By Alissa J. Rubin Reporting from Erbil, Iraq An airstrike killed a senior Islamic State leader believed to be the head of the group in Iraq and Syria on Friday, in a joint Iraqi and U.S ...

The Illinois state flag is sometimes derided as an “SOB” — a state “Seal on a Bedsheet.” SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Flags engender such loyalty and pride, they often become very personal ...

The leader of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed, Iraq's prime minister announced on Friday. Abdallah Maki Mosleh al-Rifai, or "Abu Khadija," was killed in an operation by members ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This image provided by the Illinois Secretary of State’s Office in March 2025 shows the top voted state ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has ordered flags to fly at half-staff today, March 13, in honor of Sen. Geraldine Thompson. Thompson died Feb. 13 at the age of 76 after serving almost two decades in ...

BAGHDAD — The head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed in Iraq in an operation by members of the Iraqi national intelligence service along with U.S.-led coalition forces ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Flags engender such loyalty and pride, they often become very personal emblems with quirky or quaint nicknames: Old Glory, Union Jack, Maple Leaf — or SOB. That would ...

A successful Taliban-led advance would likely allow al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups such as the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, Haqqani network, ISIL-KP, and Lashkar-e-Taiba to increase their ...

Illinois Votes on a New State Flag Design — and Chooses the Current One SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Flags engender such loyalty and pride, they often become very personal emblems with quirky or ...