Report: US airlifted $400 million to Iran as detained Americans were released

The U.S. government airlifted the equivalent of $400 million to Iran this past January, which occurred as four detained Americans were released by Tehran, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.

JetBlue launches $99 flights to Cuba next month

JetBlue has announced it will begin operating flights to Cuba on Aug. 31 with fares starting at just $99 one-way.

1,700 Turkish officers discharged from military

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish state media says close to 1,700 officers discharged from military following failed military coup.

Police say Munich suspect was obsessed with mass shootings

The 18-year-old gunman who opened fire at a crowded Munich shopping mall and fast-food restaurant, killing nine people and wounding more than two dozen others before killing himself, was obsessed with mass shootings, German authorities said Saturday.

Tiger mauls woman to death in Chinese wildlife park

A Chinese state-run newspaper says Siberian tigers at a wildlife park in Beijing mauled a woman to death and wounded another when they stepped out of a car in an enclosure.

Brazil police order arrest of men pleading ISIS allegiance

Federal police in Brazil have ordered the detention of 12 people who allegedly pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group via social media.

Rebels kill 8 Indian soldiers

At least eight Indian paramilitary soldiers were killed in an attack by Maoist rebels in a forest area in eastern India, police said early Tuesday.

Mexican president issues apology for wife's mansion scandal

Mexico's president apologized on Monday for a 2014 scandal involving a $7 million mansion bought by his wife from a company that won lucrative contracts with his administration.

Former soldier who killed Guatemalan bishop dies in prison riot

A former army officer serving a prison sentence for the 1998 killing of a Roman Catholic bishop died in a jail riot that killed a total of five inmates Monday, Guatemalan authorities said.

AP Exclusive: Secret document lifts Iran nuclear constraints

A document obtained by The Associated Press shows that key restrictions on Iran's nuclear program will ease in slightly more than a decade, halving the time Tehran would need to build a bomb. The document is the only secret text linked to last year's agreement between Iran and six foreign powers. It says that after a period between 11 to 13 years, Iran can replace its 5,060 inefficient...

Austin area father and son killed in Nice terrorist attack

The U.S. State Department has confirmed that two U.S. citizens were killed in the terrorist attack in Nice. The two are reportedly a father and son from the Austin area.

World leaders react with horror to attack

A large truck drove into a crowd of people who had gathered for a Bastille Day fireworks show Thursday in the southern French city of Nice, killing at least 80 people and injuring 100 more in a terror attack, officials said.

Report: ISIS preparing for end of its so-called caliphate

Islamic State terror leaders are reportedly preparing for the fall of its so-called caliphate after the U.S.-led coalition and Russian-backed forces made significant gains in recent months in Iraq and Syria.

Spanish matador fatally gored, first time since 1985

MADRID (AP) — A bullfighter was fatally gored in Spain in an eastern town — the first professional matador to be killed in the ring in more than three decades. Victor Barrio, 29, was pronounced dead late Saturday by a surgeon at the Teruel bullring. Barrio was first gored in the thigh by the 1,166-pound (530-kilogram) bull's left horn and his body was flipped over.

Bin Laden's son threatens revenge against US

The son of Usama bin Laden warned that Al Qaeda would take revenge against the U.S. for assassinating his father in 2011, according to audio released by the terror network's media arm.

Bahamas issues US travel advisory after police shootings

The Bahamas has issued a travel advisory to residents of the island nation planning any travel to the United States in the wake of deadly police shootings of black men. 

Report: ISIS boils its fleeing fighters alive in Iraq

The Islamic State terror group boiled seven of its own soldiers alive after they apparently fled the battlefield in Fallujah, Iraq, local reports revealed on Tuesday.