An Israeli and an Egyptian official say a helicopter belonging to an international peacekeeping force has crashed in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula.

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.

Temple Sinai in Reno hosted the event as 15 candidates talked about why they should be the next mayor.