Obama insists U.S. 'will not be terrorized&#39

Obama insists U.S. 'will not be terrorized&#39
Woman at the center of FBI terror investigation is a mystery
How El Niño is affecting weather forecasts
New York Times, in rare front-page editorial, calls for outlawing some rifles
An unspoken option if climate talks fail: Geoengineering
Islamic State says California killers of 14 were their followers
Shooting, hostage situation reported at Wisconsin shop
Pakistani in California shooting became hardline in Saudi Arabia: relatives

Posted: 05 Dec 2015 08:01 AM PST

As ISIS hails the Calif. shooters, the president pledges strength and resilience.

Woman at the center of FBI terror investigation is a mystery

Posted: 05 Dec 2015 11:09 AM PST

The Pakistani woman who joined her U.S.-born husband in killing 14 people remains shrouded in mystery.

How El Niño is affecting weather forecasts

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 11:12 PM PST

Every two to seven years, trade winds shift and sea surface temperatures warm in the Pacific, creating the meteorological event. As conditions change, they trigger a domino effect of disruptive weather patterns worldwide.

New York Times, in rare front-page editorial, calls for outlawing some rifles

Posted: 04 Dec 2015 11:14 PM PST

The newspaper's editorial comes three days after Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik, a married couple, carried out the mass shooting in San Bernardino with legally-purchased, .223 caliber assault-style rifles. "Certain kinds of weapons, like the slightly modified combat rifles used in California, and certain kinds of ammunition, must be outlawed for civilian ownership," the New York Times editorial said. The piece made brief mention of other U.S. mass shootings.

An unspoken option if climate talks fail: Geoengineering

Posted: 05 Dec 2015 12:59 AM PST

It's the option climate negotiators here are loath to talk about. What if they fail to curb global warming and the environment gets so dangerous that someone decides to do something drastic and play mad ...

Islamic State says California killers of 14 were their followers

Posted: 05 Dec 2015 09:53 AM PST

Islamic State said on Saturday that the married couple who killed 14 people in a mass shooting in California which the U.S. authorities are investigating as an act of terrorism were its followers. The militant group made the statement in an online radio broadcast three days after U.S.-born Syed Rizwan Farook, 28, and his wife Tashfeen Malik, 29, from Pakistan, attacked a holiday party for civil servants in San Bernardino, about 60 miles (100 km) east of Los Angeles.

Shooting, hostage situation reported at Wisconsin shop

Posted: 05 Dec 2015 10:49 AM PST

A man walked into Eagle Nation Cycles in Neenah, a city of about 25,000 people some 100 miles (160 km) north of Milwaukee, on Saturday morning and fired a gun and the scene became an active hostage situation, according to WBAY-TV in nearby Green Bay, citing a police report. On its Facebook page, the Neenah Police Department said one shot was fired and it had evacuated homes and businesses, but it provided no further details.

Pakistani in California shooting became hardline in Saudi Arabia: relatives

Posted: 05 Dec 2015 08:13 AM PST

Investigators are treating Wednesday's attack as an "act of terrorism." On Saturday, the Islamic State (IS) group claimed the couple as their followers. Malik's killing spree has horrified her Pakistani relatives.