The Druze religious sect, enmeshed in an outbreak of tit-for-tat violence in Syria, began roughly 1,000 years ago as an offshoot of Ismailism, a branch of Shiite Islam.     Most Druze religious ...

A 16-year-old Lombard boy has been accused of plotting to commit an act of terror at a suburban Islamic center, officials said Friday. The boy appeared in DuPage County court Friday morning and was ...