Trump: 'We're working on an agreement now with the Taliban'
President Donald Trump on Friday seemed to suggest that formal negotiations with the Taliban were back on -- months after the peace talks with the militant group collapsed.
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Ohio woman sentenced for plotting two terrorist attacks
An Ohio woman who wrote letters to Dylann Roof and admired the Columbine High School shooters was sentenced to 15 years in prison Wednesday for her role in planning two terrorist attacks, according to the US Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Ohio.
US, Australian hostages freed in Taliban prisoner swap
The Taliban has released two Western professors who had been held hostage for the past three years in exchange for three high-ranking militants, in a prisoner swap that could pave the way for renewed peace talks.
Beijing denounces NYT for publishing leaked Xinjiang documents
The Chinese government has reacted furiously to the publication of more than 400 pages of sensitive Communist Party documents by the New York Times, which linked President Xi Jinping to the country's mass detention centers in the far western region of Xinjiang.
Iraqi spy chief warns ISIS is rebuilding
Senior members of ISIS are plotting mass prison breaks and a resurgence of terror after taking refuge in Turkey, according to the head of Iraqi Military Intelligence.
Court documents: Boston bomber allegedly connected to 2011 triple homicide
Details about a gruesome triple homicide at a Massachusetts residence in 2011 that a friend of Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev said they took part in were revealed this week in federal court documents.
Sri Lanka chooses new president in first election since deadly bombings
Sri Lanka's former defense secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa has been elected as the country's new President, winning 52.2% of the vote, according to the chairman of Sri Lanka's Election Commission.
El Paso Walmart shooting victim updates
Luis Calvillo was so eager to see his girls running and chasing soccer balls that when he came home after being hospitalized for months, he just took a shower and got in the car again.
Car bomb kills 15, injures 50 in northern Syria
Fifteen people were killed and at least 50 others injured after a car bomb exploded Saturday in al-Bab, northern Syria, a rescue group has said.
Walmart displays #ElPasoStrong banner as store reopens to cheers
The Cielo Vista Walmart reopened Thursday, almost four months after 22 people were killed in a mass shooting here.
El Paso Walmart reopens, residents find healing after the horror
Erika Contreras still shivers whenever she drives by or pumps gas near the Walmart in El Paso where an assailant gunned down 22 people over the summer.
UK Labour Party has 'large scale cyber attack' on digital platforms
The UK's main opposition party says it has experienced a "sophisticated and large-scale cyber attack" on its digital platforms.
ISIS preys on domestic workers in Hong Kong, Singapore
For six days a week, the three women worked as domestic workers in homes across Singapore. But in their spare time, they promoted ISIS online, donated money to militants overseas, and became so radicalized that at least one was ready to die as a suicide bomber in Syria, according to Singapore's Ministry of Home Affairs.
Norway arrests US white supremacist ahead of far-right conference
Norwegian authorities have arrested a high-profile American white supremacist, hours before he was due to give a speech at a far-right conference in Oslo on Saturday.
Car bomb explosion kills at least 13 in northern Syria
At least 13 people were killed, and many others injured in a car bomb explosion in a northern Syrian town that Turkey took control of last month, officials said.
Mali attack leaves more than 50 soldiers dead
At least 53 soldiers and one civilian have been killed in a terrorist attack on the Malian Armed Forces, according to Mali's government.
Beto O'Rourke ends 2020 presidential bid
Former Rep. Beto O'Rourke of Texas ended his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination on Friday, telling supporters he couldn't raise enough money to remain competitive with his party's leading 2020 contenders.
State Department warns ISIS grew worldwide as it lost territory in Syria
Despite the collapse of its territorial caliphate, ISIS remained a growing and evolving threat even as it lost territory in Syria, a top State Department official said Friday.
DOJ turns to counterterrorism techniques to fight mass shootings
When a string of mass shootings rocked the country this summer, leaving scores dead across California, Texas and Ohio, the question of how to prevent the next one rose to the top of Attorney Gener
President Trump: ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead
President Donald Trump declared Sunday morning that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was dead after a US military raid in northwest Syria over the weekend.
Pentagon releases first images from raid that killed ISIS leader
The Pentagon released newly declassified video and images Wednesday of the daring, two hour raid targeting ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi that shows US forces taking small arms fire from multiple locations as their helicopters approached the compound.
Senior US counterterrorism official says ISIS has a 'deep bench'
The US national counterterrorism chief predicted ISIS will announce a new leader in the coming days following this weekend's killing of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
Judge strikes down Pittsburgh assault weapons ordinances
A Pennsylvania judge on Tuesday struck down three assault weapon restrictions passed in Pittsburgh after the Tree of Life synagogue shooting last year.
Spy stole ISIS leader Baghdadi's underwear for DNA test, Kurds say
A spy for Kurdish forces in Syria stole Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's underwear in order to obtain a DNA sample of the ISIS leader and help lead the US military to his location, Kurdish officials have claimed.
