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Two decades after Singapore began cracking down on a pan-Southeast Asia terrorist group calling itself Jemaah Islamiah (JI), the network's operations leader, Hambali, remains at Guantanamo Bay awaiting trial. The evidence against him shows that he took orders and money from the al-Qaeda mastermind behind 9/11 to stage terrorist attacks in the region, including the deadly Bali bombings in 2002,...

Despite the network’s apparent dormancy, Malaysian authorities can’t afford to underestimate its potential threat.

Print The owner of U.S. Bank Tower in downtown Los Angeles will spend $60 million to upgrade and reposition the 73-story skyscraper that has been a prominent feature of the city skyline since was completed in 1989 but has labored to attract tenants in recent years. Part of the makeover calls for ending aspirations to become a tourist venue by doing away with its long-closed public observation deck and a sky-high outdoor slide, dubbed Skyslide, between two of the top floors that was launched with fanfare in 2016 by the previous owner. A rendering of the new lobby bar and reception area at U.S...

TOP STORIES In late 1943, Marine Corps Pvt. Jacob Cruz was killed in action during the Pacific campaign in World War II. The ongoing fighting meant the 18-year-old from Boyle Heights would be buried in a temporary grave in the Tarawa atoll, where he and more than 1,000 other Marines and sailors died fighting the Imperial Japanese Army. Years later, the U.S. military admitted it couldn’t find his burial place. Cruz’s name was etched at the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Hawaii. Advertisement His family tried to honor him for the rest of their liv...

Rockwell Museum Art Lab, 36 E. Market St., Corning NBT of Bainbridge, 9 North Main St., Bainbridge Greater Oneonta Historical Society, 183 Main St., Oneonta Lost Dog Café, 222 Water St., Binghamton NY An indoors exhibit is also available through May 6 at the Bundy Museum of History & Art, 129 Main St., Binghamton. The images show the seniors masked for the world outside the home, as well as quieter moments, such as picking a book from a shelf, sipping a cup of coffee or doing a crossword puzzle. Some were taken by the senior photographers, others by their caregivers or partners. Many of t...