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Josef Joffe: Gunter Grass's Tin Ear

Opinion Journal - Mon, 2026-05-11 13:01
'The Germans will never forgive the Jews for Auschwitz,' runs a mind-bending quip.


Aid 'helps more children survive'

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 13:01
Millions more children are surviving beyond their fifth birthday than they were in 1990, thanks to international aid, says a Save the Children and Unicef report.
Categories: BBC, News

Think tank: Russia, China boost arms spending

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-11 13:01
STOCKHOLM (AP) -- The global financial crisis hit military spending in the U.S. and Europe last year, while Russia and China kept increasing their spending on weapons, a leading think tank said Tuesday....

Think tank: Russia, China boost arms spending

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-11 13:01
STOCKHOLM (AP) -- The global financial crisis hit military spending in the U.S. and Europe last year, while Russia and China kept increasing their spending on weapons, a leading think tank said Tuesday....

Notable & Quotable

Opinion Journal - Mon, 2026-05-11 13:01
Juan Williams on the GOP's inability to attract more minorities and immigrants.


Roger Vasey: Banks Don't Need to Gamble With Taxpayer Money

Opinion Journal - Mon, 2026-05-11 13:01
My experience at Merrill Lynch shows how to serve customers without engaging in proprietary trading.


Howard Rich: Defining Disability Down

Opinion Journal - Mon, 2026-05-11 13:01
Government payments have exploded as politicians keep expanding the definition of the disabled to include millions of Americans.


The Hiring Police

Opinion Journal - Mon, 2026-05-11 13:01
Limiting credit and criminal histories from employer review.


A Wisconsin Vindication

Opinion Journal - Mon, 2026-05-11 13:01
Property tax bills fall as Scott Walker's reforms start to kick in.


Spaniards livid over king's elephant hunt

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-11 13:01
MADRID (AP) -- In one fell swoop, King Juan Carlos of Spain has managed to unite right and left, young and old, those with jobs and those without in universal outrage over his tone-deaf African hunting safari....

Spaniards livid over king's elephant hunt

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-11 13:01
MADRID (AP) -- In one fell swoop, King Juan Carlos of Spain has managed to unite right and left, young and old, those with jobs and those without in universal outrage over his tone-deaf African hunting safari....

Spaniards livid over king's elephant hunt

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-11 13:01
MADRID (AP) -- In one fell swoop, King Juan Carlos of Spain has managed to unite right and left, young and old, those with jobs and those without in universal outrage over his tone-deaf African hunting safari....

Cantona tops 20-year awards list

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 13:01
Eric Cantona is nominated in five of the 11 categories in the awards to mark 20 years since the launch of the Premier League.
Categories: BBC, News

Prison drugs problem 'troubling'

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 13:01
Durham Prison is facing "troubling" drugs problems, with as many as one in three prisoners testing positive in drug tests, inspectors say.
Categories: BBC, News

Human rights 'crisis' in Bahrain

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 13:01
Human rights are still being violated in Bahrain despite promises of reform, according to the campaign group Amnesty International.
Categories: BBC, News

Gas extraction 'should continue'

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 13:01
A controversial technique to extract shale gas, known as fracking, should continue in the UK, but with measures to minimise earthquakes, experts say.
Categories: BBC, News

Prostate trial 'very encouraging'

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 13:01
A new technique to combat early prostate cancer may have far fewer side-effects than standard treatments, researchers say.
Categories: BBC, News

Can images stop data overload?

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 13:01
Is data overload paralysing your thought processes?
Categories: BBC, News

Avlon: Tax reform talk is a dead end

CNN - Top Stories - Mon, 2026-05-11 13:01
John Avlon says simplification and reform of the byzantine tax code runs into a partisan brick wall every time it's tried. Taxpayers? They get nothing.
Categories: CNN, News

Reporter, 24, wins Pulitzer award

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 13:01
A young female journalist who reported on allegations of sexual abuse by a former football coach is among the winners of a Pulitzer Prize.
Categories: BBC, News
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