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The militant group has been waging an insurgency in Nigeria and surrounding countries for a decade, killing tens of thousands of people and displacing about 2.4 million others.

The alligator was spotted in a city park on Tuesday but has so far managed to evade capture, despite the efforts of a local wrangler known as Alligator Bob.

"Hail more than a meter high, and then we wonder if climate change exists," said Enrique Alfaro Ramírez, the governor of Jalisco state. The Mexican army is helping to dig out the city.

No fatalities have been reported in the immediate aftermath of the explosion, which occurred Saturday at a shopping complex in Plantation, Fla.

Walmart is expanding a program for food stamp recipients to buy groceries online and pick them up in stores. It's the latest move to give them more options in the era of online shopping.

A mass shooting in the West Texas city of Odessa has spread fear and sadness. But residents are also ready to begin healing.

It's believed to be the highest single loss for the French military since 1983. "These 13 heroes had only one goal: to protect us," French President Emmanuel Macron said.

Hurricane Lane weakened to a tropical storm after dumping 3 feet of rain. But residents have not seen the end of intense rainfall. Officials also worry about brush fires and possible landslides.

The storm barreled through New England after hitting the Midwest, creating havoc along some transportation routes.

The Obama administration has issued a sweeping final rule banning smoking in all public housing units nationwide, extending a smoke-free environment to nearly a million units.

At least 33 inmates were killed early Friday, according to officials. The riot follows on the heels of a massacre at a different prison last weekend, in which at least 56 prisoners died.

The company offers an "infinity" warranty on its tiles that integrate solar power into roof coverings. Tesla has published a web tool that can estimate costs and savings.

"In many cases, the penalty for possession of pictures is worse than the penalty for murder," the owner of a country music station stated in a PSA that ran for around two years.

U.K. authorities are still trying to find the distinctive blue suitcase Salman Abedi was seen carrying as he moved around Manchester's city center.

Sometime between grade school and grad school, the brain's information highways get remapped in a way that dramatically reins in impulsive behavior.

It's a cocky move to steal a rooster statue, and authorities have apprehended a man they believe has run afowl of the law. The local sheriff says the case is "very strange."

Adopting a 100% local diet would have a huge economic impact--almost $1 billion--in the western Lake Superior region. It would also add thousands of jobs.…

"They're now in one particular neighborhood, where the last pockets of ISIS fighters are fighting very hard. It's really their last stand," NPR's Jane Arraf reports from Mosul.

Iraqi forces, which have largely cleared ISIS militants from the eastern half of the city, launched operations Sunday to reclaim the rest of Mosul, where commanders expect an even tougher fight.

After another major coral bleaching event, a new study has concluded that securing a future for coral reefs "ultimately requires urgent and rapid action to reduce global warming."