China’s death toll from a new virus has risen to 259.

A media arm of the Islamic State group is reporting that militants from Egypt's Sinai and Bangladesh have pledged allegiance to the new leader, who succeeded Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, in the first sign of support from the organization's global affiliates.

A man charged with using a weapon of mass destruction in the New York City subway system is expected to have his first court proceeding in the hospital where he's in custody.