Tashfeen Malik, the wife in the couple suspected
of carrying out the mass shooting in San Bernardino, Calif., on
Wednesday, had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State on Facebook,
according to federal officials.
By ADAM NAGOURNEY, IAN LOVETT, JULIE TURKEWITZ and BENJAMIN MUELLER
As investigators puzzle over their motives, Syed
Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik have emerged as one of the most
perplexing pairs in the recent history of mass homicide.
The U.S. added 211,000 jobs in November and the
unemployment rate remained flat, clearing the way for policy makers to
raise benchmark interest rates when they meet this month.
Drawing a vivid contrast with Democrats and the
Obama administration, Paul Ryan, the new speaker of the House, vowed to
pursue legislation that will frame a stark choice for voters next year.
The American musician whose mercurial vocals were a signature of
the rock band he co-founded died Thursday while on a tour stop for his
current group, the Wildabouts, in Minnesota. He was 48.
As nearly 200 nations convene in Paris, Representative Lamar
Smith, of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology,
continues to dispute climate science itself.
Whether on the red carpet or on American Idol, Mr. Seacrest
works diligently to make it seem as if no effort is involved. That he is
likable is no accident, either.
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Tickets for Adele’s 2016 European tour sold out within minutes on Friday, prompting the singer to add several extra shows. Those tickets go on sale Monday.
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For fans awaiting the release of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” here are a few apps that feature popular Star Wars games.
Avon is said to be in discussions to sell its North American business to a private equity firm as part of an effort to turn around the cosmetics maker’s fortunes.
Two men in central China were sentenced to at least 10 years in prison for selling Eurasian hobbies, a protected species of falcon.
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Lawyers for seven women suing Bill Cosby for defamation in
Massachusetts federal court have served notice that they hope to
question Mr. Cosby’s wife, Camille, in January.
Kevin Mazur/AEG, via Agence France-Presse -- Getty ImagesMichael Jackson’s estate is being sued by a producer who says
he’s been denied access to music and other items to make a tribute film
despite a contract his son had with the singer.
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The Secret Service is understaffed, according to a bipartisan
House report that said budget-related hiring freezes had left fewer
agents protecting the White House.
Toru Yamanaka/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesColdplay will perform in the Super Bowl halftime show, the N.F.L. announced Thursday night during a game between Detroit and Green Bay.
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Republicans in New Jersey declined to override Gov. Chris Christie’s veto of a gun-control bill that they had unanimously supported in June.
A nearly 14,000-year-old engraving on a stone found in Spain may be the earliest depiction of a campsite.
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Amid large and occasionally violent protests in the streets,
Ecuador’s National Assembly passed a constitutional amendment to lift presidential term limits.
NASA cargo rocket to space station launch today scrubbed b/c of bad weather. May try tomorrow, but weather still not great.
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The pop star Taylor Swift, who is a fan of the Seattle Symphony’s recording of “Become Ocean,” by John Luther Adams, has given $50,000 to the orchestra.
Ben Carson failed to impress the Republican Jewish Coalition
when he mispronounced the name of the extremist group Hamas, saying
something that sounded more like hummus.
Atul Yadav/Press Trust of India, via Associated Press
Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India traveled to the southern city of Chennai to assess torrential flooding that has killed at least 269 people in the surrounding area.
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An unlicensed doctor in Cambodia has been found guilty of spreading H.I.V. with reused syringes to over 100 people, killing at least 10. He is now facing 25 years in prison.
Hawaii Tribune-Herald, via Associated Press
The State Supreme Court in Hawaii has rescinded the construction permit for the Thirty Meter Telescope, an observatory planned for the state’s tallest mountain.
Researchers said they had developed a technique for creating a
substance they are calling Q-carbon, a new form of carbon that is harder than diamond.
Martin Mejia/Associated PressLori Berenson, 46, who served a 20-year sentence in Peru for aiding leftist rebels, was preparing to return home to the United States on Wednesday.
Barbara Nitke/Nickelodeon and Viacom Linda Ellerbee, the longtime host of news programs for children on Nickelodeon, is retiring from journalism after 44 years. Her last show will air on Dec. 15.
The Michigan Senate voted to repeal over 80 antiquated laws, including a 90-day sentence for trespassing on a cranberry, huckleberry or blackberry marsh.
Andrew Kelly/Reuters
Citing rising rent costs, Toys “R” Us will close its flagship store in Times Square at the end of December, cutting almost 400 jobs.
Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters
Brazil’s lower house agreed to start impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff, who is grappling with an economic downturn and a graft scandal.
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Harvard plans to rename its heads of residential housing from “house masters” to a term that better reflects “21st-century needs,” the college dean, Rakesh Khurana, said.
Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times Media, via Associated Press
One day after firing his police commissioner, Mayor Rahm Emanuel of Chicago said he would not resign over a police shooting that was exposed on video.
Sara Krulwich/The New York Times
The current revival of Broadway’s “Les Misérables” will close in September after more than 1,000 performances.
The family of Glen Doherty, one of four Americans killed in the 2012 attacks in Libya, is still waiting for the C.I.A. to fulfill an agreement to pay his death benefits.
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The city of Chennai, India, has been declared a disaster zone because of deadly flooding from relentless rain.
A recall of foods containing celery is being expanded to
grocery stores in more than a dozen states amid an E. coli outbreak, the
Food and Drug Administration announced.
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