Activists protest in Amman, after the release of a video purportedly showing Islamic State captive Jordanian pilot Mouath al-Kasaesbeh being burnt alive, February 3, 2015. REUTERS/Ahmad Abdo

Video shows death of pilot

CAIRO - Islamic State militants released a video appearing to show a captured Jordanian pilot being burnt alive, and Jordan promised to avenge his death.  Full Article 

Wall Street advances on Greek deal hopes, oil climb 12:29pm EST

NEW YORK - U.S. stocks gained on Tuesday, as the benchmark S&P 500 index extended a late rally from the prior session, fueled by hopes of a deal on Greek debt and by rising oil prices.

Reginald Hill of Occupy Cincinnati and Occupy the Hood joins a march to protest home foreclosures in the East Price Hill neighborhood in Cincinnati, Ohio March 24, 2012. REUTERS/John Sommers II

S&P to pay $1.5 billion over mortgage ratings

Standard & Poor's will pay $1.5 billion to resolve a series of lawsuits over its ratings on mortgage securities that soured in the runup to the 2008 financial crisis.  Full Article 

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and his wife Mary Pat Christie at the One Nucleus life science company headquarters in Cambridge, England, February 2, 2015. REUTERS/Neil Hall

Vaccine politics: Blame science and win in Iowa

We can see, as Chris Christie pushes beyond the boundaries of establishment views on science and public health, that Iowa's exercise in grass-roots democracy has helped push GOP politics dramatically to the right.  Commentary | Full Article 

Croatian war veterans watch the television broadcast of the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) verdict on genocide during the Balkan wars in Vukovar February 3, 2015. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic

U.N. absolves Croatia, Serbia of genocide

THE HAGUE - The United Nations' highest court ruled that neither Croatia nor Serbia had committed genocide against each other's populations during the wars that accompanied the violent breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990s.  Full Article | Video 

The moon is seen from New Delhi December 21, 2007. REUTERS/B Mathur (INDIA)

Looking for land on the moon? Talk to the FAA

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - U.S. companies can stake claims to lunar territory through an existing licensing process for space launches through the Federal Aviation Administration.  Full Article 

A boy walks under a flag of Iran used before the Islamic Revolution during the Persian Day Parade to celebrate the Iranian calendar New Year in New York, April 15, 2012. REUTERS/Keith Bedford

Iran plans for life after sanctions in oil market

ANKARA/LONDON - While it negotiates its nuclear program with western powers, Iran is preparing sweeter oil development contracts to attract foreign investors once sanctions are lifted.  Full Article 

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U.S. Governor Christie meets UK Chancellor

Potential 2016 Republican presidential contender New Jersey Governor Chris Christie holds a two-hour working lunch with British Chancellor George Osborne. But all is not rosy back home.