The search for alien intelligence is an enduring human endeavor. Many scientists say it’s just a matter of time before we find evidence it exists, and now, anyone can get in on the hunt — as long as they have a computer. “All you need is Internet access, and the …

Although it’s too late to hope President Obama will change his approach to Islamic terrorism, there was an expectation he would say something new after Monday’s Pentagon briefing. Otherwise, why bother going public with a routine update? Why, indeed? After the president finished, I found myself channeling Peggy Lee by …

Remember when candidate Obama promised aggressive diplomacy to deal with Iran’s nuclear weapons program? Yet, every time President Obama offered has offered the Iranians the hand of friendship he’s been flipped the bird. Why? Because President Obama has no leverage over Iran, or at least no leverage he’s willing to …

Republican Senators and Congressmen thought they finally had a chance to cross-examine Secretary Clinton Wednesday on the Obama administration’s failure to provide adequate security for our Benghazi consulate. They thought they could grill her about what happened both before the attacks that killed our ambassador and three others and the …

After Islamist terrorists killed 17 people in and around Paris in January, the trend was to drone on about how the attacks pointed to France’s failure to integrate Muslims. But our latest attack at home, at a military recruiting center in Chattanooga, Tenn., highlights the insanity of blaming ourselves. The …

MADRID – Emergency services in Spain’s northeastern region of Catalonia say they have deployed 40 rescue experts to extricate an injured caver from deep underground. A phone call Saturday alerted firefighters to the emergency inside the Cuberes cave in the municipality of Conca de Dalt. Preliminary information from the call …

ATHENS, Greece – Looking tired and leaning on his cane, Fotis Theodorakopoulos watched quietly as other demonstrators gathered to discuss Greece’s financial drama and chant defiant slogans outside the parliament. Although he stayed on the sidelines, the 69-year-old said he was fully aware that Europe was about to decide on …

An 8-year-old boy suffered minor injuries Wednesday after being bitten by a shark while swimming in knee-deep water in Surf City, N.C. The town has no plans to warn visitors about the shark bite or tell swimmers to stay out of the water, Town Manager Larry Bergman said. However, the …

WICHITA, Kan. – A federal judge won’t punish a Kansas judge who didn’t show up for jury duty in federal court. Sedgwick County District Judge Michael Hoelscher failed to appear for jury duty June 15. U.S. District Judge Eric Melgren wrote in an order Friday that he believes judges and …

UNITED NATIONS – The Security Council on Monday unanimously approved a one-year extension of the joint U.N.-African Union peacekeeping force in Sudan’s western Darfur region where conflict is intensifying, rejecting the Sudanese government’s demand that the troops leave. A resolution adopted by the U.N.’s most powerful body keeps the size …