Once again, the militant group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has released a video showing the beheading of another American. This time the video shows the beheading of freelance American journalist 31-year-old Steven Sotloff. The video begins with Sotloff identifying himself in the footage titled, “A Second Message to America.” In the […]
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Congress is in recess and members are scattered across the country in their home districts. But a number of congressional leaders appeared on Sunday talk shows to voice alarm about the threat posed by the Islamic State militant group in the wake of the brutal murder of American journalist James Foley. The Republican chairman […]
A 6.0 earthquake struck California’s wine country early on Sunday morning rattling residents there at just before 3:30 am. Only a handful of people were injured in the quake with three people admitted for broken bones and a couple of others for heart attack admitted as a result of the rattler. Another 120 people were treated […]
National Guard troops are deploying to the St. Louis, Missouri, suburb of Ferguson, where protesters and police have clashed for 10 days following the shooting death of an unarmed black teen by a white police officer. Local TV station KMOV reports 80 guardsmen will protect the police command center in the town at the request […]