National Prosecutors say an Idaho man planned a church attack to support the Islamic State Authorities said Alexander Scott Mercurio adopted the Muslim faith against his Christian parents' wishes and was in contact with FBI informants posing as Islamic State group supporters. The Associated Press
World Death toll from Moscow concert hall attack rises to 133 as Putin addresses the nation The Russian president described the violent shooting as "a bloody, barbaric terrorist act" after a group linked to the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the event. Rebecca Rosman
World Islamic State claims responsibility for suicide bombings that killed dozens in Iran The bombings, which killed at least 84, targeted a commemoration for an Iranian general slain in a 2020 U.S. drone strike. Wednesday's event was the worst militant attack to strike Iran in decades. The Associated Press
World What is known about the ISIS leader who died during a U.S. raid in Syria The leader of the Islamic State group who died during a U.S. raid overnight in northwest Syria was largely a mystery, with almost no known photos, never appearing in public or in the group's videos. The Associated Press
The Evacuations Will Continue In Kabul Despite The Likelihood Of Another Attack Biden has pledged the U.S. will target the assets, leadership and facilities of ISIS-K, the Islamic State group's affiliate that has reportedly claimed responsibility for the terror attack. Barbara Sprunt
World What We Know About ISIS-K, The Group Behind The Kabul Attack A regional Islamic State affiliate has operated since 2015 and is a major rival to the Taliban in Afghanistan. Joe Hernandez
World Opinion: U.S. Faces Hard Choices To Fight Terrorism After Afghanistan Withdrawal Al-Qaida is degraded but not defeated. Analyst Colin Clarke assesses where the U.S. may be mapping out its future counterterrorism presence after withdrawing from Afghanistan. Colin P. Clarke
World No Country Will Take Them: Alleged ISIS Widow With Kids The Latest Of Many In Limbo The case of a woman who reportedly married ISIS fighters and is now stuck in Turkey with her young children has become the subject of a diplomatic dispute between Australia and New Zealand. Jaclyn Diaz
World Why European Countries Are Reluctant to Repatriate Citizens Who Are ISIS Fighters Hundreds of ISIS fighters from Europe are in prison facilities in Syria. The prospect of repatriating them is deeply unpopular in much of Europe, and some countries have stripped them of citizenship. H.J. Mai
World ISIS Confirms Baghdadi's Death And Names His Successor The Islamic State named Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Quraishi as its new leader days after ISIS founder Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi killed himself during a U.S. raid on his compound in northwest Syria. Brakkton Booker
