J By Peter Hong Los Angeles Times ohn Rawls, a political philosopher who shaped late 20th century notions of social justice with ideas that guided debates over topics from affirmative action and welfare...

W By Richard A. Serrano Los Angeles Times ASHINGTON - Hate crimes and other acts of vengeance against Muslims and other immigrants from the Middle East skyrocketed nationwide after the Sept. 11 terrorist...

J By Alissa J. Rubin Los Angeles Times ERUSALEM - At first glance, few places on Earth seem like better candidates for a museum of tolerance than Israel, where Jews and Palestinians kill each other almost...

W By Robin Wright and Richard A. Serrano Los Angeles Times ASHINGTON - U.S. authorities said Thursday that they have captured a top al-Qaida leader who allegedly masterminded the 2000 attack on the USS...

K By Michael Slackman and John Daniszewski Los Angeles Times UWAIT CITY - Two U.S. soldiers were shot and seriously wounded Thursday in this tiny nation bordering Iraq and an American missionary was gunned...

W By Michael Dobbs and Susan B. Glasser The Washington Post ASHINGTON - Like his father during the run-up to the 1991 Persian Gulf War, President Bush is using the lure of money and political respect to...

J By Richard C. Paddock Los Angeles Times AKARTA, Indonesia - The alleged organizer of last month's deadly Bali bombing was arrested Thursday on a public bus as it was about to board a ferry for the island...

P By David Holley Los Angeles Times RAGUE, Czech Republic - NATO leaders approved a historic expansion Thursday that will take the alliance beyond the borders of the former Soviet Union and, moving even...

C By Tony Perry Los Angeles Times AMP PENDLETON, Calif. - As the United States continues to deploy troops in preparation for a possible war with Iraq, several hundred combat-trained Marines from Camp Pendleton...

P By Ken Fireman Newsday RAGUE, Czech Republic - Still riven by divisions on Iraq but anxious to show a united front to the world, the NATO alliance Thursday called on Saddam Hussein to disgorge himself...