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This image from video provided by the Department of Defense and released on Thursday shows the compound where Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, leader of the Islamic State Group, later died in a raid in Syria's northwestern Idlib province.
Department of Defense via APIn an interview on NPR's Morning Edition, Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said U.S. special forces took precautions to spare civilians in the raid.
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These are the largest teams competing at the Winter Olympics National News
More than 220 athletes will represent the United States at the Olympics in Beijing, making it the largest delegation at the Games. Other large teams include China and the Russian Olympic Committee.
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Tongan flag bearer Pita Taufatofua is skipping the Games to focus on volcano relief National News
Taufatofua made headlines as Tonga's bare-chested flag bearer at the last three opening ceremonies. He's missing the 2022 Games to help his country recover from January's deadly tsunami.
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The Winter Games have begun. See photos and highlights from the opening ceremony National News
The Winter Games kicked off Friday night in Beijing with an eye-catching but scaled-back opening ceremony. The city has made history as the first to host both the Summer and Winter Games.
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Despite a campaign from China to increase enthusiasm for winter sports, many in the country are indifferent to the Games and excitement is more muted than in 2008.
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In a big surprise, the job market surged in January even as omicron cases spiked National News
U.S. employers added 467,000 jobs last month despite a surge of coronavirus infections. The unemployment rose to 4% from 3.9% in December.
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Amazon warehouse workers in Alabama vote for second time in union effort National News
Last year, Alabama workers voted against forming the first unionized Amazon warehouse in the U.S. Then, federal labor officials said Amazon unfairly influenced that election. Now, a re-vote begins.
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The U.S. census's 72-year confidentiality rule has a strange history National News
Under federal law, the U.S. government must restrict access to people's records for the once-a-decade tally until 72 years after a count's Census Day. The exact origins of that timespan are murky.
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