Seventy-five years after the liberation of Auschwitz, anti-Semitism is on the rise across the Western world. This trend, and the weak response to it, is a harbinger of democratic decay, writes Ana Palacio

A suspected car thief has died after he fell from a loading crane over the Port of Los Angeles.

Latest: Police say one of the children wounded in the San Bernardino school shooting in southern California has died of his wounds.

A former Islamist has started a foundation to combat extremism among Muslims - and has made a lot of enemies in the process, writes Thomas Chatterton Williams

Three people died and two were injured when a small plane carrying them home from a cheerleading competition nosedived into two houses in southern California and sparked a major fire, authorities and witnesses have said.

The absurdity of the perceived threat posed by refugees and immigrants from ‘banned’ countries is about politics not US security, writes Tania Karas.            

Many Muslim Americans cringe at the way they have been portrayed by both candidates during the US presidential campaign - either as potential jihadis or eyes and ears who can help the government's anti-terror efforts.

The FBI director latest disclosures put him back in the spotlight — but throughout his three-decade career he has never shied away from getting his point across, writes Hope Yen

During the second US presidential debate last night, an audience member asked Donald Trump about his past comments on Muslims and his response inspired a trending hashtag #MuslimsReportStuff.

As wildfires sweep through parts of California, residents are increasingly choosing to ignore evacuation orders rather than head to safety, officials said.

Apple announced the launch of a bug bounty program, offering up to $200,000 for some discoveries.

With many in the US agreeing with Donald Trump’s view that ‘Islam hates us’, the Republican US presidential nominee isn’t about to abandon his rhetoric, writes Mohamad Bazzi

Democrats may win seats with their hardline stance on gun control, but compromise is vital or things are destined to remain deadlocked in this polarised politics, writes Adam Skaggs

Accused believed he would die in assassination attempt

Families of some of the 49 people killed in a massacre at an Orlando gay nightclub mourned and buried their dead, a day after US president Barack Obama met survivors and said the United States must act to control gun violence.

The US now has a unique opportunity to shift the burden of proof about the necessity for stronger gun control regulation, writes Frederic Lemieux

It’s unlikely that Omar Mateen, who killed 50 people in a nightclub at the weekend, was directly linked to IS. Lack of gun control and mental illness may be factors, says Peter Apps

Muslim leaders in Scotland have invited Donald Trump to visit mosques there when he travels to the country to open his new golf course later this month.

Three people connected to one of the San Bernardino terrorists have been arrested in a marriage fraud conspiracy.

In the wake of the horrific attack at the Brussels airport and a metro station, there were immediate calls for more information sharing and greater co-ordination among the world’s intelligence agencies to detect terrorist plots before they can be executed, writes David Wise

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The US justice department cannot use a 227-year-old law to force Apple to provide the FBI with access to locked iPhone data, a judge ruled.

In its first salvo in a court fight that pits digital privacy rights against national security, Apple asked a federal magistrate to reverse her order forcing the company to help the FBI hack into a locked iPhone.

Apple chief Tim Cook has said to comply with a court order to help the FBI break into an iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino shooters would amount to the “software equivalent of cancer”.

Apple chief Tim Cook has said in an email to employees that the US government should withdraw its demand for the company to help the FBI hack a locked iPhone used in last year's deadly shooting in San Bernardino, California.

US president Barack Obama said yesterday he would meet with US attorney general Loretta Lynch on Monday to discuss ways of reducing gun violence amid reports he intends to take executive action on the issue.

Behind its strategic manipulations and sham alliance to tackle the likes of IS, a purported ally of the West’s official ideology forms the heart of the terrorist creed, writes Brahma Chellaney

Amid anti-immigrant rhetoric, it’s worth remembering some of the major candidates vying for the presidency are either the children or spouses of immigrants, writes Bette Browne

Donald Trump has defended Vladimir Putin, saying there is no evidence to support allegations the Russian president has killed opposition journalists.

US authorities could soon be snooping on social media posts from would-be immigrants in a new effort to close security gaps in the country’s visa system.

All public schools in the Los Angeles area have been ordered closed after an emailed threat targeted students.