They survived training, now female Marines await word on ground combat The women who completed months of tough training say they're ready to serve in ground combat. Now they await results of a study and a Marine Corps decision about whether they'll be permitted to do so.July 7, 2015
What's next for Greece? The Greek economic drama has been playing out for five years with papered-over solutions. But with Sunday's vote, the crisis has taken on new urgency.July 6, 2015
Ex-local Somali journalist faces deportation, death threat When he lived in Minnesota, Liban Dirie worked to stop the recruitment of local Somali youth by al-Shabab. Now he's in danger of being sent to Somalia, where the terrorists have threatened to kill him.June 27, 2015
Man beheaded at French factory in apparent ISIS attack One person has been killed and at least 12 others injured in an attack on a gas factory in a small town in southeastern France. Officials believe it was a terrorist attack.June 26, 2015
Obama administration to shift ransom-for-hostages rules While the Obama administration maintains it will not negotiate with terrorists, it will allow families to negotiate on their own for release of loved ones.June 24, 2015
'We are not cured': Obama discusses racism in America with Marc Maron In the wake of last week's killing of nine black church members in Charleston, S.C., President Obama talks about the status of race relations in a conversation on the WTF with Marc Maron podcast.June 22, 2015
Why are drone pilots facing fatigue? Drone strikes are still a key piece of the war on terror, but the flights are taking a toll on the pilots who fly them remotely.June 22, 2015
Secret World War II chemical experiments tested troops by race While the Pentagon acknowledged years ago that it used American servicemen in mustard gas experiments, NPR found new details about tests that grouped subjects by the color of their skin.June 22, 2015
Taliban attack Afghan Parliament in Kabul Authorities were eventually able to repel the attack killing all of the Taliban militants. More than a dozen civilians were also hurt in the attack.June 22, 2015