Obama ramps up bid to explain how US will fight ex
Working to ease public jitters ahead of the holidays, President Barack Obama opened a rare meeting of his National Security Council at the Pentagon on Monday, part of a weeklong…
European Mass Migration Crisis
House tightens controls on visa-free travel to US
By ERICA WERNER Driven by the Paris terror attacks, the House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to tighten controls on travel to the U.S. and require visas for anyone who’s been in…
The Latest: German official: Don’t link terrorism, refugees
The latest news as hundreds of thousands make their way across Europe in search of safety and a better life. All times local. 5:30 p.m. Germany’s defense minister is pushing…
Obama vows to ‘redouble’ Islamic State fight after Paris
By JOSH LEDERMAN and JULIE PACE President Barack Obama pledged Sunday to redouble U.S. efforts to eliminate the Islamic State group and end the Syrian civil war that has fueled…
The Latest: Merkel confident Germany can integrate refugees
The latest on the stream of people crossing Europe in search of safety or a better life. All times local. 3:50 p.m. Chancellor Angela Merkel says she remains confident Germany…
Eritrean dies after Israeli guard shoots him, mob attacks
By DANIEL ESTRIN An Eritrean migrant shot by an Israeli security guard and then attacked by bystanders who mistook him for an assailant in a deadly bus station attack has…
Right-wing Polish leader: Migrants carry diseases to Europe
By VANESSA GERA Former Polish prime minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski has shocked some in Poland by claiming that the Muslim migrants now arriving in Europe are carrying diseases that could hurt…