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Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton says al Qaeda’s global network has grown 50-fold since 9/11 as terror groups increasingly recruit and radicalize followers online, citing a foiled Gracie Mansion bombing plot in New York City as an example.

At an Oprah Winfrey town hall on the Lindsay Clancy case, an obstetrician drew applause after asking the audience to show the same compassion for mothers of color facing similar charges.

Polish PM Donald Tusk says a CIA briefing following deadly drone strikes near Ukraine’s borders with Moldova and Poland points to Russia intensifying provocations at European border crossings in the coming months.

Arlington County, Virginia will spend $50,000 in taxpayer funds to give households up to $2,000 each after a wage earner is detained or deported by ICE, a program critics say may run afoul of federal alien-harboring law.

A Massachusetts marriage therapist says political polarization is straining long-term relationships and offers three strategies for couples to disagree without letting it destroy their marriage.

Lady Gaga and fiancé Michael Polansky have reportedly welcomed their first child, according to People and Page Six, though no further details have been released.

A Japanese lab study found that pterostilbene, a compound in blueberries and grapes, reduced fat buildup in cultured mouse muscle cells, but experts caution the effect hasn’t been shown in humans.

Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed’s 9/11 tribute drew backlash online, with critics tying his message to his public friendship with streamer Hasan Piker, who has said the U.S. “deserved 9/11.”

A new study of over 11,000 adults found that higher nighttime light exposure during sleep is linked to changes in heart structure and a greater risk of heart failure, atrial fibrillation, heart attack, stroke, and cardiovascular death.

House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Andrew Garbarino, R-N.Y., says the lesson of 9/11 is that Congress must act on threats before they materialize, not after — and warns that thousands are still dying from attack-related illnesses 25 years later.