It has been 11 years since the United States began using missile-firing drones to attack al-Qaida in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia. But only now are we beginn...
A quick way for schools to climb in the U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings is to attract more applicants, enroll fewer of them and consistently show higher ...
For most of the world’s more than 1 billion Roman Catholics, Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation announcement was unthinkable.
Not since the year 1415 had a pope decided to ...
WASHINGTON — We may never know exactly what happened in Benghazi the night Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans were killed, but it’s becoming increa...
The more complex and important the debate, the more likely a single word can sway public opinion, which in turn exerts irresistible pressure on members of Congress who f...
There were many contributors to the 2008-09 financial crisis, which led to the Great Recession and the still-slow economic recovery. Among the co-conspirators in the fin...
WASHINGTON — For the first time since Election Day, President Obama is on the defensive. That’s because on March 1, automatic spending cuts (“sequestration”) go into eff...
Former Sen. Chuck Hagel went through three mock confirmation hearings to prepare for the real thing, but still left many supporters surprised at his poor performance. It...
For many, Tuesday's Butler Eagle article about the rescue of three neglected quarter horses was heartbreaking. The owner should not have rested until he found someone to...
Though she was not a Butler County native, Sue R. Bennitt’s involvement in the community and accomplishments would have led most people to believe she was born and raise...
