Former President Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, shake hands at a campaign rally at Georgia State University in Atlanta, on Aug. 3, 2024. Ben Gray/AP hide caption
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A screen displays a photo of a man arrested in connection with an Islamist attack plot that caused the cancellation of the Vienna leg of a tour by American mega-star Taylor Swift. ROLAND SCHLAGER/APA/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
How is the plot to attack a Taylor Swift concert related to ISIS-K?
Microsoft's Threat Analysis Center found groups linked to Russia, Iran and China have been steadily launching efforts online to sow division or spread disinformation among U.S voters. Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A photo taken on Oct. 27, 2019, shows the inside of the van that Syrian Barakat Ahmad Barakat says he was in when it was targeted by U.S. forces the night of the raid on an ISIS compound, in northwestern Syria. Omar Haj Kadour/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
In this photo provided by the U.S. Navy, a U.S. fighter jet prepares to take off from USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier during the Freedom Edge exercise by the U.S., Japan and South Korea in Sea of Japan on June 28. Rashan Jefferson/U.S. Navy via AP hide caption
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin nullified the plea deal with the defendants accused of plotting the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
FILE - In this photo provided by Japan Coast Guard, debris believed to be from a U.S. military Osprey aircraft is seen off the coast of Yakushima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture in Japan, Nov. 29, 2023. (Japan Coast Guard via AP, File) Japan Coast Guard/via AP hide caption
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged 9/11 mastermind, is seen shortly after his capture during a raid in Pakistan in March 2003 in this photo obtained by The Associated Press. The man accused of being the main plotter in al-Qaeda's Sept. 11, 2001 attacks has agreed to plead guilty, The Defense Department said Wednesday. File photo/AP hide caption
Ronald Rowe, Secret Service acting director, testifies Tuesday about the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. Allison Bailey/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty hide caption
Social media account with extremist comments could be tied to Trump gunman, FBI says
Vice President Harris speaks after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the vice president's ceremonial office in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building of the White House on July 25. Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images/AFP hide caption
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a memorial ceremony in Tel Aviv on June 18. Kent Nishimura/Getty Images hide caption
U.S. Secret Service police provide security before former President Trump and vice presidential nominee JD Vance speak at their first campaign rally together in Grand Rapids, Mich., on Saturday. Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey was found guilty of bribery charges, including acting as an agent of the Egyptian government. Frank Franklin II/AP/AP hide caption
President Biden delivers an address from the Oval Office of the White House on July 14, 2024 in Washington, D.C., to call for a calming of political rhetoric a day after a shooting in Butler, Pa., left former President Trump injured at a campaign rally. Erin Schaff/Getty Images hide caption
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he is rushed offstage during a rally on July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption
A would-be assassin targets Trump. What it could mean for America.
Law enforcement agents stand near the stage of a campaign rally for former President Donald Trump after a failed assassination attempt on Saturday in Butler, Pa. Conspiracy theories and violent rhetoric have surged since the shooting. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption
Examining how narratives about the Trump assassination attempt are resonating
Palmer Luckey, 31, founder of Anduril Industries, stands in front of the Dive-LD, an autonomous underwater drone at company headquarters in Costa Mesa, Calif. Anduril recently won a U.S. Navy contract to build 200 of them annually. Philip Cheung for NPR/NPR hide caption
This U.S. company is helping arm Ukraine against Russia — with AI drones
Heads of state pose for a group photo during the NATO 75th anniversary celebratory event at the Andrew Mellon Auditorium in Washington D.C. (July 9, 2024) Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption
Aid trucks of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) deliver aid to Salah al-Din Street on the fourth day of Eid al-Adha in the east of Gaza City, Gaza on June 19, 2024. Dawoud Abo Alkas/Anadolu via Getty Images hide caption
Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system (left) intercepts rockets (right) fired by Palestinian militants from Gaza on May 14, 2021. Over the years, Iron Dome has stopped thousands of rockets headed for Israeli cities, but experts warn that in a war with Hezbollah, new tactics and sheer numbers could cause it to fail. Anas Baba/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Could Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system hold up in a war with Hezbollah?
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange gives a double thumbs-up after landing in Canberra, Australia, on Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Assange returned to his homeland Australia aboard a charter jet hours after pleading guilty to obtaining and publishing U.S. military secrets in a deal with Justice Department prosecutors that concludes a drawn-out legal saga. Rick Rycroft/AP hide caption
The sign is seen above the headquarters of Kaspersky Lab in Moscow Monday, on Jan. 30, 2017. Pavel Golovkin/AP/AP hide caption
In this photo released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024, Russian troops load an Iskander missile onto a mobile launcher during drills at an undisclosed location in Russia. Russian Defense Ministry Press Service/AP hide caption