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Fighters from the Islamic State hold a parade in Raqqa, in northeastern Syria, displaying equipment captured from the Iraqi army. The group has declared a caliphate, or a single Islamic state, in the parts of Syria and Iraq it controls. This undated image was posted by the Raqqa Media Center, a Syrian opposition group, on Monday.

Have The Islamist Militants Overreached In Iraq And Syria?

After sweeping military victories, the group now known as the Islamic State is demanding loyalty from all Muslims. Like other radical Islamist groups, they may be alienating potential supporters.

As Supreme Court Term Ends, Journalist Examines Its Decisions

The Supreme Court term ended Monday. The New York Times correspondent and lawyer Adam Liptak talks with Fresh Air'sTerry Gross about what the decisions reveal about the nine justices.

ShamsArd, a Palestinian architecture firm, uses packed earth to construct its environmentally friendly homes.

With Dirt And A Vision, Palestinian Architects Break The Mold

In the city of Jericho in the West Bank, there's a new home that looks like it might be from another planet. But in fact, its designers took pains to use materials that were as local as possible.

High Court Temporarily Suspends Contraception Mandate For Christian College

The order, which doesn't affect the court's ultimate opinion, drew a scathing dissent from the court's three women.

Chef Jeremy Fox's inventive dish: double-chucked spring peas sprinkled with white chocolate and roasted macadamia nuts. It's served with a bit of pea broth poured on the side, "to retain the crunch." Each pea is shucked, blanched and squeezed to get the halves out. It's a labor preparation that he serves only on special occasions, like Valentine's day.

'Vegetable Whisperer' Chef Plants The Seeds Of His Own Reinvention

With a vegetables-only restaurant in Napa Valley, chef Jeremy Fox was a rising star. But the stress was too much and it all fell apart. Now he is back with a vegetable cookbook.

Kara Dethlefsen, an active-duty Marine, attends the monthly food pantry at the Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base near San Diego. Her husband is also a Marine. She says the food assistance is helping them get ready for his transition back to civilian life. The couple has a 4-month-old daughter.

When Active-Duty Service Members Struggle To Feed Their Families

About 23,000 military families rely on food stamps, according to Census figures. But advocates say that number is only a partial picture of the need among people who are currently serving.

According to the U.N., the militia members in this video "repeatedly chant a call to impregnate or kill opponents."

U.N. Condemns 'Grotesque Rape Chants' By Burundi Youth Militia

A top United Nations official said a video depicting the chants was part of a "campaign of fear and terror." The government says "influences outside the party" are responsible.

Takara gave birth to her as-yet-unnamed calf on Wednesday afternoon at SeaWorld San Antonio.

SeaWorld Welcomes Its Last Orca Born In Captivity

The orca Takara gave birth to a calf Wednesday at the SeaWorld park in San Antonio, Texas. SeaWorld announced last year that it was ending its breeding program.

The economy of Milbridge, Maine, has revolved around the seafood industry for generations.

Maine's Immigrants Boost Workforce Of Whitest, Oldest State In U.S.

New immigrants are projected to be the main driver of the U.S. workforce over the next 20 years. That trend is already playing out in Maine, which has an aging white population with a low birth rate.

Chemo Scrambled My Brain

After an incorrect dose of a chemotherapy drug for Crohn's disease caused Anne Webster's bone marrow to shut down, she decided that, if she survived, she'd write about her experience.

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