• At Least 27 Dead Following Mali Terrorist Attack: Gunmen Released Hostages Who Could Quote Koran

  At least 27 people were reported dead on Friday after Malian commandos stormed a luxury hotel in the capital Bamako with at least 170 people inside, many of them foreigners, that had been seized by Islamist gunmen.

  

• Italian Police Uncover Mafia Threat To Interior Minister Angelino Alfano

  Italian police arrested six members of Sicily's Cosa Nostra mafia on Friday as part of an inquiry that uncovered a threat of violence against Interior Minister Angelino Alfano.

  

• Gunmen Storm Mali Hotel Shouting 'Allahu Akbar,' At Least 3 dead, 170 Held Hostage

  Malian special forces stormed a luxury hotel in Bamako on Friday after Islamist gunmen took 170 people including many foreigners hostage in the capital of the former French colony, which has been battling rebels allied to al Qaeda for several years.

  

• Massachusetts To Ban Fantasy Sports For People Under 21

  Massachusetts would prohibit people under the age of 21 from playing paid fantasy sports games under a proposed set of regulations for the fast-growing, multibillion-dollar industry laid out on Thursday by state Attorney General Maura Healey.

  

• One In Two Healthy Adults Will Develop Pre-Diabetic High Blood Sugar, Finds New Study

  Almost half of 45-year-olds will develop so-called prediabetes, an elevated blood sugar level that often precedes diabetes, according to a large study from The Netherlands using population estimates.