ISIS released a message late Wednesday purportedly by Japanese hostage Kenji Goto, extending the deadline for Jordan's release of an Iraqi would-be hotel bomber linked to al-Qaeda. The audio was released as Jordan had offered a precedent-setting prisoner swap
Malaysia on Thursday declared the crash of Flight MH370 an accident, clearing the way for victims' relatives to proceed with compensation claims
Justices on Wednesday delayed the execution of three Oklahoma inmates who are part of a case that may decide the future of U.S. lethal injections
Cuban President Raul Castro has demanded that the U.S. hand back its Guantanamo Bay military base before full diplomatic relations between the countries can be restored. The land on which the base stands was leased to the U.S. in 1903 by Cuba's then-rulers
The upcoming CBS superhero series Supergirl has cast Mehcad Brooks as young photojournalist Jimmy Olsen. The 34-year-old will be playing the love interest of the title lead, depicted by Glee star Melissa Benoist
Twenty percent of children in the U.S. need food stamps to eat, according to federal data released on Wednesday. Data compiled by the U.S. Census shows that 16 million children in the country used food stamps in 2014 — a jump from prerecession levels
Penn State's president on Wednesday dismissed the university-commissioned review of how top administrators handled child-molestation complaints about former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky as "not useful to make decisions"
Spotify and Sony are launching a premium music service called PlayStation Music, offering over 30 million songs to listen to in the background of a PlayStation game. It will initially only be accessible on Sony game consoles and Xperia devices
Scientists at a French research institute say the Ebola virus has mutated, and they are studying whether it may have become more contagious. Although virus mutations are common, researchers are concerned that Ebola could eventually morph into an airborne disease if given enough time
Members of sororities at the University of Virginia are outraged after their national chapters ordered them to avoid fraternity parties over the weekend. An online petition to remove the order had over 2,000 signatures by Thursday morning
Top-ranked Serena Williams beat Madison Keys to set up an Australian Open final against second-seeded Maria Sharapova. Sharapova, who beat Ekaterina Makarova in an all-Russian semifinal, has lost her last 15 head-to-head matches to Williams
Taylor Swift’s 1989 could be topping the Billboard 200 chart again. After two weeks out of the top spot, the singer’s smash-hit album is currently sitting at No. 2, and those in the know believe it has the power to reach No. 1 for a 10th week
Photographer Miikka Pirinen debunks the commonly held beliefs surrounding these cage-fighting children. “People often think that these kids have been forced to fight,” the Finnish photographer tells TIME
