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The U.S. plans to send up to 50 members of its Special Operations Forces to Syria to help fight ISIS. They'll be entering a war zone with many combatants. Here, smoke rises from a building in the rebel-controlled area of Douma, east of Damascus, early Friday, after a reported shelling by Syria's government.

U.S. Will Send Special Operations Troops To Help Fight ISIS In Syria

The small force will be sent to northern Syria to "help coordinate local ground forces and Coalition efforts" to counter ISIS, a senior administration official confirms to NPR's Scott Horsley.

International Students Can Study In The U.S. This Fall — If They Can Get Here

Many international students won't be able to make it to their U.S. college campuses for the fall semester because of travel restrictions and closed U.S. consulate offices.

Trump says U.K. return of Chagos Islands to Mauritius is reason to acquire Greenland

The president previously supported Britain's agreement to hand back sovereignty of the Indian Ocean archipelago, where the U.K. continues to lease the U.S.-U.K. Diego Garcia military base.

H. B. Emmez, a YMCA employee who took part in the U.S. intervention a century ago, is the only American buried in Vladivostok's Naval Cemetery.

In Russia, Scant Traces And Negative Memories Of A Century-Old U.S. Intervention

As Americans accuse the Kremlin of interfering in their elections, and Russians fiercely deny it, there's no debating that the U.S. once intervened militarily in Russia — with few, if any, results.

Army Gen. Paul Nakasone, director of the National Security Agency, says the U.S. has a "blind spot" when it comes to foreign intelligence services that effectively carry out cyberspying from inside the U.S.

After A Major Hack, U.S. Looks To Fix A Cyber 'Blind Spot'

By law, the government can't monitor domestic Internet traffic. Hackers suspected of being Russian exploited this blind spot by disguising their origins and working through unwitting U.S. companies.

Oil prices have risen since the war began but the cost of actually producing oil hasn't changed that much, according to the American Petroleum Institute. Some U.S. lawmakers want to tax oil companies' windfall profits.

Oil companies are making billions. In the U.S., calls to tax their windfall are growing

Higher oil prices since the Iran war began mean many oil companies have brought in excess profits. Some U.S. lawmakers want to tax those windfall profits and give the money to lower-income Americans.

U.S. Education Secretary At Ohio State To Discuss Rural Education Efforts

The U.S. Education Secretary plans an Ohio discussion on opportunities for students in rural communities.John King Jr. is scheduled to deliver remarks…

Tech Tuesday: Violent Video Games, iTunes U Boot Camp and Gadgetry

On this hour of Tech Tuesday, we'll talk about a new study assessing the impacts of violent video games, the iTunes U Boot Camp at Ohio State and the…

Landmark U.S. Raid In Syria Killed ISIS Leader In Northwest Syria

NPR's David Greene talks to Brett McGurk, the former U.S. Special Envoy for the coalition to defeat ISIS, about the operation that killed the organization's leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

What Does The New COVID-19 Variant In The U.K. Mean For Americans?

A look at the week's COVID-19 and vaccine news, including new information from the variant out of the United Kingdom.

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