The House Republican Steering Committee recommended Rep. Andrew Garbarino of New York to succeed Mark E. Green to chair the House Homeland Security Committee.

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A Syrian fact-finding committee said on Tuesday that 1,426 people, including 90 women, had been killed during the March 6-9 violence in the country's coastal regions that witnessed attacks on security forces followed by killings of Alawite Syrians.

Garbarino's selection is a win for centrist Republicans. He defeated three other Republicans to receive the gavel and succeed Mark Green.

Regents name Jim Davis as sole finalist as president of UT Austin, John Zerwas as sole finalist for chancellor position.

A Syrian fact-finding committee said on Tuesday that 1,426 people, including 90 women, were killed during the March 7-9 massacres of Syrian Alawites along the country's Mediterranean coast. The committee had come up with an initial list of 298 suspects and had sent two lists of names to the courts,

OU has appointed a 12-member committee to conduct a nationwide search for its next Vice President and Director of Athletics.