Refugees from Iraq streaming across the border into Syria as the militant group known as the Islamic State threatens more territory. UN officials say at least 12,000 Yazidis are now gathered at the makeshift camp in Syria. A chaotic commute in the Ph...
1. Robin Williams widow says she is utterly heartbroken after the actor and comedians apparent suicide. Williams was found dead on Monday. 2. Secretary of State, John Kerry is urging Iraqs new leaders to quickly form an inclusive government after the...
The police chief in a St.Louis suburb where a police officer fatally shot an unarmed teenager said he is holding off on publicly identifying the officer because of death threats. The officer was placed on administrative leave Saturday after fatally s...
1. Footage has emerged of Iraqi and Kurdish forces rescuing children who had fled into Sinjar Mountain to escape Islamic militants. Meantime, senior US officials say the Obama Administration has begun directly providing weapons to Kurdish forces batt...
1. Tony Stewart pulled out of the Nascar race in Upstate New York Sunday, 12 hours after striking and killing fellow sprint car driver Kevin Ward Jr. Race officials announced the change at a news conference. Ward had climbed from his car and was on t...
1. President Barack Obama refused to give a time limit on Americas renewed military involvement in Iraq while speaking to media just before leaving for a vacation. The President repeated that the US will not have American combat troops in Iraq again....
1. Hurricane Iselle is expected to arrive on the Big Island of Hawaii on Thursday, bringing heavy rains and winds gusting to 85 miles per hour. It's expected to be Hawaii's first direct hit from a hurricane in 22 years. 2. Residents of more than 200...
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended the actions of Israel's military during the rerent war in the Gaza Strip, saying heavy civilian casualities were caused by Hamas. Nearly 1,900 Palestinians were killed in the recent war. Israel says...
1. Israel says it withdrew the last of its ground forces from the Gaza as it and Hamas began a temporary cease fire. Both sides halted cross border attacks as the 3-day truce took effect. And both have delegates in Cairo for talks aim at a long-term...
A cease-fire between Israel and Hamas meant to last at least 3 days and end nearly a month of fighting went into effect in the Gaza Strip. The truce came ahead of talks in Cairo aimed at brokering a deal that would prevent future cross-border violenc...
1. A temporary cease fire declared by Israel slowed violence in the Gaza war Monday, with Hamas Rocket fire tapering off, and with Israels ground operations in Gaza winding down, the fighting appears to be easing. 2. The Mayor of Toledo, Ohio has lif...
1. Outraging Gaza over the Israeli bombing of the United Nation's school. 10 people were killed when a bomb hit the structure that were sheltering 3,000 displacing Palestinians, the U.S state department calling the attack disgraceful, saying the scho...
1. US health officials are warning Americans not to travel to 3 African countries hit by an outbreak of Ebola. The World Health Organization reports that the worst recorded outbreak in history has surpassed 700 deaths in western Africa. Officials at...
1. Israel said it has called up another 16,000 reservists, allowing it potentially to widen its Gaza offensive against the territory Hamas rulers in 3 weeks old war. The move coincides with stalled diplomatic efforts to end the war which has claimed...
In Gaza, 2 separate attacks on Wednesday pushing the Palestinian death toll past 1,300 in the past few weeks. Israeli tank shells slammed into a UN school sheltering Palestinians. 15 people were killed. Israel says its soldiers were targeted first an...
