The Lede: Daughter of Michigan Woman Killed in Syria Wants Body Returned to U.S.
Friends and family of Nicole Lynn Mansfield struggle to understand how she became caught in a gun battle with Syrian government forces.
View ArticleThe Lede: Video of Samantha Power’s 2002 Remarks on Imposing Peace on Israel...
Remarks made more than a decade ago on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict by Samantha Power, who was named the next United States ambassador to the United Nations, were repeated by a newspaper report in...
View ArticleAs Arms Sales Fade, Aerospace Contractors Chase Commercial Customers
As wars wind down, aerospace and military contractors are chasing commercial deals in manufacturing and service, an AlixPartners study says.
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U.S. Helps Allies Trying to Battle Iranian Hackers
The administration has begun helping Middle Eastern allies build their defenses against Iran’s cyberweapons and will do the same in Asia to contain attacks from North Korea.
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The Lede: N.S.A. Whistle-Blower Revealed in Video
Edward Snowden, who worked until several weeks ago as a private contractor at a National Security Agency facility in Hawaii, explained in a video interview why he had leaked classified information...
View ArticleThe Lede: The Stickers on Edward Snowden’s Laptop
Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who leaked information about the scope of American government surveillance, adorned his laptop with stickers showing support for two...
View ArticleThe Lede: Latest Updates on Snowden’s Asylum Pursuit
The Lede is providing live updates on the former National Security Agency contractor who has acknowledged disclosing information about American surveillance programs.
View ArticleThe Lede: Flight Departs for Cuba, but No Sign of Snowden
Edward J. Snowden was scheduled to depart Moscow on a flight bound for Cuba, but several reporters said they did not see him on the plane.
View ArticleThe Lede: A Conversation With Assad (No, Not That One)
President Bashar al-Assad of Syria has antagonized many people, including some members of his own extended family. One, a cousin who has long lived in Western exile, is making the rounds in the United...
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The Lede: Mos Def Video Puts Force-Feeding in Spotlight
In an online video, the rapper and actor turns a spotlight on the controversial procedure of force-feeding detainees on hunger strike at the prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.
View ArticleThe Lede: Malala Yousafzai, Girl Shot by Taliban, Makes Appeal at U.N.
On her 16th birthday, Malala Yousafzai spoke at the United Nations and called on world leaders to make education available and compulsory for every child.
View ArticleKerry Says Goal Is Mideast Peace Deal Within 9 Months
Secretary of State John Kerry said Israeli and Palestinian negotiators would meet within two weeks to work out a peace agreement leading to an independent Palestinian state.
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