Islamic State’s lasting grip is a new hurdle for Europe, US
By LORI HINNANT The girl, speaking in the lilting accent of southern France, appeared in government ads describing how she was recruited by Islamic State extremists during her quest for…
Crime
Secret Service shoots man with gun outside White House
By BEN NUCKOLS A U.S. Secret Service officer shot a man with a gun who approached a checkpoint outside the White House and refused to drop his weapon, the Secret…
Buckingham Palace trespasser was convicted murderer
A convicted murderer climbed over a wall and wandered the grounds of Buckingham Palace while Queen Elizabeth II was at home, British prosecutors said Friday. Dennis Hennessy, 41, pleaded guilty…
Egyptian plane with 66 aboard crashes; terrorism suspected
By MAGGIE MICHAEL, ELENA BECATOROS and ANGELA CHARLTON An EgyptAir jetliner bound from Paris to Cairo with 66 people aboard crashed in the Mediterranean Sea early Thursday after a mysterious…
US intelligence: Foreign hackers spying on campaigns
By DEB RIECHMANN The United States sees evidence that hackers, possibly working for foreign governments, are snooping on the presidential candidates, the nation’s intelligence chief said Wednesday. Government officials are…
Girl kidnapped by Boko Haram found traumatized, with baby
By MICHELLE FAUL and HARUNA UMAR One of the teenagers kidnapped by Boko Haram extremists over two years ago from a school in northeastern Nigeria has been found with a…
Online auction halted for gun used to kill Trayvon Martin
By FREIDA FRISARO An online auction was halted without explanation Thursday for the pistol that former Florida neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman used to kill unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin.…
North Carolina governor files lawsuit over LGBT rights law
By GARY D. ROBERTSON and EMERY P. DALESIO North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory’s administration sued the federal government Monday in a fight for a state law that requires transgender people…