Air Force preparing B-52 bombers for 24-hour alert status, official says

The U.S. Air Force is preparing to place its fleet of nuclear-armed B-52 bombers on 24-hour alert for the first time since 1991 amid escalating tensions with North Korea, the military branch’s chief of staff said in a report Sunday.

Generation ISIS: When Children Are Taught to Be Terrorists

Abu Shahed first realized his 11-year-old son was being brainwashed by ISIS when he saw the fourth-grader’s textbooks.

UK’s terror threat at levels ‘not seen before,’ says British intelligence chief

One of Britain’s top security chiefs had a dire warning about the country’s rising terror threat.

In a rare public speech, Andrew Parker, the director general of MI5 – the equivalent of the FBI – described the threat as “multi-dimensional, evolving rapidly and operating at a scale and pace…not seen before.”

Afghan army base destroyed by Taliban suicide bombers

At least 43 Afghan soldiers have been killed and nine wounded after two suicide bombers in Humvee trucks targeted a military base in the southern province of Kandahar.

North Korea threatens ‘unimaginable strike’ on US ship

North Korea’s official news agency described a US aircraft carrier patrolling off the Korean Peninsula as a “primary target” and said Washington should expect an “unimaginable” attack.

Terror groups working for another 9/11, acting DHS chief warns

Threat levels in the U.S. are “extremely high,” as intelligence indicates the Islamic State group and other terror groups are using small-scale plots to build toward another 9/11-style attack, acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke warned.

Raqqa liberated from ISIS, commander with US-backed Syrian forces says

The Syrian city of Raqqa was liberated from ISIS fighters Tuesday, a commander with U.S.-backed Syrian forces said, announcing the “fall of the capital of terrorism.”

Roadside blast kills elite police in Pakistan’s Quetta

A suicide bomber has killed at least seven police officers and wounded 22 others in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta.

Taliban Launch Wave of Attacks in Afghanistan, Killing 74

The Taliban unleashed a wave of attacks across Afghanistan on Tuesday, targeting police compounds and government facilities with suicide bombers in the country’s south, east and west, and killing at least 74 people, officials said.

New Rule: Residents In Nine States Will Need Passports For Domestic Flights in 2018

When traveling, it’s best to plan ahead whenever you can. For example, you may have thought you don’t need a passport because you don’t travel outside the United States. But for residents of nine states, that will change at the beginning of 2018 for any commercial flight, whether international or domestic.