Girlfriend of Las Vegas killer says he left her in the dark The girlfriend of the Las Vegas gunman said Wednesday that she had no inkling of the massacre he was plotting when he sent her on a trip abroad to see her family.October 4, 2017
3 US Army special operations commandos killed in Niger U.S. officials said three U.S. Army special operations commandos were killed Wednesday and two others were wounded when they came under fire in southwest Niger.October 4, 2017
What if a mass shooting happened here? Las Vegas emergency responders had their limits tested this week as they handled dozens of deaths and hundreds of injuries in the wake of Sunday's mass shooting. We looked at how prepared Minnesota is if something similar happened here.October 4, 2017
What is, and isn't, considered domestic terrorism The Las Vegas shooting has again raised questions about domestic terrorism. The Patriot Act provides a definition, but because there are no actual criminal charges, some prefer not to use the term.October 3, 2017
Taliban target Mattis' plane at Kabul airport; woman killed An Afghan woman was killed and 11 civilians were wounded in the attack. Afghan special forces managed to repel the attackers, killing four in an ensuing gunbattle, officials said.September 27, 2017
War diary helps a daughter know a father she never met Linda McBrayer's father, Cpl. Thomas Soliz, was killed in the Vietnam War just three months after she was born. Five years ago, she received the diary her father kept during the war.September 27, 2017
Truth, Politics and Power: The United States and Iran Some historical context for the troubled relationship between the United States and Iran. Former NPR host Neal Conan and several experts explore the conflict in this "Truth Politics and Power" feature.September 27, 2017
Pat Tillman's widow pushes back on Trump NFL tweet After the president retweeted a photo of the late NFL player-turned Army Ranger with the hashtags #StandForOurAnthem and #BoycottNFL, Marie Tillman said his service "should never be politicized."September 26, 2017
North Korea's top diplomat says Trump has 'declared war' North Korea's top diplomat says President Donald Trump's tweet that leader Kim Jong Un "won't be around much longer" was a declaration of war against his country by the United States.September 25, 2017
U.S. flies bomber, fighter mission off North Korean coast In a show of American military might to North Korea, the United States on Saturday flew bombers and fighter escorts to the farthest point north of the Demilitarized Zone by any such American aircraft this century.September 23, 2017
China moves to limit fuel, textile trade with North Korea China's Ministry of Commerce said Saturday it would limit refined petroleum exports starting Oct. 1 and ban the import of North Korean textiles immediately. It would ban exports of liquefied natural gas to the North immediately as well.September 23, 2017
Kim Jong Un: 'Deranged' Trump will 'pay dearly' for threat The North Korean leader said Trump's remarks "have convinced me, rather than frightening or stopping me, that the path I chose is correct and that it is the one I have to follow to the last."September 21, 2017