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The president’s appearance before reporters followed an hours-long meeting with military leaders at the Pentagon on the fight against the Islamic State. Obama said there have been gains in weakening Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, but he conceded that the extremist group is shifting its tactics to carrying out attacks elsewhere around the world. The session at the Pentagon occurred as the U.S. was bombing targets in and around the Libyan city of Sirte, a notable expansion of the U.S.-led coalition’s military mission against Islamic State. Читать дальше...

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NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Rodriguez is back on the Yankees' bench despite whopping career numbers against Mets starter Bartolo Colon, and it's not certain when the slumping slugger will play again.

NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Rodriguez is back on the Yankees' bench despite whopping career numbers against Mets starter Bartolo Colon, and it's not certain when the slumping slugger will play again.

NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Rodriguez is back on the Yankees' bench despite whopping career numbers against Mets starter Bartolo Colon, and it's not certain when the slumping slugger will play again.

NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Rodriguez is back on the Yankees' bench despite whopping career numbers against Mets starter Bartolo Colon, and it's not certain when the slumping slugger will play again.

Giants’ Bruce Bochy gives Eduardo Nuñez a pep talk PHILADELPHIA — Eduardo Nuñez’s day began with a closed-door meeting in manager Bruce Bochy’s office and ended with back slaps after he put aside huge errors in the first two games of the series and made a big defensive play to help Santiago Casilla save the 3-2 victory. The third baseman ranged left to stop an Aaron Altherr grounder, spun and made a strong one-hop throw to Brandon Belt to retire the speedster for the first out of the 10th inning. Читать дальше...

Afghan officials denied reports claiming that 10 foreign tourists were killed in an attack on two buses in the country's western province of Herat on Thursday.

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Ravens rookie defensive end Bronson Kaufusi will miss the 2016 season after breaking his left ankle during practice Thursday. The injury occurred when another player fell on Kaufusi’s leg during a non-live drill. Kaufusi could not put any weight on the leg and left the field on a cart midway through

Belgian financial investigators looking into recent terror plots have discovered a disturbing trend: Some of the suspects were collecting welfare benefits until shortly before they carried out their attacks.

Newlyweds Russell Wilson and Ciara have seemingly been in the honeymoon stage throughout their entire relationship, and now that these two lovebirds have finally tied the knot, there's no...

Melania Trump's former modeling agent says she obtained a work visa before she modeled professionally in the United States in the mid-1990s

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Ravens rookie defensive end Bronson Kaufusi will miss the 2016 season after breaking his left ankle during practice Thursday.

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Ravens rookie defensive end Bronson Kaufusi will miss the 2016 season after breaking his left ankle during practice Thursday.

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Ravens rookie defensive end Bronson Kaufusi will miss the 2016 season after breaking his left ankle during practice Thursday.

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Ravens rookie defensive end Bronson Kaufusi will miss the 2016 season after breaking his left ankle during practice Thursday.

Michael Barrett wrote in a letter this week that repeated budget cuts have left his office unable to hire enough public defenders for people who can’t afford representation. Barrett told lawmakers his office needs almost twice as many attorneys and that because of their large workloads, public defenders were spending 40 percent less time on cases than private defense attorneys would. New York federal prosecutors unveiled an indictment charging nearly four dozen suspects with organized crime-related counts... Читать дальше...

Video footage shows a cache of US made weapons and ammunition including mortars, anti-tank missiles and grenades that were found in an abandoned house used by terrorists in Syria’s Aleppo.  RT reports: The video appeared online on Thursday and purported to show the discovery of a large cache of western arms and ammunition in a house in Aleppo’s eastern Bani Zaid district. The majority of the weapons appear to be of US origin and include US-made anti-tank missiles system (TOW 2A), American UN0181 missiles... Читать дальше...

Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson sued the city of Baton Rouge and police officials on Thursday, saying officers responded in a "militarized and aggressive manner" in arresting him and other people protesting ...

And management is treading lightly on how it tells investors.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump's former modeling agent says she obtained a work visa before she modeled professionally in the United States in the mid-1990s. Those comments came Thursday in response to questions about Mrs. Trump's own remarks that appeared…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump's former modeling agent says she obtained a work visa before she modeled professionally in the United States in the mid-1990s. Those comments came Thursday in response to questions about Mrs. Trump's own remarks that appeared…