US bombers strike Islamic State camps in Libya
By ROBERT BURNS U.S. Air Force B-2 bombers attacked a pair of Islamic State military camps in Libya, killing more than 80 fighters in an unusual mission that may have…
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Steady Pence gets wide praise, but Kaine lands jabs on Trump
By JULIE PACE and JOSH LEDERMAN Kaine, Pence Highlight Running Mates’ Insults Republican vice-presidential nominee Gov. Mike Pence shakes hands with Democratic vice-presidential… Read more WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Mike…
FBI: 1st US law enforcement officer charged in terror sting
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Prosecutors brought the first-ever federal terrorism charges against a law enforcement officer in the U.S., alleging Wednesday that a patrol officer with the D.C. region’s Metro Transit…
AP Analysis: Mideast showed Hillary Clinton US power’s limit
By JON GAMBRELL In the wake of the Orlando killings this week, Hillary Clinton had harsh words for America’s Gulf allies, criticizing them for funding institutions that radicalize young Muslims.…
US, other powers want to arm Libyan government
By GEORGE JAHN and MATTHEW LEE The United States and other world powers say they are ready to supply Libya’s internationally recognized government with weapons to counter the Islamic State…
Obama boosts Islamic State fight, asks Europe to do the same
By KATHLEEN HENNESSEY Evoking history and appealing for solidarity, President Barack Obama on Monday cast his decision to send 250 more troops to Syria as a bid to keep up…
Pentagon says US bombed IS training camp in Libya
By ROBERT BURNS and MAGGIE MICHAEL American F-15E fighter-bombers struck an Islamic State training camp in rural Libya near the Tunisian border Friday, killing dozens, probably including an IS operative…
Analysis: Calculated risk behind N. Korean H-bomb test claim
By ERIC TALMADGE When North Korea hinted it had a hydrogen bomb last month — twice — it was largely brushed off as bluster. Now that it’s claiming to have…