Rhode Island is a petri dish for liberal policies. Now it’s suffering from sky-high unemployment, government overreach, runaway spending, and condition known as “Rhode Apathy.”

Germany will no longer issue credit guarantees to exporters selling nuclear material in risky markets. But many developing nations could use a zero-emissions source like nuclear.

Chinese and Japanese fighter planes have been buzzing each other over the hotly contested Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. Given the lack of emergency hotlines between the two powers, this is an exceedingly dangerous situation.

The Ukrainian government has won a victory over pro-Russian separatist forces, but the conflict between the two sides could just be getting started.

President Obama advised Iraq to smooth over sectarian divisions in his speech today on the fast-moving crisis in the Middle East. But he overstated the political dimension of the crisis, giving short shrift to the reality that if ISIS consolidates its gains, any reforms by Maliki will be as good as useless.

A cabbie strike against Uber backfired, raising Uber signups by 850 percent.

As the Scottish independence movement runs out of steam, uglier elements are starting to emerge among the nationalists. J.K. Rowling is having none of it.

It’s Thursday, which means its time for a few quick links to odd and amazing tales. Here are our favorites from the week.

ISIS seized eighty Turks, including 49 consulate workers, during the conquest of Mosul. As Turkey seeks their release, NATO—and the US military—may become involved.

Intense backlash over the decision to ban wood-aged cheese may force the FDA to reconsider its policy. But the food wars are only getting started.