New York man arrested for allegedly trying to join Islamic extremist groups

NEW YORK -- Prosecutors say a New York man repeatedly traveled to the Middle East to try to join the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) or al-Nusra Front extremist groups and told authorities he’d been prepared to sacrifice himself for jihad.Elvis Redzepagic of Commack, New York, was due in a Brooklyn federal court Saturday. The 26-year-old U.S. citizen is charged with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization.The Department of Justice said in a stateme