An emergency evacuation mission for refugees in northern Iraq is "far less likely" after U.S. troops evaluated the area on Wednesday, the Pentagon reported.Read More
A new employment review released by Apple, Inc. indicates the Silicon Valley-based tech company employs primarily white and Asian males for its U.S. tech jobs.Read More
U.S. troops landed on a mountain in northern Iraq on Wednesday to possibly oversee the evacuation of thousands of religious minorities who are currently seeking refuge on the mountaintop after they were displaced by the Islamic State.Read More
An Iraqi aid helicopter traveling to northern Iraq to help religious minorities stranded on Mount Sinjar reportedly crashed en route, killing the pilot and injuring passengers, some of whom were members of the Yazidi sect being evacuated from their homes, now controlled by the Islamic State.Read More
Police in Marin County, California confirmed Tuesday that 63-year-old actor Robin Williams died Monday by asphyxiation after hanging. Marin County police officials announced at a press conference in San Rafael, California on Tuesday that Williams had been found by police in his Tiburon home, after his personal assistant had grown concerned when Williams did not respond to knocks on his bedroom door.Read More
Militant members of the Islamic State are reportedly changing tactics in Iraq, making it difficult for U.S. airstrikes to hit artillery convoys and members of the jihadist group.Read More
The children of Saeed Abedini, the American pastor currently jailed in Iran, have made a video pleading President Barack Obama to help free their father from Iranian prison as he serves his second year of an eight-year sentence.Read More
In its push to conquer eastern Syria, the Islamic State jihadist group has reportedly beheaded two people and executed 23 others in the past five days, international media outlets report.Read More
Hemant Mehta, the blogger behind the well-known "Friendly Atheist" blog, has canceled a Kickstarter campaign that sought to raise funds for a book entitled God Is An Abusive Boyfriend (and you should break up).Read More
As more than 1,300 civilians have been killed in Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, evangelist Franklin Graham is urging Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to agree on a ceasefire during the 10 days of Easter observances.
Suspected Fulani herdsmen shot to death four people, including a pastor and two women in two separate attacks in Benue State on Tuesday, according to Nigerian media reports.