Archive for September, 2009

A meeting between President Obama and his national security team Wednesday could be a turning point in the war in Afghanistan, says someone who’s been in similar meetings.

Nearly all who compete in the Olympics are soon forgotten by the vast majority of the global audience. Sorry, it’s true. There may be a residual halo in their local communities. But even medalists know the world’s collective memory of these quadrennial…

The death tolls from two powerful underwater earthquakes less than a day apart were expected to continue climbing as residents of the islands of Samoa and the Indonesia island of Sumatra began to dig out Thursday from the natural disasters that tore…

All eyes on Oprah

Oprah Winfrey created quite a stir Wednesday just by showing up on one of the city’s most fashionable shopping streets.

Cries of “Oprah, Oprah” rose in the air at lunchtime as crowds window-shopped and sipped lattes in cafes along…

– Ahead of tense international talks Thursday, Iran has boldly reasserted its right to build nuclear installations, while fissures have appeared in the coalition of nations seeking to steer the country’s leadership away from its nuclear ambitions….

Two of Chicago’s heaviest hitters arrived Wednesday, and first lady Michelle Obama wasted no time in captivating some of the International Olympic Committee members who will decide a 2016 Summer Olympic host-city race considered too close to call.

As she…