A-List Celebration Traces Leader’s Trajectory, and Israel’s
JERUSALEM — Barbra Streisand did not, as many here had been hoping or openly joking about, don a white fur coat and purr, “Happy birthday, Mr. President.” Instead, Ms. Streisand offered a pleading rendition of “Avinu Malkeinu,” a hymn ...

Pre-Paid Funeral Service Was 'Ponzi-Like Scheme,' Federal Prosecutors Say
An alleged former officer in a pre-paid funeral scheme that may have bilked 150,000 people out of $600 million pled guilty to being involved in the sale of prearranged funeral contracts and the misappropriation of insurance premiums intended for ...

Virginia teen charged in skateboarding mishap that killed friend
The 17-year-old Washington-Lee High School student who was driving the pickup truck in an incident earlier this month in which his skateboarding friend was killed was charged Tuesday with reckless driving, authorities said. The student, who was not named ...

Suicide bomber kills 29 at Pakistani funeral
The militant group focused most of its attacks on three other parties, including the Pakistan People's Party, then in power, which supported military operations against the Pakistani Taliban in the northwest. As a result, PTI and PML-N were able ...

Karzai sets new conditions for talks with Taliban
Though the Taliban have dismissed Karzai as an American puppet for years, they indicated Tuesday when opening a new political office in Doha, Qatar, that they would be willing to talk with the Afghan leader. But both the American side and the Taliban said ...

Valerie Harper's cancer battle is focus of NBC special
Valerie Harper attends the 139th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 4, in Louisville. (Photo: Stephen Lovekin, WireImage) Actress Valerie Harper is returning to TV. This time, she will be the subject of a documentary chronicling her battle ...