| CNN.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. | Turkey weighs joining ISIS fight | | A day after Britain's military launched its first airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq, the question is: Who will be next to join the U.S.-led coalition in its air campaign against the extremists who have seized a swath of Iraq and Syria? |
| 9 things to know about Jimmy Carter | | Jimmy Carter's presidency swirled with turmoil, but his post-White House work promoting human rights, democracy and peace has earned him high praise. Carter turned 90 Wednesday. Here are a few facts to help reflect on the long life of America's 39th president: |
| Huge lake dries up to almost nothing | | The Aral Sea was once the world's fourth-largest lake. Now much of it is a vast toxic desert straddling the borders of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan in central Asia. |
|
