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The agents are testing facial recognition and iris scanning as new ways of identifying people crossing the border. Civil liberties advocates say they're also testing the limits of privacy.

Clay tablets show that Babylonian astronomers tracked planets using a method that was thought to be invented 1,400 years later. In a way, scientists say, the ancient techniques were "very modern."

Mora, Minn., is gearing up to host the 47th annual Vasaloppet cross-country ski race despite hardly any natural snow. Instead the Snow Farmers, who make artificial snow, will line the trails.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed banning financial firms from forcing arbitration to avoid lawsuits. But industry officials say the rule will lead to frivolous legal action.

Airline officials say travelers get attacked because aviation "brings the world together and fosters greater understanding." They predict that after a period of disruption, air travel will rebound.

Starting Dec. 1, employees earning less than about $47,000 a year will qualify for overtime when they work more than 40 hours a week. The move will affect more than 4 million workers.

After days of fierce fighting, Iraqi forces say they've wrested control of Fallujah's main government building from ISIS militants. ISIS has controlled the city for the past 2 1/2 years.

Not every liberal voter had been eyeing the upcoming Democratic National Convention with uniform eagerness. NPR's Tovia Smith looks at how Democrats far from the convention floor are viewing the week.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expanded its advice to travelers, advising pregnant women to avoid parts of Miami Beach where the Zika virus is spreading.

Most Iowa Republicans are strong backers of Donald Trump and an Asian free trade deal that Trump opposes.