Month: October 2019

The head of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, is dead. The man who led the state that called itself Islamic — first capturing Raqqa in Syria and then leading a blitzkrieg through Iraq, rampaging through Mosul, Tikrit, to the gates of Baghdad — is no more. ISIS established a horrifying standard of brutality, re-establishing slavery, practicing

Wildfires are nothing new to California. In fact, they’re a natural part of the state’s landscape, officials say. So the state continues to take measures each year to combat the threats and devastation of flames. But in the past two years, California has experienced the deadliest and most destructive wildfires in its history, according to

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is gone, like his short-lived Islamic caliphate. But the battle to claim credit for his death is just beginning. President Donald Trump rightfully gets to trumpet the special forces raid that killed the ISIS leader in Syria, just as he would have carried the can had it been a disaster. Democrats have

Brightly-colored houses are pock-marked and cracked in Jura, a town of about 6,000 people in Pakistani-administered Kashmir. Shops and walls are scorched black, and pieces of metal and chairs lie in twisted, dirty piles, the remnants of Indian shelling more than a week ago, Pakistan says. Standing outside a damaged tea kiosk in Jura bazaar

A small plane crashed Sunday in LeRoy, New York, a city about 30 miles southwest of Rochester, officials said. All four people who were in the aircraft were taken to the hospital, the LeRoy Fire Department posted on Facebook. “All injuries are believed to be minor at this time,” the Genessee Sheriff’s Office said in

A horse that was racing at California’s Santa Anita Park had to be euthanized on Sunday — the second horse to be put down at the track this weekend, and the 36th since December. Bye Bye Beautiful was evaluated by on-track veterinarians after pulling up past the half-mile pole, according to Mike Willman, a spokesman

Protesters across Lebanon joined hands on Sunday to form a human chain that connected the country’s north and south, a symbolic display of national unity during a period of political turmoil. Nearly 170,000 people joined the chain, which ran from Akkar to Sidon, said Dr. Sally Hammoud, an event organizer. “It was a symbol to

Lyft announced a new initiative that will give riders free or discounted rides to job interviews and during the first three weeks of employment. The Jobs Access Program looks to close the transportation gap in low-income communities, Lyft said in a statement. The rideshare company is partnering with national and local organizations — including the