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Flowers are placed near the site of the San Bernardino shooting that took place Wednesday. Groups that keep tabs on mass shootings in the U.S. have different definitions of a mass shooting, resulting in wildly different figures.

How Many Mass Shootings This Year? There's No Consensus

Private groups keeping tabs have wildly different numbers, ranging from 353 to four. There's no consensus on a definition, and advocates point to the data that supports their arguments.

Tashfeen Malik, left, and Syed Farook, who killed 14 people in San Bernardino, Calif., are being called supporters and martyrs by ISIS. The wife and husband team are seen here in photos provided by the FBI, left, and the California Department of Motor Vehicles.

ISIS Praises San Bernardino Attackers; 'We Will Not Be Terrorized,' Obama Says

"We are Americans," President Obama says in his weekly radio address. "We will uphold our values — a free and open society. We are strong. And we are resilient. And we will not be terrorized."

An elderly woman and a dog are carried from floodwaters by National Disaster Response Force personnel.

PHOTOS: Rescue Teams Respond To Historic Flood In Chennai

A flood in India's fourth-largest city has claimed at least 280 people so far. During a brief lull in weeks of heavy rains, the Indian government boosts its rescue missions to help stranded residents.

Adam Robert, a boy with albinism, draws under a tree in northern Tanzania.

Tanzanian Diplomat Attacks Film About Attacks On Albinos

He says the documentary, about a boy who had three fingers hacked off for their purported magic power, is farfetched. People with albinism don't agree.

As San Bernardino Recovers, FBI Delves Into Digital Footprints Of Shooters

The FBI is now investigating the mass shooting in San Bernardino, Calif., that killed 14 people as an act of terrorism. At the site of the attack, workers were allowed to retrieve their cars Saturday.

Farhan Khan, brother-in-law of San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook, speaks at a Council on American-Islamic Relations press conference in Anaheim, Calif., on Wednesday. CAIR called the press conference very early into the investigation of the shooting, to "get out in front of the story," says the organization's communications director.

Hours After San Bernardino Shooting, Muslim Community Condemned Attack

The Council on American-Islamic Relations held a press conference very early into the investigation into the attack. CAIR communications director Ibrahim Hooper explains why they moved so quickly.

President Obama, photographed from the Rose Garden, delivers a prime-time televised address marking the the end of combat mission in Iraq from the Oval Office in 2010.

A Potential Act Of Terrorism Tests A President — And Americans' Nerves

As the U.S. investigates a shooting in California as "an act of terrorism," President Obama will address the nation Sunday night in what will be just his third speech from the Oval Office.

In a hospital in Dhankuta, Nepal, a mother sits with her son, who is recovering from hernia surgery.

'I Hope The Hospital Has Enough Diesel For Their Generator'

A health crisis grips the country, triggered by fuel blockades. Medicine is in short supply. But our writer, living in Kathmandu, needed emergency surgery.

Pentagon OKs Women In Combat: Can Culture Catch Up With Policy?

Rachel speaks with Zoe Bedell about the Pentagon's decision to open up front-line combat posts to women. Bedell was a Marine captain and is a plaintiff in a lawsuit fighting the long-time Pentagon ban.

Man Caught Smuggling Turtles Across U.S.-Canadian Border

A Canadian college student was caught at a border checkpoint with more than 50 live turtles in his pants and has pleaded guilty to six smuggling charges in the U.S.

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