Islamic State threat ‘beyond anything we’ve seen’: Pentagon

U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, August 21, 2014. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

Los Angeles awaits earthquake that could be the ‘Big One’

The southern section of the San Andreas fault that runs near the city has not had a “mega-quake” of more than magnitude-7.5 since 1680 and it is, according to seismologists, more than a century overdue.       Photo: Getty

A mega-quake in America’s second most populous city is long overdue, and 50-year-old buildings could come crashing down, killing thousands