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“ISIS’ success is rooted in state failures, sectarian divides, military and intelligence experience drawn from the Baathist security state it emerged from, and an ideology that is coherent and, for some, compelling,” Itani said, referring to the Baath party of Saddam Hussein, the former leader of Iraq.

CLOSE In Northern California wine country, authorities ordered 2,000 people to evacuate as a wildfire burned 49 buildings and exploded to 25 square miles. Authorities said on Thursday night that the fire is 5% contained. (Oct. 25) AP, AP SAN FRANCISCO – Close to 200,000 Northern California residents, many of them left in the dark by a third power shutdown in a month, have been ordered to leave their homes…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan should be investigated and indicted for war crimes for his country’s military offensive in Syria, former prosecutor and U.N. investigator Carla Del Ponte said. Del Ponte, a former member of the U.N. Commission of Inquiry on Syria, said in an interview published Saturday that Turkey had broken international law and had reignited the conflict in Syria. “For Erdogan to be able to invade Syrian territory…

President TrumpDonald John Trump Comey: Mueller ‘didn’t succeed in his mission because there was inadequate transparency’ During deposition, official says he made several efforts to advocate for Marie Yovanovitch Bolton looms large as impeachment inquiry accelerates MORE on Sunday again claimed he wrote a book prior to the terror attacks on 9/11 warning about the dangers of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. “I said you have to kill him. You…

North Korea on Sunday said it’s running out of patience with the United States over what it described as hostile policies and unilateral disarmament demands, and warned that a close personal relationship between the leaders alone wouldn’t be enough to prevent nuclear diplomacy from derailing. In a statement published by Pyongyang’s official Korean Central News Agency, senior North Korean official Kim Yong Chol said there has been no substantial progress…

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CLICK HERE if you are having a problem viewing the photos or video on a mobile device SANTA ROSA — Fierce winds drove across Sonoma County early Sunday morning, pushing the massive Kincade Fire further south into wine region as authorities ordered thousands of additional residents to evacuate and get out of the path of the rapidly-moving wildfire. By 7 a.m. Sunday, the fire had consumed 30,000 acres and was…

U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland told House committees last week that the way in which President Donald Trump and his allies pressured Ukraine to open political investigations in exchange for a White House meeting amounted to a quid pro quo. Sondland’s lawyer told the Wall Street Journal that the top diplomat specifically said that Ukraine agreeing to open up an investigation into 2016 election interference and a…

Officials, residents and emergency workers have spent the weekend bracing for the abrupt wind change, which came on almost exactly as forecasters expected. The fierce gusts, coupled with low humidity, could feed existing fires or ignite new blazes by knocking over electrical equipment or carrying embers into areas the flames haven’t yet touched. Any fires that do crop up will likely spread rapidly, the National Weather Service said.

SANTA ROSA (KRON) – Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital is being evacuated on Saturday night due to the Kincade Fire. Patients will be transported to Sutter Health in Novato and California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco. The hospital is located in the area of mandatory evacuation orders. Two years ago when the wildfires ripped through the North Bay, Sutter hospital was evacuated. In 2017, officials reported about 70 patients…

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One of the loudest voices emerging from House Democrats impeachment inquiry about President TrumpDonald John TrumpKey witness in impeachment investigation asks federal judge to rule on testifying Pompeo voices support for work of diplomat criticized by Trump Biden, Sanders defend themselves over questions of age MORE’s alleged abuse of power has come from a man who has yet to utter a word publicly about the probe: former national security adviser…

A lawyer for the U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland told The Wall Street Journal that Sondland told impeachment committee members that President TrumpDonald John Trump Comey: Mueller ‘didn’t succeed in his mission because there was inadequate transparency’ During deposition, official says he made several efforts to advocate for Marie Yovanovitch Bolton looms large as impeachment inquiry accelerates MORE‘s dealings with Ukraine amounted to a quid pro quo. …

Philip Reeker, the acting assistant secretary of state for Europe, leaves the Capitol in Washington after a closed-door interview Saturday about President Donald Trump’s ouster of the ambassador of Ukraine. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption toggle caption Jose Luis Magana/AP Philip Reeker, the acting assistant secretary of state for Europe, leaves the Capitol in Washington after a closed-door interview Saturday about President Donald Trump’s ouster of the ambassador of Ukraine….

Click here if you’re having trouble viewing the slideshow on your mobile device. SAN FRANCISCO – Pacific Gas & Electric Co. on Saturday began cutting power to 940,000 customers – 90,000 more than initially planned – in a desperate effort to prevent catastrophic wildfires that could be fanned by exceptionally powerful winds. The North Bay and northern Sierra foothills were among the first areas to lose power about 5 p.m., said Mark…

By Saturday morning, an estimated 20,000-30,000 had been able to return to their homes, Lester said. Areas within the fire’s perimeter remained under evacuation orders, and over 1,300 firefighters remained on the scene. Two evacuation centers for fleeing residents had been established at nearby schools, as well as a separate location for animals.

Philip Reeker, the acting assistant secretary of state for Europe, leaves the Capitol in Washington after a closed-door interview Saturday about President Donald Trump’s ouster of the ambassador of Ukraine. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption toggle caption Jose Luis Magana/AP Philip Reeker, the acting assistant secretary of state for Europe, leaves the Capitol in Washington after a closed-door interview Saturday about President Donald Trump’s ouster of the ambassador of Ukraine….

The United States military has conducted a special operations raid targeting one of its most high-value targets, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State militant group (ISIS), Newsweek has learned. President Donald Trump approved the mission nearly a week before it took place. Amid reports Saturday of U.S. military helicopters over Syria’s northwestern Idlib province, a senior Pentagon official familiar with the operation and Army official briefed on…

A leading State Department official testified before Congress on Saturday and touched upon Secretary of State Mike PompeoMichael (Mike) Richard PompeoPompeo voices support for work of diplomat criticized by Trump Overnight Defense: Pentagon chief says ‘mechanized’ forces headed to Syria | Troops would protect oil fields | House subpoenas State, OMB officials in impeachment inquiry | Trump keeps up attacks on key diplomat Trump steps up attacks on key diplomat…

WASHINGTON—A top U.S. diplomat told House committees last week that efforts by President Trump and his allies to press Kyiv to open investigations in exchange for a White House meeting with Ukraine’s president amounted to a quid pro quo, his lawyer said. Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, told House committees that he believed Ukraine agreeing to open investigations into Burisma Group—a gas company where Democrat Joe…