US airstrike targets notorious ISIS militant ‘Jihadi John’

Published November 13, 2015 FoxNews.com BREAKING NEWS –  The Pentagon said late Thursday it had launched an airstrike in Syria targeting “Jihadi John”, a British national seen in videos depicting the beheading of hostages held by ISIS. Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook confirmed that the airstrike in Raqqa was directed at the notorious militant, also known…

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Backed By US Strikes, Kurds Attempt To Cut ISIS Supply Line

By: Jake Godin 5:07 PM, Nov 12, 2015 Kurdish peshmerga forces, backed by smaller militias, are trying to recapture the ISIS-held city of Sinjar in northwestern Iraq.The offensive is receiving support from the U.S.-led anti-ISIS coalition. Dozens of airstrikes have targeted ISIS positions in and around the city leading up to Thursday’s offensive and are continuing.The goal is to…

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4 soccer players plead not guilty in flight disturbance

By: Associated Press 5:32 AM, Oct 8, 2015 3 hours ago AMARILLO, Texas — Four men have pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from a disturbance aboard a Southwest Airlines flight that led to an unscheduled landing in Amarillo, Texas.  Jonathan Khalid Petras, Essa Solaqa, Khalid Yohana and Wisam Imad Shaker, all of San Diego,…

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Soccer players kicked off plane say flight attendant lied to authorities

By: Robert Santos 6:56 PM, Oct 6, 2015 4 hours ago SAN DIEGO — For the first time, two of the six local soccer players kicked off a Southwest flight are speaking out about their experience, claiming they were targeted for speaking their native language. “Because we’re Arab,” Ghazwan Shaba said. “That’s why, we’re not from here. We’re…

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Pope Francis urges Congress to embrace migrants

By: Associated Press 5:18 AM, Sep 24, 2015 10 mins ago WASHINGTON — Standing before Congress, Pope Francis issued a ringing call to action on behalf of immigrants Thursday, urging lawmakers to embrace “the stranger in our midst” as he became the first pontiff in history to address a joint meeting of the legislators.  Referencing the…

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Pope discusses religious liberty, climate change at White House

  By: Associated Press 7:53 AM, Sep 23, 2015 36 mins ago   WASHINGTON – Pope Francis encouraged U.S. bishops to continue to defend religious liberty in America in a message that will be welcomed by conservatives fighting for conscience exemptions on gay marriage and the Obama administration’s health care mandate. Speaking from the South…

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Islamic State sets sights on Saudi Arabia

Islamic State sets sights on Saudi Arabia By Frank Gardner BBC security correspondent The leadership of Islamic State (IS) has no intention of standing still. In a 17-minute audio message, purportedly from its elusive leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the group sets its sights firmly on Saudi Arabia,…

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