BREAKING: Jordan executes two prisoners in response to ISIL's killing of pilot

A government spokesman says Jordan executed prisoners Sajida al-Rishawi and Ziad al-Karbouli in response to the gruesome killing of a Jordanian pilot captured by the Islamic State extremist group. The Islamic State had sought the release of al-Rishawi, an Iraqi woman with al-Qaeda ties who was facing death for her role in hotel bombings in Jordan in 2005 that left dozens dead. FOR MORE ON THIS STORY, GO TO:   USATODAY.COM