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Airstrike kills 2 ISIS commanders, U.S. says

10 years 3 months ago
A coalition airstrike killed two ISIS senior military commanders near Mosul, Iraq, on June 25, Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said Friday. The strike killed Basim Muhammad Ahmad Sultan al-Bajari, ISIS' deputy minister of war, and Hatim Talib al-Hamduni, a military commander in Mosul, Cook said.

House Democrats will oppose GOP gun bill

10 years 3 months ago
House Democrats said Friday they will oppose a Republican bill aimed at preventing people suspected of being terrorists from buying guns because they don't believe the proposal will be effective it stopping the purchases.

U.S. eyes military cooperation with Russia in Syria

10 years 3 months ago
The Obama administration is considering a plan to coordinate strikes against terrorist groups in Syria with Russia if Moscow agrees to use its leverage with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to stop bombing U.S.-backed rebels, U.S. officials said Thursday.

A witness to history: 50 years of presidential politics

10 years 3 months ago
Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was the first national politician I photographed, and I hold him directly responsible for my interest in what makes the world tick. When I covered Kennedy in 1966 as a 19-year-old news photographer, I was entranced not only by him, but by the notion that so many people were transfixed with the persona and words of a single person.

US hopes Turkey will step up ISIS fight

10 years 3 months ago
American officials have long wanted Turkey to be as committed to the fight against ISIS as is the U.S. With the attack on Istanbul's Ataturk Airport Tuesday, ISIS might have helped make the case for them.

Judge blocks Mississippi religious freedom law

10 years 3 months ago
A federal judge blocked a controversial Mississippi law that would've gone into effect Friday, which would've allowed businesses and government employees to deny services to gay and transgender people based on religious grounds.
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