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Florida dog attacks owner trying to dress it in a sweater

A dog in Florida turned on its owner, who was trying to dress it in a sweater, biting the woman and others who tried to help her, police told local media outlets.

Syrian rebels say they’ve frozen peace talks due to ceasefire violations

Syrian rebel groups said on Monday they had decided to freeze any talks about their possible participation in Syrian peace negotiations being prepared by Moscow in Kazakhstan unless the Syrian government and its Iran-backed allies end what it said were violations of a ceasefire.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants pot shops to have banking access

As marijuana shops sprout in states that have legalized the drug, they face a critical stumbling block — lack of access to the kind of routine banking services other businesses take for granted.

Suicide bomber lays waste to Baghdad market

A suicide bomber blew up his explosives-laden vehicle Monday in a bustling market area in Baghdad, killing at least 18 people, Iraqi officials said, hours after the arrival of French President Francois Hollande to the country and amid a fierce fight against the Islamic State group.

IS said it is behind deadly Turkish nightclub shooting

The Islamic State group on Monday claimed responsibility for the New Year’s attack at a popular Istanbul nightclub that killed 39 people and wounded scores of others.

Obama embraces final chance to define presidency

His last presidential vacation behind him, Barack Obama is entering the closing stretch of his presidency, an eleventh-hour push to tie up loose ends and put finishing touches on his legacy before handing the reins to President-elect Donald Trump.

 
Turkish authorities hunt gunman in nightclub attack that killed 39

Turkish police struggled Sunday to track down an assailant who gunned down New Year’s Eve revelers at a popular Istanbul nightclub in an attack that killed at least 39 people, most of them foreigners.

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