Good afternoon and welcome to your afternoon news update from AP. Today, people woke up to debris after the United States launched strikes against the Islamic State group in Nigeria; a bombing at a mosque in Syria during Friday prayers killed at least eight people; and a look at the baby boomers, as the oldest of them start to turn 80 in 2026.
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People visit the site of a U.S. airstrike in Jabo, Nigeria, Friday. (AP Photo/Tunde Omolehin)
US launches strikes against Islamic State group in Nigeria after attacks target Christians
President Donald Trump said the United States launched a “powerful and deadly” strike against forces of the Islamic State group in Nigeria, after spending weeks accusing the West African country’s government of failing to rein in the targeting of Christians. Read more.
Mosque bombing in Syria leaves 8 dead and 18 wounded
A bombing at a mosque in the Syrian city of Homs during Friday prayers killed at least eight people and wounded 18 others, authorities said, as long-standing sectarian, ethnic and political fault lines continue to destabilize the country, even as large-scale fighting has subsided. Read more.
The oldest baby boomers — once the vanguard of an American youth that revolutionized U.S. culture and politics — turn 80 in 2026. During the baby boom from 1946 to 1964, about 76 million Americans were born. Now they're the second-largest age group, and the influence of these octogenarians will continue to impact America's society and economy. Read more.
