Afghanistan inaugurates its first new president in a decade on Monday, swearing in technocrat Ashraf Ghani to head a power-sharing government just as the withdrawal of most foreign troops presents a crucial test.
One of the more unusual trials to come out of the 2008 financial crisis is set to begin on Monday, when a federal judge will consider whether the U.S. government's rescue of American International Group Inc (AIG.N) was, in fact, legal.
U.S. intelligence agencies underestimated Islamic State activity inside Syria, which has become "ground zero" for jihadists worldwide, President Barack Obama said in a CBS television interview broadcast on Sunday.
ESPN's Bill Simmons has been suspended after challenging the network to punish him for calling National Football League (NFL) commissioner Roger Goodell a liar. During Monday's episode of "The B.S. Report," Simmons had described Goodell as a liar and dared ESPN to call him out. Last Wednesday, the network heeded the challenged and announced that the "Gratland" editor-in-chief is being suspended for three weeks following his bold move.
