Almost 40,000 fighters and civilians were evacuated from the city since Wednesday, which has been divided into rebel and government parts since 2012.
The Jefferson Awards Foundation, which honors volunteerism, recognized Will Lourcey this year for his work fighting hunger and poverty.
An image of the gunman, taken by Associated Press photographer Burhan Ozbilici, promises to become iconic. Is it too graphic to publish?
Fearing 'another Mosul,' residents of Karak rushed to join a battle against Islamic State militants. Jordanians have joined ISIS abroad, but at home, a sense of civic duty has made the country hostile territory for the extremists.
Experts have been trying for years to forge norms for how militaries around the world should operate in cyberspace. Now, tensions between Moscow and Washington over recent political breaches may energize that effort.
A congressional report says encryption makes America safer. Why are these two Representatives refusing to sign on?
Jade (l.) and Camden Evans sit on the lap of their dad, Heath Evan, as they watch an elaborate display of Christmas lights flash and blink to a soundtrack of holiday music at a home in Jenks, Okla.