—From Pilot Knob, NY.   Nation: Joseph R. Biden III, the former attorney general of Delaware and the son of Vice President Joe Biden, has died of brain cancer at age 46, his family announced. Biden was a handsome and promising …

Islamic State: About 60,000 Syrian Kurds fled the country into Turkey over the weekend as Islamic State militants advanced and captured border towns. The Kurds said they feared a massacre in Kobani, a key city that would consolidate the hold …

Friendly Fire: Five American Special Operations soldiers and one Afghan were killed by a “friendly” airstrike on their position. The team was conducting security operations prior to Saturday’s scheduled presidential runoff election when they came under attack by the Taliban. …