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Obama calls on other nations to fight Islamic State.
U.S. fighter planes conducted five airstrikes against Islamic State targets in northern Iraq on Thursday, continuing a limited campaign aimed at helping Iraqi and Kurdish forces retake key territory and degrade the militants' capability.
The Islamic State group killed more than 160 Syrian government troops seized in recent fighting, posting pictures Thursday of terrified young conscripts stripped down to their underwear before meeting their deaths in the arid Syrian countryside.
With only about a dozen legislative days left before November's midterm elections, a U.S. congressional debate and vote on a Syria strikes authorization measure could further delay work on two defense bills.
Why Obama backed off more ISIS strikes: His own team couldn't agree on a Syria strategy.
At least four hostages, including slain American journalist James Foley, were waterboarded in the early part of their time being held captive in Syria by ISIS.
On The Origin Of ISIS: Why has a terrorist state blossomed in Syria and Iraq?
Alarmed members of the U.N. Security Council demanded Thursday that Russia remove its fighters from a new front in the Ukraine crisis, while the U.S. ambassador accused Moscow of having "outright lied."
Russia's President Vladimir Putin today called on pro-Russian separatists to release Ukrainian soldiers who have been surrounded by the rebels in eastern Ukraine.
U.S. Army troops equipped with tanks will head to Eastern Europe soon to reassure NATO allies anxious over Russia's intervention in Ukraine, Pentagon officials said Thursday.
Ukraine plans to seek NATO membership after what Kiev and its Western allies say is the open participation of the Russian military in the war in Ukraine's eastern provinces.
Putin Ends The Interregnum: The West needs to reevauate everything it thought it knew about the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Admirals want to buy more Landing Craft Air Cushions in light of the increased global missile threat in the Pacific.
Exercise Ulchi Freedom Guardian: It culminates this week in South Korea, is helping strengthen U.S. partnerships in the Pacific, said Lt. Gen. Stephen Lanza, the commander of U.S. Army I Corps.
Officials confirmed today the pilot was fatally injured in the Aug. 27 crash of an F-15C Eagle in the remote mountains near Deerfield Valley, Va.
The Department of Veterans Affairs has reduced by half the number of veterans waiting more than three months to see a doctor since a scandal erupted at the agency in spring over delays in health care.
Engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney is close to performing tests on a potential design change for its F135 engine following a June incident that led to the devastation of an F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
Army Gen. Joseph Votel has taken the helm of U.S. Special Operations Command located at MacDill Air Force Base.
Jack White had fun with Eddie Vedder and Paul Simon at a Seattle Mariners game.
See the new teaser for Foxcatcher with Steve Carell and Channing Tatum.
TV Tango round up more than 350 TV marathons airing this weekend.
Fans try to re-edit Star Wars to make it look like the hard-to-find original version.
Denny's has arrived in New York with style (in the form of a $300 brunch).
Finally: Eight of the world's prettiest women merged into one (perfect?) being.
Let's look at horses wearing costumes ...