Worldwide Travel Alert  —  The State Department alerts U.S. citizens to possible risks of travel due to increased terrorist threats.  —  Current information suggests that ISIL (aka Da'esh), al-Qa'ida, Boko Haram, and other terrorist groups continue to plan terrorist attacks in multiple regions.

Turkey ‘shoots down Russian warplane on Syria border’  —  The Turkish military has reportedly shot down a Russian military aircraft on the border with Syria.  —  Russia's defence ministry said an Su-24 had crashed on Syrian territory after being hit by fire from the ground.

Mr. Trump's Applause Lies  —  America has just lived through another presidential campaign week dominated by Donald Trump's racist lies.  Here's a partial list of false statements: The United States is about to take in 250,000 Syrian refugees; African-Americans are responsible for most white homicides …

Letters demand $15 million, say Irving officials worked to smear Ahmed Mohamed after clock arrest  —  Former Irving MacArthur High School student Ahmed Mohamed, 14, was arrested and interrogated by Irving Police officers after bringing a homemade clock to school.  (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News)

Benghazi Committee Member: My Wife Gave Me An “F” On My Second Set Of Questions To Clinton  —  Mike Pompeo — and his family — reviewed the game tape.  —  Saul Loeb / AFP / Getty Images  —  Republican Rep. Mike Pompeo, a member of the House Select Committee On Benghazi …

This TV presenter's life was saved by a viewer who spotted a cancerous lump in his neck  —  A TV presenter who was diagnosed with cancer after a viewer spotted a lump in his neck has described how his life has changed since his cancer went into remission.  Tarek El Moussa co-hosts HGTV's …

Analysts Accuse CENTCOM of Covering Up Cooked ISIS Intelligence  —  Allegations are mounting that senior intelligence officials at Central Command not only skewed findings on the ISIS war to please D.C., but tried to hide what they did.  —  In July, a group of intelligence analysts …

Trump Defends Tweeting Fabricated, Racist Murder Statistics  —  In an interview with Fox News' Bill O'Reilly, Donald Trump defended tweeting a series of fabricated murder statistics designed to perpetuate racist stereotypes.  —  “I retweeted somebody that was supposedly an expert and it was also a radio show,” Trump said.

Five people shot near Black Lives Matter protest site  —  Injured are hospitalized after gunfire erupts near Black Lives Matter camp.  —  Video (02:18) : Protesters said at least two gunman opened fire just outside of the Plymouth Ave. encampment.  —  TEXT SIZE

Canada's Syrian refugee plan limited to women, children and families  —  Unaccompanied men not included because of ongoing security concerns  —  Canada's Syrian refugee plan: No single men 1:36  —  The federal government's much-anticipated Syrian refugee plan will limit those accepted …

Pro-Islamic State messages painted on Youngstown State rock  —  Police are investigating messages extoling the Islamic State group that were painted on a large rock at Youngstown State University in northeastern Ohio.  —  University spokeswoman Shannon Tirone says staff discovered the messages …

Why Obama Is Standing by the Syrian Refugees  —  Once upon a time, liberals criticized Barack Obama for only taking on fights he knew he could win.  Not anymore.  In 2013, Obama responded to the Sandy Hook shooting with a fervent, if unsuccessful, push for gun control.

CNN Reporter: Parisians Shaken Because This Time It Wasn't Just Jews Targeted, ‘This Was Just People’  —  A CNN reporter says that what really has shaken the people of Paris in the aftermath of the Nov. 13 terror attacks is that this time those killed by Islamist terrorists weren't just Jews or provocative cartoonists.