March 3, 2021 Pope Francis will still travel to Iraq despite rocket attack: 'We can't disappoint' Pope Francis is pushing ahead with the first papal trip to Iraq despite rising coronavirus infections, hoping to encourage the country’s dwindling number of Christians who were violently persecuted during the Islamic State's insurgency while seeking to boost ties with the Shiite Muslim world.
February 13, 2021 Pete Hegseth reacts after Ilhan Omar named vice chair of House foreign affairs subcommittee U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar’s promotion this week to a leadership position on a U.S. House subcommittee drew a sharp reaction Friday night from "Fox & Friends Weekend" co-host Pete Hegseth.
February 5, 2021 NY Times journalist resigns following 'Caliphate' debacle, cites 'online campaign' of 'public shaming' New York Times journalist Andy Mills announced on Friday that he has resigned following the controversy surrounding the paper's now-discredited podcast series "Caliphate."
January 30, 2021 Iraq kills ISIS commander, week after Baghdad suicide blasts Iraqi security forces have killed a senior commander of the Islamic State group, the prime minister said on Thursday, a week after the rare, twin suicide bombing by IS militants killed dozens in Baghdad.
January 25, 2021 Texas wannabe ISIS terrorist pleads guilty to providing materials to brutal group A 22-year-old Texas man pleaded guilty Monday to providing material support to ISIS, federal prosecutors said.
January 22, 2021 Lloyd Austin: What to know about Biden administration's secretary of defense Retired four-star U.S. general Lloyd Austin has made history Friday by becoming America's first Black Secretary of Defense.
January 21, 2021 ISIS claims responsibility for twin suicide bombings in Baghdad, at least 32 dead Twin suicide bombings ripped through a busy market in the Iraqi capital on Thursday, killing at least 32 people and wounding dozens, officials said in what was the first massive bombing in years, harkening back to darker days of rampant militant attacks.
December 24, 2020 NYT star under fire for not disclosing ties to discredited 'Caliphate' series on 'The Daily' podcast One of The New York Times' star journalists is under fire for not disclosing his ties to the now-discredited podcast series "Caliphate" on his own podcast that tackled the sore subject.
December 22, 2020 Pulitzer board accepts New York Times’ withdrawal of ‘Caliphate’ as 2019 finalist The Pulitzer Board announced Tuesday it had accepted the New York Times’ withdrawal of its article and podcast “Caliphate” from 2019 finalists after serious factual inaccuracies prompted an extensive correction of the story.
December 21, 2020 Michael Goodwin: New York Times admits to major blunder – but these errors go uncorrected The best stories in The New York Times often involve the Gray Lady’s self-flagellation over a doozy of a mistake, and Saturday was one of those days.
