The International Olympic Committee is warning of severe consequences after Indonesia bans Israeli athletes from the World Gymnastics Championships in Jakarta — a move that sparked international backlash and renewed debate over the politicization of sports.
Concern over the kidnapping of a Christian missionary by suspected Islamists has intensified as a security expert warned that the first 48 hours are critical while a U.S. missionary may already have moved through ISIS-controlled areas.
A heartbreaking tragedy unfolded in Arkansas at the Buffalo National River over the weekend when a father discovered his 13-year-old son dead after a 200-foot fall from a bluff inside the national park.
The United States imposed massive sanctions on Russia as a result of its "lack of serious commitment to a peace process to end the war in Ukraine," the Treasury Department said.
