Islamic State terror leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi appeared for the first time in five years Monday in a new propaganda video for the militant group.

On April 8, 1993, Marian Anderson, the first African-American singer to appear at New York's Metropolitan Opera, died at age 91.

On April 8, 1993, Marian Anderson, the first African-American singer to appear at New York's Metropolitan Opera, died at age 91.

A U.S. Army first class sergeant was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for attempting to aid the Islamic State, including plans to attack his own base.

Up to 30,000 members of the Islamic State terror group remain in Iraq and Syria, the United Nations said.

It was no coincidence that Sunday's suicide attacks on three Catholic churches in Indonesia came as Muslims began the holy month of Ramadan.

The United Arab Emirates and the United Nations signed a $50 million agreement Tuesday to rebuild the iconic al-Nouri Mosque and al-Hadba Minaret in Iraq.

An Islamic State affiliate claimed responsibility for an attacked three months ago in Niger that killed four American soldiers on patrol with Nigerien forces.

Despite assertions the Islamic State has been "defeated," the organization has mutated into a form that is on the cusp of creating severe security challenges.

The Islamic State released a tape purportedly of leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi -- the first such transmission this year.

The claims of Western politicians and commentators that the Islamic State is being crushed are dangerously prema­ture.

Given their dramatically opposed religious views, the development of Iran-Taliban ties seems unthinkable.

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said he believes Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is still alive.

Iraqi forces have surrounded Islamic State fighters in Mosul in their efforts to retake the second-largest city in Iraq, the military said.

Iraqi officials said security forces captured west Mosul's Great Mosque of al-Nuri, which the Islamic State mostly destroyed last week.