The new guidelines were prompted by increased rates of breast cancer in women in their 40s. They recommend mammograms every other year, starting at age 40. izusek/Getty Images hide caption
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Tuesday
Friday
A newly signed law requires that the Chinese-owned TikTok app be sold to satisfy national security concerns. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
China's influence operations against the U.S. are bigger than TikTok
Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth looks over the latest version of the M1A2 Abrams main battle tank as she tours the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center on Feb. 16, 2023, in Lima, Ohio. Carlos Osorio/AP hide caption
Wednesday
President Biden on Wednesday announces the signing of a $95 billion military assistance package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. Ukraine says the aid is critical as it seeks to regain momentum on the battlefield from Russia. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
Tuesday
The American and Ukrainian flags wave in the wind outside of the Capitol. The Senate is moving ahead with $95 billion in war aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. Mariam Zuhaib/AP hide caption
A TV screen shows a file image of a North Korean missile launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in South Korea on April 22, 2024. North Korea fired multiple suspected short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters on Monday, South Korea's military said. Ahn Young-joon/AP hide caption
Monday
The U.S.-operated GPS has falsely located planes, people and ships, sometimes placing them at the Beirut's international airport. Hassan Ammar/AP hide caption
Israel fakes GPS locations to deter attacks, but it also throws off planes and ships
Saturday
The guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) is pictured in the South China Sea on July 28, 2022. Christopher Bosch/U.S. Navy hide caption
President Biden salutes as he boards Air Force One as he leaves Andrews Air Force Base, Md., on his way to his Delaware home on Friday. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption
Tuesday
A billboard in central Tehran, Iran, depicts named Iranian ballistic missiles in service, with text in Arabic reading "the honest [person's] promise" and text in Persian reading "Israel is weaker than a spider's web," on April 15. Iran attacked Israel over the weekend with missiles, which it said was a response to a deadly strike on its consulate building in Damascus, Syria. Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Monday
Israeli Iron Dome air defense system launches to intercept missiles fired from Iran, in central Israel this past weekend. Tomer Neuberg/AP hide caption
Iran's attack on Israel is a major escalation. What comes next for the region?
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Friday
Michael Casey (L) is shown here with U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General Timothy Haugh, at a confirmation hearing before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on July 12, 2023. Casey is now the director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
Thursday
Edmund Garcia, an Iraq War veteran, stands outside his home in Rosharon, Texas. Like many vets, he was told if he took a mortgage forbearance, his monthly payments wouldn't go up afterward. Joseph Bui for NPR hide caption