The government did not identify the prisoners but virtually all of them were believed to have been jailed for ordinary crimes.
The latest figures, released by the Pentagon Monday, estimate the total expenditure since June in Iraq and Syria at over $1 billion.
Airstrikes from the U.S. and allies haven't stopped ISIS in Kobane. What happens now?
Ranked by charitable giving, the top 17 states also voted for Mitt Romney, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy.
The acquisition, recommended by the boards of both companies, would aim to combine the two U.S.-based companies' complementary products.
Alan Henning's family thanked supporters, while Abdul-Rahman Kassig's family pleaded for their son's safe return.
A video apparently showing the British citizen's beheading has drawn widespread condemnation.
President Obama may not be on the ballot in 2014, but his policies will be.
Senior White House officials are expected to speak about the Ebola outbreak around 4:30 p.m. EDT.
After a string of security failures, some blacks believe the Secret Service is deliberately slipping in protecting President Obama.
The 2014 Nobel Peace Prize may come down to Pope Francis, former NSA contractor Edward Snowden or Malala Yousufzai.
A federal judge dismissed arguments from the DoJ that an open hearing could jeopardize national security.
The president defended his administration's handling of the economy in a speech Thursday at Northwestern University.
Turkey's parliament voted to provide support to its NATO allies in their war against the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq.
The Kentucky senator said it would "be a big mistake" to downplay Ebola's impact on the United States.
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The Obama administration said that new construction in East Jerusalem would distance Israel from 'even its closest allies'.
Comcast security chief Joe Clancy stepped in as interim director of the Secret Service after Julia Pierson resigned Wednesday.
Netanyahu told Obama he doesn't want Iran at the "threshold" of nuclear weapons capabilities.
Scientists may have linked California's drought to man-made climate change, according to a new study.
Many civilians have reportedly been killed in the U.S.-led airstrikes in northern Syria and Iraq.
The Islamic State group reportedly executed at least two of its own members after accusing at least one of them of working for the CIA.