The Islamic State militant group, which controls parts of Syria and Iraq, has accepted a pledge of allegiance from the Nigeria-based Boko Haram extremist organization. In an audio statement Thursday, an Islamic State spokesman welcomed what he called the expansion of the group’s self-declared Islamic caliphate to West Africa. “The caliph, may God protect him, […]
Authorities continue their search for suspects after an early Thursday ambush shooting of two police officers in the racially torn community of Ferguson, Missouri The two wounded police officers have been treated at a local hospital and released as the intense manhunt for the shooter or shooters continues. One of the officers, from St Louis […]
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei criticized an open letter sent by 47 U.S. Republican Senators to Tehran about the ongoing negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program, saying the move showed “disintegration” in U.S. politics. The letter warns that the next U.S. president could revoke any deal Iran may reach with a group of six world […]
WASHINGTON, March 11, 2015 – Search and rescue teams are looking for seven Marines and four soldiers this morning after an accident near Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Two National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters were participating in a training exercise overnight, Eglin spokesman Andy Bourland said in a news release. The aircraft are assigned […]