09 Feb, 2026
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Terrorist involved in Paris attacks arrested, Mexico City faces record smog levels, Taliban Leader calls for unity in fight against government

SAMANTHA PANGRAZIO STAFF WRITER Fugitive terrorist from Paris attacks is arrested The main fugitive from the November Paris terrorist attacks was arrested in Brussels, Belgium, on March 18. Salah Abdeslam was shot in the leg and arrested after a manhunt that finally ended after four months. Police detained four people, including three family members of […]

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS: U.S. launches airstrikes to ISIS militant, Terrorist Attacks in Paris

MELISSA SIEGLER U.S. launches airstrikes targeting ‘Jihadi John’ The U.S. launched airstrikes in Syria targeting Islamic State militant Mohammed Emwazi, better known as “Jihadi John,” who appeared in the infamous videos released by the terrorist group that showed him beheading hostages. USA Today reported that there were signs that the strike in Raqqa, “the self-proclaimed […]

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Blood and Iron

JOSH MERLO LIBERAL COLUMNIST More than 100 killed. Nearly 200 more injured. The Islamic State wanted to make a statement on November 13, 2015. Perhaps the members wanted to show that, despite the remarks of U.S. President Obama, they are not “contained.” Perhaps they wanted to retaliate for airstrikes that killed highly influential figures within […]

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Moving through the seven stages of grief in wake of Paris terrorist attacks

HANNAH CRITES ASSISTANT EDITOR I don’t understand why planes fly into buildings. I don’t understand why people march into schools with guns and start shooting everything in their path. I don’t get why people bomb running marathons or walk into a magazine publishing company and start shooting. I don’t know why people attack peaceful military […]

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CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMN: The importance of education in understanding one’s enemies

RACHEL DELGUIDICE CATHILIC VALUES COLUMNIST “I saw my final hour unfurl before me, I thought this was the end. I thought, ‘I’m finished, I’m finished.’” These are the words that an eyewitness told Fox News describing the ISIS terror attacks that occurred on Friday night, leaving approximately 127 people killed and more than 200 people wounded. This […]