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Army’s Advanced Hypersonic Weapon destroyed at Alaska launch site; buildings damaged

The U.S. Army's experimental Advanced Hypersonic Weapon had to be "terminated" during testing at the Kodiak Launch Complex in Alaska, the Defense Department confirmed Monday.

August 27, 2014

Obama authorizes reconnaissance flights over Syria, official tells CNN

The White House said last week that airstrikes in Syria may be an option for dealing with the Islamic State. President Obama has moved a step closer to making that happen by authorizing reconnaissance flights over the nation.

August 26, 2014

Hillary Clinton ripped for Ferguson silence by CNN panel

A CNN panel agreed on Tuesday that former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton may have harmed herself with minority voters due to her prolonged silence on the shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, by police officer Darren Wilson. The 18-year-old was killed Aug. 9.

August 26, 2014

Hagel: ‘Operations have already begun’ to accelerate arms shipments to Kurds

Kurdish forces battling Sunni radicals with the Islamic State group will receive accelerated arms shipments from the U.S. and its allies.

August 26, 2014

World Health Organization wants regulators to ban the word ‘e-cigarette’

The World Health Organization released a report Tuesday on e-cigarettes with a suggestion for regulators: ban companies from using the word "e-cigarette."

August 26, 2014

Islamic State video indicates terror group has sophisticated drones in Syria: report

The Islamic State terrorist group may be using high-tech drone surveillance in its efforts to remove Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from power.

August 26, 2014

Issa subpoenas White House Chief of Staff for documents linked to political office

The House's top investigator on Friday subpoenaed the White House for documents regarding the political office's reopening amid increasing concern from the House oversight committee about the Obama administration's abuse of tax dollars.

August 22, 2014

Chicago gets chilling Islamic State terror tweet from Michigan Ave.: ‘We are in your streets’

Sunni radicals with the Islamic State terrorist group have posted a number of tweets aimed at the citizens of Chicago, including a picture of an unidentified man on Michigan Avenue holding a paper with a handwritten Arabic message: "We are in your streets."

August 22, 2014

‘Jihadi-cool’ subculture drives youth to Islamic State, says Muslim Council of Britain adviser

An adviser to the Muslim Council of Britain said Thursday that a "jihadi cool" subculture is inspiring young British men to join the Islamic State group in its quest to create an Islamic caliphate in the heart of the Middle East.

August 22, 2014

Pope Francis called to console Foley family after photojournalist killed by Islamic State

The family of slain photojournalist James Foley received a call from Pope Francis on Thursday. Sunni radicals with the Islamic State group beheaded him on Tuesday.

August 21, 2014

Hagel: Islamic State is ‘beyond just a terrorist group’

Sunni radicals with the Islamic State are 'beyond just a terrorist group,' Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said Thursday.

August 21, 2014

West Point graduate who joined Ukrainian army unit died in ‘street battle’

A West Point graduate died while fighting in an Ukrainian army unit near Donetsk. Mark Paslawsky, 55, graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1981, but recently joined the Donbas volunteer battalion and has fought in the region since April.

August 21, 2014

Navy: F/A-18s pounded Islamic State targets with laser-guided bombs on 30 missions

Sunni radicals fighting on behalf of the Islamic State in Iraq have been on the receiving end of at least 30 F/A-18s bombing runs that originated from the USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier.

August 21, 2014

Israel’s Dolphin II-class attack submarines nearing completion

Israel's newest version of its Dolphin-class submarine, which is quieter than the nuclear-powered engines on American and Russian submarines, is nearing completion at Germany's hyssenKrupp Marine Systems shipyards in Kiel.

August 21, 2014

Ferguson cop was badly beaten by Michael Brown before firing weapon, source tells Fox News

Michael Brown allegedly beat Ferguson, Missouri, police officer Darren Wilson so badly that the he suffered an orbital fracture and was nearly unconscious before firing his weapon, a source told Fox News Wednesday. The unarmed teenager was killed by gunfire Aug. 9.

August 20, 2014

U.K. official: British Muslims fighting for the Islamic State far surpasses those in armed forces

A British Member of Parliament told Newsweek on Wednesday that there are more than twice as many British Muslims fighting for the Islamic State group than in the nation's military.

August 20, 2014

Los Alamos employee sentenced for selling classified nuclear weapons secrets

A Ph.D. physicist who was indicted in 2010 for passing sensitive nuclear data from Los Alamos National Laboratory to a person she believed to be a Venezuelan government official has been sentenced to just over a year in prison, the Justice Department said Wednesday.

August 20, 2014

Russia vows naval expansion to counter NATO; move in response to Ukraine tensions

Russia is crafting a way to bolster its naval capabilities over the next six years, a move Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Wednesday is a response to tensions with NATO.

August 20, 2014

North Korean diplomacy: Pyongyang says John Kerry a ‘wolf’ with ‘hideous lantern jaw’

North Korea continued burn diplomatic bridges on Wednesday, calling U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry a "wolf" with a "hideous lantern jaw." Kim Jong-un's regime has released racist statements aimed at President Obama and called South Korean President Park Geun-hye a prostitute since the start of the year.

August 20, 2014

Islamic State video shows beheading of American photojournalist

Radical Sunni terrorists with the Islamic State posted a video Tuesday that appears to show they beheaded missing American photojournalist James Foley in what could be an escalation of the terrorist group's activities targeting the United States.

August 19, 2014