation. 1/20 Cherokee Nation official responds to the Trump-Warren squabble over DNA results: "It really undermines tribal interest, frankly." 2/20 “I had an encounter with
Climate change is the only issue that matters. But as the American midterms loom, candidates are failing to devise solutions. 1/18 Trump's poison pills for China may not lead to a recession (for the US). However, "there sure are lots of poison pills out there!"
Hurricane Michael has killed 12 people and left a path of destruction from Florida to Virginia. 1/22 Georgia's Secretary of State, Brian Kemp, is under fire for delaying registrations for 53,000 voters—most of whom are African-American. The move reeks of voter suppression, as the
Hurricane Michael, with maximum sustained winds of 155 miles per hour, is close to a Category 5 storm, the most severe on the scale. 1/23 "This is the worst storm the Florida Panhandle has seen in more than 100 years," said Florida Gov. Rick Scott. 2/23
In an unexpected move, Nikki Haley announces she will step down as US ambassador to the UN by the end of the year, and quells rumors of a presidential run. 1/17 Set to make landfall today, Hurricane Michael could be the strongest-ever hurricane to reach the Florida panhandle.
