Islamic State 'beheads second US journalist'
Group releases video of Steven Sotloff's purported death, days after mother addressed leader pleading for son's life. The Islamic State has released a video of the purported murder of the US journalist Steven Sotloff, days after his mother pleaded with the group's leader to spare his life. The armed group released the video what it said was the 31-year-old's death on Tuesday. Internet monitors who have seen the video confirmed its content. Sotloff had been held hostage in Syria by the group since August 2013. In the new video the group also threatened to kill another captive David Cawthorne Haines, a Briton. A US spokeswoman said Washington was trying to authenticate the "sickening" footage. British Prime Minister David Cameron said it depicted an "absolutely disgusting, despicable act." The death comes two weeks after the group released a video showing the murder of James Foley, another US journalist, which a masked member of the Islamic S
