The militant group is more than a network of terrorist cells: it's almost a nation. It collects taxes and delivers government services while slaughtering prisoners and demanding ransoms. Here are 12 dispatches from around the world on the rising global threat
The vote marks the culmination of a yearlong struggle that pitted Internet advocates and Silicon Valley tech giants against the titans of the telecom industry
New Jersey Governor Christie struck a defiant tone at a conservative conference, taking swings at the media and his leading presidential rivals
Violence broke out in Greece on Thursday for the first time since the new government came to power a month ago, one day before Germany is set to vote on whether to extend the European bailout of the debt-ridden country
The cereal industry isn’t doing too well, but at least one person still enjoys their morning (and evening) cereal: Kellogg CEO John Bryant. "I can assure you that we go through an enormous amount of cereal," Bryant said
The daughter of murdered ISIS hostage David Haines has made an announcement that the recently unveiled Jihadi John would be better off dead: "All the families will feel closure and relief once there's a bullet between his eyes"
Google has updated its flight-search tool and included an array of cool options. A new feature lets users plug in countries or whole regions. And if you don't even know what region to travel to, you can hit the "I’m Feeling Lucky" button
A Hong Kong mother of two who criminally abused her Indonesian domestic helper, Erwiana Sulistyaningsih, was sentenced to six years in prison on Friday, concluding a landmark case that drew international attention to the plight of Hong Kong’s foreign domestic workers
The U.S. military is currently enjoying its longest stretch without a combat death since the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Wednesday marked the 75th day since American forces suffered its last fatality, when two soldiers were killed in Afghanistan’s Parwan province
Heidi Thomas is one of many women who’ve come forward in recent months claiming Bill Cosby drugged and/or sexually assaulted them. Thomas is coming forward with her story because she recently learned her mom knew about the alleged incident all along
This week marks five years since First Lady Michelle Obama launched the Let's Move! campaign, which sought to reduce childhood obesity and get kids eating healthier. Now she wants more pushback on unhealthy food ads aimed at kids
Earl Lloyd, the first black professional NBA player, passed away Thursday at the age of 86. Known as "the Big Cat," the forward made his league debut in October 1950, playing for the Washington Capitals. Lloyd averaged 8.4 points during 560 regular-season NBA games
Self-driving cars have been talked about so much that they already seem like last year’s model. Here's how they actually work
