At Standing Rock, protest camp becomes a movement The Dakota Access pipeline project has ignited passions that are drawing Native people and their supporters from all over the country.September 14, 2016
U.S. flies bombers over South Korea in show of force to North Korea On Friday, North Korea conducted its strongest-ever nuclear test, raising tensions in the region. The U.S. has responded with a display of military power meant to warn the North and soothe the South.September 13, 2016
Protests break out in Minneapolis over HBO production K'naan, a rapper and singer who is working on an HBO series reportedly about terrorist recruitment, faced a hostile reception from dozens of Somali-American protesters at a block party in Minneapolis.September 12, 2016
Beam from World Trade Center dedicated in Rockville The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has been distributing artifacts from the 9/11 attacks to communities and organizations across the country, as long as they are used in a public memorial.September 12, 2016
After Facebook censored iconic photo, Norwegian newspaper pushed back Facebook removed a photo of a girl fleeing napalm bombs - a world-famous image of the Vietnam War - citing the "display of nudity." After uproar, Facebook announced it will be reinstating the image.September 9, 2016
North Korea conducts fifth nuclear test South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff estimates the yield was 10 kilotons, which is almost twice that of a January test and would be the country's largest blast yet.September 9, 2016
Life and terrorism after 9/11 MPR News host Kerri Miller spoke with national security experts Amos Guoira and David Schanzer about how September 11th changed the way the United States thinks about, plans for and fights terrorism.September 8, 2016
Female WWII pilot laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery Elaine Harmon was a WASP - a woman flying military planes to free up a male pilot for combat. WASPs have received veteran status, but the Army had ruled their ashes couldn't be placed at Arlington.September 8, 2016
Aspen Ideas Festival: 15 Years after 9-11, Are We Any Safer? Investigative reporter Steven Brill wrote the September cover story in The Atlantic, titled "Fifteen Years After 9-11, Are We Any Safer?" Sunday marks the 15th anniversary. Brill concludes that in the cause of "never again", we haven't spent money and resources wisely, and it's amounted to nearly a trillion dollars.September 7, 2016
9/11 legacy: One endless war against many radical enemies The U.S. went to war after Sept. 11 and has now been fighting for 15 years, the longest unbroken period in its history. Despite disappointing results, there's broad consensus it should continue.September 6, 2016
UK court sentences radical Islamic preacher to 5½ years One of Britain's best-known radical Islamic preachers was sentenced Tuesday to 5½ years in prison for encouraging support for the Islamic State group.September 6, 2016
Ethiopia anti-government protesters set flower farms ablaze A Dutch company says protesters in Ethiopia are torching flower farms as they target businesses with links to the government. Flowers are one of the country's top exports.September 3, 2016