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AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordanian fighter pilots have been sending a message -- quite literally -- today to Islamic State militants. Jordan's military says dozens of jets bombed Islamic State targets, destroying all of them. And state TV showed two pilots scribbling messages in chalk on the missiles that would be used. One message read, "For you, the enemies of Islam." Jordan is retaliating for the killing of a captive Jordanian pilot by the militants.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Leaders of both parties in the House say President Barack Obama will have his work cut out for him, as he looks for congressional authority to use U.S. military force against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria. The White House says the request will come in the days ahead. Republicans generally want a broader authorization than Democrats do, for military action against the militants who've overrun large areas of Iraq and Syria. Obama has said he doesn't want U.S. "boots on the ground" in combat roles, while many Republicans believe that option ought to be available.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Japan says it will never give in to terrorism, and that it will continue providing non-military assistance for the fight against the Islamic State and other extremist groups. The pledge follows the beheading of two Japanese hostages by the militants. But Japan says it won't be providing military troops or equipment "at this point."
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Cybersecurity experts say the hacking attack against a health insurance database could be a sign that hackers have shifted their focus away from retailers and toward other targets. The nation's second-largest insurer, Anthem, says the hackers got into a database storing information for about 80 million people. They were able to get information including names, birthdates and Social Security numbers.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman is suing the man known on TV as "The Dog Whisperer," Cesar Millan. She says she was attacked by a pit bull that was released too soon from Millan's animal training center in California. But the center's director tells the Los Angeles Times that Millan never had contact with the dog. And she says the dog's owner removed the pit bull "against the strong advice and objection of his trainer."
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