Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ

May 3, 2016

Struggling Minneapolis man, facing child support, goes to Syria to fight for Islamic State

Abdifatah Ahmed struggled for years to make ends meet.

May 3, 2016

East Tennessee man pleads guilty to plotting attack on New York Muslim community

A man who ran for Congress last year in East Tennessee has pleaded guilty to plotting an attack on a small Muslim enclave in New York.

May 3, 2016

US looking into whether American hostage Kayla Mueller was kept for a time by IS leader

U.S. intelligence agencies are investigating the possibility that the Islamic State militant leader killed Friday was the captor of American hostage Kayla Mueller for a time.

May 3, 2016

FBI accuses North Texas man of lying about supporting leader of Islamic State group

A suburban Dallas man was arrested Thursday after FBI agents accused him of lying to them about whether he supported the leader of the Islamic State group.

May 3, 2016

Michigan man recites call to prayer in all 50 states, chronicling Muslim communities along way

A Michigan marketing executive has recited the Muslim call to prayer in all 50 states.

May 3, 2016

The Latest on Texas attack: White House says much to investigate in Islamic State claim

1 p.m. CDT The White House says intelligence officials had a lot to investigate related to the Islamic State group claim of responsibility for a shooting at a Texas cartoon contest that featured images of the Prophet Muhammad.

May 3, 2016

Ondaatje among at least 6 writers withdrawing from PEN gala, citing honor for Charlie Hebdo

Michael Ondaatje, Francine Prose and at least four other writers have withdrawn from next month's PEN American Center gala, citing objections to the literary and human rights organization's honoring the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.

May 3, 2016

Family spokesman: Alabama woman recruited on Web left to join Islamic State militants in Syria

A spokesman for a Muslim couple in Alabama on Monday said their 20-year-old daughter fled a Birmingham suburb to join Islamic State militants in Syria after being recruited via the Internet.

May 3, 2016

US warship heading to Yemeni waters prepared to block Iranian weapons shipments

In a stepped-up response to Iranian backing of Shiite rebels in Yemen, the Navy aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt is steaming toward the waters off Yemen to beef up security and join other American ships that are prepared to intercept any Iranian vessels carrying weapons to the Houthi rebels.

May 3, 2016

Tennessee senators derail divisive proposal to make the Bible an official state book

The Bible usually unites Republicans in conservative Tennessee, but lately it is proving to be — as an epistle writer put it — more powerful and sharper than a double-edged sword.