ISIS names successor to slain leader al-Baghdadi

The Islamic State militant group announced a new leader Thursday to succeed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who was killed in an American-led raid in Syria last weekend. ISIS named Abu Ibrahim Hashimi al-Quraishi in a message…

MAP: How big are the California fires? See…

The Oak fire just north on U.S. 101 has also kept Los Angeles County firefighters busy. A little to the north, in the Santa Clarita Valley, the Tick fire has scorched more than 4,600 acres.…

Former MLB star Josh Hamilton turns himself in…

Former baseball star Josh Hamilton turned himself into Texas authorities Wednesday after an arrest warrant was issued over allegations he assaulted his daughter. Hamilton, 38, surrendered to the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office outside Fort Worth…

I wished I had known sooner: Alex Trebek…

"Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek is helping raise awareness about pancreatic cancer following his own diagnosis with the disease. In a 60-second public service announcement Wednesday in support of the World Pancreatic Cancer Coalition, the 79-year-old…

Ilhan Omar faces blowback after voting present on…

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., faced criticism Wednesday after voting "present" on a House resolution to formally recognize the mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as a genocide. The measure, H.Res.296, passed the chamber by…

Washington Nationals beat Houston Astros in Game 7…

For the first time in nearly a century, America's best baseball team calls America's capital its home. The road warrior Washington Nationals captured the franchise's first World Series title, by defeating the mighty Houston Astros,…