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I once went to the village of Koreme in Iraqi Kurdistan and walked along a dirt road past a little brick school and a makeshift mosque to a dusty field of almond trees and high grass where all the males of the village — age 13 to 43 — had…

As US meets Iran in critical World Cup match in Qatar, Al Jazeera looks at the volatile history between the two nations.

Same-sex marriage was once a deeply divisive issue. Now, polls show over 70% of Americans support same-sex marriage, and Congress is set to move forward with the Respect for Marriage Act.

On Tuesday, just weeks after Pennsylvania voters took control of the state House of Representatives away from Republicans for the first time in more than a decade, Speaker Bryan Cutler took to the main hallway of the Capitol and defiantly defended one of his leadership team's most controversial decisions: the…

The lesson of 2022: If Democrats focus on core progressive issues that affect people's lives, anything is possible

A helicopter removed the old manual flagpole from the dome of the Old State Capitol this week in preparation for installing an automated one as part of an ongoing renovation project. Abraham Lincoln and Barack Obama both made history at the historic building.

Whether you view it as a riotously over-covered platform that happens to be an obsession of politicos, journos and all manner of wackos, or if you just think of Twitter as the dagger in the back of a prone civilization as it bleeds out on a cold sidewalk, you have…

Despite having fans in Iggy Pop and Barack Obama, the Isle of Wight duo are sticking with small venues for now – and enlivening them with joy and hilarity

The strange but hilarious tradition of a turkey being sent to the White House to be saved from Thanksgiving dinner is very sweet - but it doesn't end very well