According to NBC, people affiliated with the Islamic State group worked as human smugglers in Central Asia. However, it was unclear "whether the human smuggling activity directly funds ISIS activity or whether ISIS members are making personal money through human smuggling on the side."

The FBI must remain independent, above the partisan fray and “committed to upholding the rule of law,” outgoing Director Christopher Wray said in a farewell ... most recently, a New Year's Day attack in New Orleans that killed 14 revelers and that ...

By James Wagner and Luis Antonio Rojas CreditLuis Antonio Rojas for The New York Times ... and the work for next year’s event will begin as soon as this one ends.

The good news is that a new, far more pro-life administration and Congress are being seated this month. That’s why this year’s National March for Life, which will take place on Friday, January 24, in Washington, D.C., beginning at noon, will be suffused with optimism that progress can be made toward pro-life policies and a pro-life culture