UNITED STATES-ISLAMIC STATE

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military will deploy a new special operations force to Iraq to step up the fight against Islamic State militants unleashing violence in Iraq and Syria and determined to hold territory they have seized across the Middle East, Defense Secretary Ash Carter tells Congress. 

CONGRESS-ENVIRONMENT

WASHINGTON — As President Barack Obama works to hammer out a global climate agreement in Paris, Republicans in Congress move to block his plan to force steep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. power plants. 

GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEE

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court is reconsidering the legality of the only remaining conviction of a Guantanamo Bay detainee who once served as Osama bin Laden's personal assistant and media relations secretary.

GUANTANAMO-WRONGLY ACCUSED

MIAMI — A Yemeni prisoner at the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay appears to have been the victim of mistaken identity, suspected of being a significant member of al-Qaida and not just a low-level Islamic fighter, officials said in documents released.

AFRICAN GENERAL-SMUGGLING

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — An African general who briefly served as the president of Guinea pleads guilty Tuesday to smuggling tens of thousands of dollars in cash into the U.S.

KILLINGS BY POLICE-CHICAGO

CHICAGO — Rahm Emanuel sought for months to keep the public from seeing a video that shows a white police officer shooting a black teenager 16 times. Now, a week after the video's release, the Chicago mayor fires the police superintendent, created a new task force for police accountability and expanded the use of body cameras. 

PRESIDENTIAL RACE-BUSH

DUBUQUE, Iowa — Jeb Bush and his allies are spending circles around his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination. Yet for all the money they've invested — $26 million on television ads alone — they've yet to see a substantial return.

MEXICO-AZTEC DISCOVERY

MEXICO CITY — A Mexican archaeologist said his team has found a tunnel-like passageway that apparently leads to two sealed chambers, the latest chapter in the search for the as-yet undiscovered tomb of an Aztec ruler.