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Osama bin Laden was holed up in a fortified compound north of Pakistan's capital Islamabad when four helicopters carrying U.S. anti-terrorism forces swooped in the early morning hours Monday and killed him.

The U.S. and Pakistan have had strained relations for years. But in a phone call between Donald Trump and Pakistan's leader, the president-elect was full of effusive praise.

The aircraft carrier that buried Osama Bin Laden's body at sea is due to stop in Hawaii on its way home to San Diego.

Two scientists agree that pesticide-laden dust from planting equipment kills bees. But they're proposing different solutions, because they disagree about whether the pesticides are useful to farmers.

Conspiracy Theories Surround the Sea Burial of Osama bin Laden

The Navy SEALs swept up computers, thumb drives, DVDs and paper files. Intelligence officials are now trolling for any hints of new plots that might be under way, the whereabouts of key al-Qaida operatives, and any other information that might provide fresh insight into the group.

Having learned to operate without Osama bin Laden's regular leadership, al-Qaida and its affiliates will continue to launch attacks, analysts say. But some say the group's ambitions and its ability to recruit may be diminished by his death.

The president spent the first day of his first foreign trip since being inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where Trump and his inner circle were guests of the Saudi king.

Al-Qaida's No. 2, Ayman al-Zawahiri, could take charge of the organization he helped create. But there are other rising stars, including U.S.-born radical Internet imam Anwar al-Awlaki.

Flight 429 from Boston to Sacramento was forced to divert to South Dakota after hitting severe turbulence. Passengers describe the plane suddenly plunging as people went flying.