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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Islamic State group is committing genocide against Christians and other minorities in Iraq and Syria. That's the conclusion today from Secretary of State John Kerry, who met a congressional deadline for a decision on that issue. It's a declaration that has long been sought by Congress and by human rights groups. But it doesn't obligate the United States to take further action against Islamic State militants.
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Saudi Arabia says its military coalition will scale down operations in Yemen. The announcement comes as the death toll from an airstrike by the alliance on a market north of the Yemeni capital this week nearly doubled, reaching 119. A U.N. official says 22 children were among those killed on Tuesday. The U.S.-backed, Saudi-led coalition of mostly Arab states intervened militarily in Yemen a year ago, first launching airstrikes in support of the internationally recognized government, then sending in elite forces to roll back the gains of Shiite rebels.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — SeaWorld CEO Joel Manby says the company may eventually make changes to its dolphin shows as well as its orca programs. But he says that first, the company needs to follow through on its decision to end captive breeding of killer whales and stop making these larger marine mammals perform crowd-pleasing tricks.
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — An arrest has been made in connection with an attempted break-in at the Detroit-area offices of The Arab American News. Surveillance video shows two men apparently using a hammer to try to smash a rear glass door around 2:30 a.m. Friday at the newspaper's office in Dearborn, a city with large Arab and Muslim populations. Employees were inside the building, working to publish the newspaper. The men left without getting inside.
NEW YORK (AP) — A gay activist who has been protesting New York's St. Patrick's Day Parade for 25 years says he's thrilled to be a participant this year. Brendan Fay of the Lavender and Green Alliance says he never thought he'd see the day when he could march up Fifth Avenue in the parade with his husband. After allowing one gay group for the first time last year, organizers opened this year's lineup more widely to include activists who protested the parade's ban on displays of gay pride.
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