US Soldier, Cousin Charged in Alleged Effort to Join IS

A soldier in the U.S. Army National Guard and his cousin have been charged with forming a plan to fight for the Islamic State terrorist group in the Middle East and kill dozens at a U.S. military installation. Hasan Edmonds, 22, was taken into custody at Chicago's Midway Airport late Wednesday before boarding a flight to Egypt, and Jonas Edmonds, 29, was arrested at his home.  Both men are U.S. citizens from the Midwestern city of Aurora, Illinois. The alleged plan was for...

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