• John Kerry Calls for Calm as Palestinian Attacks on Israelis Surge

  A Palestinian knifed an Israeli to death in the occupied West Bank on Monday and in Jerusalem two Palestinian girls stabbed an elderly man with scissors before a policeman shot them both, killing one, a surge of attacks that stirred U.S. consternation.

  

• U.S. Official Says Use Of Chemical Weapons Is 'Routine' In Syria

  Recent attacks with chlorine and mustard gas on the battlefield in Syria show that the use chemical weapons in the civil war is becoming routine, a U.S. official said on Monday.

  

• New York City Prepares For Thanksgiving Day Parade Amid Looming ISIS Threat

  Millions of New Yorkers and tourists are expected to line the streets on Thursday for the parade, more than a week after Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, released a video showing images of New York juxtaposed with a scene depicting a suicide bomber preparing for an attack.

  

• Six Americans Rescued From Mali Hotel Attacked By Islamic Militants

  Six Americans have been recovered from the luxury hotel in Bamako, Mali, where armed Islamist militants took hostages on Friday, U.S. officials said, adding that U.S. special forces assisted in the rescue efforts.

  

• Princeton University Pledges To Consider Renaming Building Dedicated to Woodrow Wilson Due To Racist Ties

  Princeton University has pledged to consider renaming buildings dedicated to former U.S. President Woodrow Wilson in the latest U.S. campus effort to quell student complaints of racism by tweaking names, titles and mascots.