• New Bill In Congress Proposes Stricter Vetting Of Refugees

  As Republican leaders in Congress prepare to block Syrian refugees from the United States, one lawmaker proposed requiring three national security chiefs to certify personally that each refugee admitted from Iraq or Syria is not a threat.

  

• For Syrian Refugees In U.S., Fear Gives Way to Hope

  They share a small two-bedroom apartment in Sacramento with few possessions, but for Syrian refugee Mohammad Abd Rabboh, his wife and two daughters, there is finally freedom from fear.

  

• Two Die In Police Raid Targeting Suspected Paris Attack Mastermind

  A woman suicide bomber blew herself up and another militant died on Wednesday when police raided an apartment in the Paris suburb of St. Denis seeking suspects in last week's attacks in the French capital.

  

• Republican Presidential Candidate Jeb Bush To Pledge To Keep Guantanamo Prison Open If Elected

  Republican Jeb Bush will pledge on Wednesday that if elected president next year he will keep open the disputed U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as long as the fight against Islamic militants lasts.

  

• Bobby Jindal Suspends Presidential Campaign: 'This is Not My Time'

  Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal said on Tuesday he was suspending his campaign for the Republican nomination for president in 2016, saying "this is not my time."