Tourists browse a Christmas market in Madrid's medieval square, the Plaza Mayor, on Dec. 15. As the Islamic State loses territory in Iraq and Syria, Western intelligence agencies believe it may refocus on attacking soft targets in Europe instead. Lauren Frayer for NPR hide caption

Third-year dental student Alex Dolbik checks the oral health of a patient at the Refugee Health Clinic in San Antonio. Wendy Rigby/Texas Public Radio hide caption

A sign marks the border between Canada and the U.S. near Beecher Falls, Vt. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

Dave Robertson found lifesaving support at the VETS Peer to Peer Outreach Center in Watertown, N.Y. Meredith Turk hide caption

In the Old City of New Delhi, Asim Husain stands in his shop, where he sells hand-stitched purses. He says sales normally conducted in cash are down nearly 90 percent and his attempts to go "cashless" with credit cards or other e-wallet schemes have not met with great success. "The connectivity is very poor," Husain says, referring to the internet. Julie McCarthy/NPR hide caption

"I was in the federal prison system, and people in there stay tuned to NPR," Gucci Mane says. "I know that they're going to hear this." Jonathan Mannion/Courtesy of the artist hide caption