“Floating debris” from the missing EgyptAir MS804 was reported to have been located by Greek authorities on Thursday near the island of Karpathos the Greek Foreign ministry announced. But, those earlier reports were inaccurate and reports say that the debris was not from the airliner. The ill-fated flight plunged from 37,000 feet to 15,000 feet before […]
The U.S. military says an Islamic State (IS) leader with direct links to the alleged ringleader of last month’s terrorist attacks in Paris was killed in a coalition airstrike in Syria. A coalition spokesman, Colonel Steve Warren, said in a news briefing Tuesday that Charaffe al-Mouadan was killed last week on December 24. He said […]
WASHINGTON—Americans are digesting a global climate accord that is dividing Washington along predictable partisan political lines. “This agreement will mean less of the carbon pollution that threatens our planet, and more of the jobs and economic growth driven by low-carbon investment,” said a jubilant President Barack Obama shortly after the deal was announced Saturday. “What […]
WASHINGTON—The United States tightened its visa waiver program Monday in the wake of the Paris terrorist attacks, adding new screening for travelers headed to the U.S. from 38 countries around the world who now are allowed to enter the country without a visa. The White House said the country’s homeland security agency is immediately altering […]