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WASHINGTON (AP) — Family members and U.S. officials say the Islamic State militant group has been holding a young American woman hostage in Syria since last year. The woman had been working for several humanitarian aid groups when she was kidnapped. The government and the women's family are asking that she not be named for fears of her safety. The woman is one of at least three known hostages of Islamic State militants in Syria. Another, James Foley, was beheaded by the militant group more than a week ago.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — "America does not forget." With those words, President Barack Obama is vowing justice for the murder of an American journalist. Speaking to the American Legion National Convention in North Carolina today, Obama said the country continues to grieve over the death of James Foley at the hands of Islamic State militants. Obama called the killers "barbaric terrorists." But he signaled that a response may take some time. He said "rooting out a cancer" like the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria "won't be easy and it won't be quick."
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A new, open-ended cease-fire is in effect between Israel and Hamas. The two sides announced today that they had agreed to the truce, after seven weeks of fighting. But violence persisted until the last minutes before the cease-fire took effect. In Israel, authorities said mortar shells fired from Gaza killed one man and seriously wounded two people. In Gaza, police reported that an Israeli airstrike brought down a seven-story building. It's the sixth high-rise to be toppled since the weekend.
CHICAGO (AP) — Federal appeals court judges who are considering whether to uphold gay marriage bans in Indiana and Wisconsin have been reserving their toughest questions today for the attorneys defending the bans. As a three-judge panel in Chicago heard arguments, they asked how the bans help society, especially children of same-sex couples. Judge Richard Posner, the panel's lone Republican appointee, bristled when a Wisconsin assistant attorney general repeatedly pointed to "tradition." Posner said "it was tradition to not allow blacks and whites to marry."
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hewlett-Packard is recalling about 5.6 million power cords for notebook computers in the United States and about a half million more in Canada because of possible overheating -- which can cause burns and ignite fires. The cords were distributed with HP and Compaq notebook and mini-notebook computers and with some accessories.
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