UK Muslims with Disneyland plans: We were barred from plane due to religion
A Muslim man in London says his family was barred because of their religion from boarding a plane bound for Los Angeles, where they planned to visit Disneyland with their children.
Iraqi forces closing in on ISIS in Ramadi, military official says
Iraq's military is just about a mile away from the ISIS-held government compound in Ramadi in Iraq's battle to retake the city from the terrorist group, a spokesman for the Joint Iraqi Operations Command said.
Trump dominates GOP field heading into 2016
Donald Trump seems set to end 2015 as the dominant force in the race for next year's Republican nomination for president, with Texas Sen. Ted Cruz now a clear -- yet distant -- second after a strong debate performance, a new CNN/ORC poll released on Wednesday has found.
Six killed as storms pound South, Midwest
On a day when millions of Americans were traveling to see their families and friends for Christmas, wicked storms raced through the South and Midwest, killing at least six people and injuring scores more.
Iraqis say they're trying to retake Ramadi's center from ISIS
Iraqi forces sneaked across an improvised bridge Tuesday and attacked ISIS in the key city of Ramadi, the Iraqi military said, aiming to recapture the provincial capital whose fall to ISIS months ago drew U.S. criticism about Baghdad's ability to fight the terror group.
Survivor pulled from the rubble days after deadly China landslide
The parents of 6-year-old Hong Laibao were delivering goods at an industrial park in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen when a mountain of construction waste collapsed, engulfing factory buildings and homes.
Muslims shield Christians when Al-Shabaab attacks bus in Kenya
Their M.O. is a tried and terrifying one: Launch a raid, single out Christians, and then spray them with bullets.
Trump: 'Schlonged' is not vulgar
Donald Trump took to Twitter Tuesday to defend using the word "schlonged" to describe Hillary Clinton's primary loss in 2008, saying the word is "not vulgar."
French investigators arrest two terror suspects
Two men were arrested in connection with a planned attack against civil servants in the French city of Orléans that was foiled last week, French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said Tuesday.
Massive rescue effort underway after landslide at south China waste dump
Close to 3,000 people were part of the massive rescue effort underway Monday after a landslide in south China, state media reported.
