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Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia testifies during a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee October 5, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. The justice testified on "Considering the Role of Judges Under the Constitution of the United States." (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Princeton University professor of jurisprudence Robert George discusses Antonin Scalia's powerful legal legacy.

A member of the Syrian government forces stands next to a well at Jazel oil field, near the ancient city of Palmyra, after they retook the area from the Islamic State in March. U.S.-led airstrikes have targeted oil facilities run by ISIS, which, according to some estimates, earns as much as $1 million per day from oil sales.

Hitting ISIS Where It Hurts By Striking Oil Trucks

Illicit oil sales generate large revenues every day for the Islamic State. The U.S. airstrikes could dry up a significant stream of cash for the group.

This frame grab from video by Haberturk TV shows a Russian warplane on fire before crashing on a hill as seen from Hatay province, Turkey, on Tuesday.

Turkey Says It Shot Down A Russian Warplane Near Border With Syria

Turkey said the plane violated its airspace and that it had issued 10 warnings before firing. Russian President Vladimir Putin said the downing was a "stab in the back by the terrorists' accomplices."

Used Rocket Is A New Breakthrough For Blue Origin's Space Plan

Blue Origin, the space company founded by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, has sent a craft past the edge of space and then landed its rocket safely – and vertically — in Texas.

A Visit From Kendrick Lamar — Best Day Of School Ever?

A New Jersey high school teacher used the rapper's latest album to teach a unit on Toni Morrison's novel, The Bluest Eye. Lamar found out about it, and decided to stop in for a visit.

U.S., Other Nations Reach Agreement On Trans-Pacific Partnership

A long process to ease trading between the U.S. and 11 Pacific Rim nations is closer to being finalized, as negotiators cleared hurdles on how to handle everything from cars to dairy products.

In new campaign ads, presidential candidates (top-bottom) Donald Trump, Rick Santorum and Jeb Bush each argues he would be the right leader to fight ISIS and terrorism.

WATCH: Dark New GOP Campaign Ads Stress Threat Of ISIS

The ads will air in Iowa and New Hampshire, as candidates make their final push in the early states. They strike a fearful tone, featuring footage and news headlines of recent terrorist attacks.

South Koreans watch a report on North Korea's TV announcement that it had successfully conducted a hydrogen bomb test. North Korea's neighbors have condemned the nuclear test, which is still being verified.

Russia, China And U.S. Condemn North Korea's Nuclear Test Claims

Members of the UN Security Council "will begin to work immediately" on new measures to punish North Korea, the group said Wednesday.

Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is escorted by army soldiers to a waiting helicopter, at a federal hangar in Mexico City Friday. The world's most wanted drug lord was recaptured six months after he fled through a tunnel from a maximum security prison in a made-for-Hollywood escape that deeply embarrassed the government and strained ties with the United States.

'El Chapo' Back In Prison He Escaped From — Thanks, In Part, To Lure Of Hollywood

Mexican authorities say the drug kingpin wanted to film a biopic about his life and reached out to producers — which helped officials track him down. He's been returned to the site of his July escape.

Composer and Pulitzer Prize winner Steven Stucky, who died Feb. 14.

Remembering Composer Steven Stucky

The Pulitzer Prize-winning American musician, teacher and author was 66 years old. He had been diagnosed with cancer in November.

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