The Reasons Why Israel's Military Is In Such A Tough Fight Plus 4 More Stories

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Daily Briefing A look at the day's top stories News The Reasons Why Israel's Military Is In Such A Tough Fight Israel's military has been the dominant Middle East force since the 1967 war. Yet for the third time in a decade, the army is bogged down in a protracted fight with Islamist militants. Read this story U.S. Embassy Compound In Libya Shut Down Amid Fighting The State Department says personnel are being moved to an alternate location amid an escalation of fighting among rival militant factions in the capital, Tripoli. Read this story Close Encounters Of The Radio Kind? Mystery Bursts Baffle Astronomers Two large radio telescopes have detected very brief, powerful bursts of radio waves, and so far, scientists have no idea what's causing them. Read this story Forget The Fishing Boat: Alaskans Scoop Up Salmon With Dipnets Salmon fishing on a scenic river in Alaska isn't always about hooking a big fish in the remote wilderness. Sometimes, it's about standing shoulder-to-shoulder in the water to fill up your freezer. Read this story Lost At Sea, Legos Reunite On Beaches And Facebook Nearly two decades ago, a massive wave struck a container ship and dumped nearly 5 million Legos pieces into the ocean. Today, they are still washing up on shores in England. Read this story more news stories

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