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Security Expert: 'ISIS And Al-Qaida Are Competing On A Worldwide Canvas'

Is ISIS expanding its territory into Bangladesh? NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Georgetown University's Bruce Hoffman, about terrorism's global footprint and the increasingly lethal attacks.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, prime minister of United Arab Emirates, wears traditional dress as he listens to an Emirati employee while visiting al-Maktoum International Airport in Dubai.

Emirates Advises Citizens Not To Wear Traditional Dress While Traveling

The new guidance, meant to "preserve their safety," comes after an Emirati man was mistaken for an ISIS member and handcuffed by police in Ohio. He then fainted and was hospitalized.

Irked By Broadcast Coverage, Gymnastics Sites Aim To Raise The Bar

As the Olympic trials loom in women's gymnastics, an informal group of blogs and podcasts called the "gymternet" has been shaking up how the sport is covered — focusing on athleticism, not sparkles.

Thomas Jefferson, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence, is shown placing the document before John Hancock, president of the Congress, in this painting by John Trumbull.

The Declaration Of Independence, 240 Years Later

On July 4, 1776, church bells rang out over Philadelphia as the Continental Congress adopted Thomas Jefferson's draft of the Declaration of Independence.

Family members and friends of the victims of the Istanbul attack paid tribute at a memorial service Thursday at Ataturk Airport. Turkish authorities say the evidence points to three Russian-speaking suicide bombers who were part of the Islamic State.

Istanbul Bombing: Investigators Focus On Russian-Speaking Bombers

Turkish authorities believe the Istanbul bombing points to ISIS and a cell of Russian speakers, a contingent that makes up a large portion of the terrorist group.

Nigel Farage says he is resigning as head of the U.K. Independence Party now following the vote to leave the European Union. He says he'll stay in the European Parliament to help negotiate the exit.

Brexit Proponent Resigning As Head Of U.K. Independence Party

Nigel Farage says his goal was to get Britain to vote to leave the European Union, and that's been achieved.

Women go through a lot in the delivery of a healthy baby. But in most cases, doctors say, an episiotomy needn't be part of the experience.

Episiotomies Still Common During Childbirth Despite Advice To Do Fewer

Overall rates of the surgical snip have declined nationally in the past decade. But, despite advice, some hospitals and certain doctors still routinely cut the vagina to ease a baby's birth.

Before turning all of its attention to an orbit insertion at Jupiter, the Juno craft took this image of its target planet and surrounding moons.

By Jove: NASA Says Juno Craft Is Orbiting Jupiter

"And now the fun begins," says a leader of the mission to the large planet whose radiation and dust particles posed dangerous challenges. Project leaders call Juno "a milestone for planetary science."

Saudi policemen stand guard at the site where a suicide bomber blew himself Monday, near the U.S. consulate in the Red Sea city of Jeddah.

Saudi Arabia Is Hit By Suicide Bombers: 3 Cities In 24 Hours

An attack on Medina has particular significance in a country whose ruler is known by the title Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques.

Just In Time For The Fourth, An Army Vet Frees 'Freedom'

Jason Galvin, a former Army sharpshooter in Afghanistan, saved a bald eagle that was caught hanging by a rope in Minnesota. Neighbors, who named the eagle "Freedom," watched as Galvin shot through the rope to let Freedom down.

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