As the U.S. government is working today to confirm the death of "Jihadi John", a U.S. official appeared confident the notorious ISIS executioner was taken out in what he called a "flawless" American airstrike. … [Read more...]

Dan Stonebraker is co-owner of 3 Palms Petting Zoo in Clayton. He says the bird has been put in a trailer and will be moved to a secure facility. The runaway emu was spotted Monday near Spring Meadow Elementary School and Old State Elementary School, leading to a "soft lockdown" at both schools. … [Read more...]

ISIS claimed responsibility for twin suicide blasts that killed dozens of people in Lebanon Thursday, an attack that could escalate Sunni-Shia violence in the Hezbollah hub. An ISIS statement released after the bombings credited "caliphate soldiers" in southern Beirut, according to the Middle East Media Research Institute. … [Read more...]

There was once a time when Rand Paul seemed like a moderate on climate change. A few months before he declared his candidacy for president, the Republican senator from Kentucky voted for an amendment stating that climate change is real and that humans contribute to it. … [Read more...]

Each year, during the Kukur Tihar festival, hindus in Nepal celebrate man's best friend. The festival is part of a larger five-day celebration called Tihar, which is considered one of the most important Hindu festivals. Each day of Tihar is devoted to a different animal or object of worship, including cows, crows and dogs. The Nepal celebration honors the powerful relationship … [Read more...]

After boiling crude oil from the ground near here all day in a metal tank to refine it into diesel, Ali Mohammed braved the fumes to bang the tank’s drain open with a shovel. He stepped back as the dregs oozed into the dirt and burst into flames. … [Read more...]

The Vatican says it has placed two Italian journalists under investigation in its probe over leaked documents that revealed waste, greed and mismanagement at the highest levels of the Catholic Church hierarchy. … [Read more...]

United States Marine Corps veteran Sgt. Kirstie Ennis nearly died while serving in Afghanistan, but now she is on a new mission to compete in the Paralympics as a champion snowboarder. Ennis, 24, was honored at the Bob Woodruff Foundation’s annual “Stand Up for Heroes” event in New York on Tuesday, recognized for her bravery and shared a message of hope and strength. … [Read more...]

Los Angeles is one of the most densely populated cities in the country. It also sits atop some of the largest oil fields in the country. That dynamic has long pitted residents of Los Angeles against the ever-encroaching oil industry — a third of Los Angeles residents live within a quarter-mile of an oil drilling site. … [Read more...]

The Supreme Court on Tuesday completes an extraordinary run of oral arguments in cases that could jeopardize the ability of workers and consumers to join forces in lawsuits against companies. Three times in the past four weeks, the justices have considered petitions from companies seeking to overturn lower court rulings that allowed such lawsuits to proceed. … [Read more...]