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Smoke billows from the Marawi city center after an air attack by Philippine government troops on May 30. Philippine government troops have been battling ISIS-linked militants.

How Big A Threat Is Extremism In Southeast Asia?

The Philippines has been a recent flashpoint, but violent episodes have taken place elsewhere, too. Islamist groups in the region are diverse and the threat of terrorism is not confined to ISIS.

Prediction

Our panelists predict what Jame Comey forgot to tell us at Thursday's hearing.

Soldiers ride a truck through a Marawi city street in the Philippines on Saturday. U.S. special forces are providing support to the military battling to reclaim the southern city, which has been partly under Islamist militant control for roughly two and a half weeks.

U.S. Backs Bid To Reclaim Marawi As 13 Philippine Marines Killed In Fighting

The U.S. is now giving "technical assistance" to the country's military, according to a Philippine spokesman. The news comes amid heavy fighting to take back the city from ISIS-linked militants.

H5N1 avian flu viruses (seen in gold) grow inside canine kidney cells (seen in green).

U.S. Says Details Of Flu Experiments Should Stay Secret

In a landmark decision, an expert panel that advises the government on research security says key details of work on the contagiousness of flu viruses should not be published openly. I

"Racial impostor syndrome" is definitely a thing for many people. We hear from biracial and multi-ethnic listeners who connect with feeling "fake" or inauthentic in some part of their racial or ethnic heritage.

'Racial Impostor Syndrome': Here Are Your Stories

We got more than 100 letters from our listeners about how y'all feel like fakes. Here are some of our favorites.

Philippine army Scout Rangers crouch in a classroom during a mission to flush out militant snipers in Marawi on Tuesday. Using these snipers, human shields and their knowledge of the city, the ISIS-linked militants have continued to maintain their grasp on parts of the city.

PHOTOS: In Marawi, A Siege Threatens To Grind Into Stalemate

Even as Philippine authorities report progress, large sections of the southern city remain under the control of ISIS-linked militants — who officials now believe have been planning for this moment.

Milagros "Mili" Hernandez, 8, plays soccer in Ohama, Neb. Her team was disqualified from the final round of a tournament because somebody had complained to organizers that there was a boy on the team.

Short-Haired Girl Mistaken For Boy, Barred From Soccer Tournament Finals

Mili Hernandez and her Omaha, Neb., soccer team were disqualified from a girls' tournament finals after a mix-up over her gender. "They only did it because I look like a boy," the 8-year-old said.

<a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2010-07-09-diabetes-obesity-surgery_N.htm"> Cristina Iaboni</a>, a diabetic, underwent gastric bypass surgery at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell in the fall of 2009 as part of a study. After losing 50 pounds, her blood sugar was nearly normal. She is pictured here in June 2010.

Weight-Loss Surgery May Help Treat, Even Reverse, Diabetes

Two studies that compared outcomes for patients on diabetes drugs versus those who underwent bariatric surgery found the latter group was much more likely to see blood sugar go down. Many of these post-operative patients were able to stop taking any diabetes drugs altogether.

A boy has a smoke in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

What's The Rate Of Smoking In The 13- To 15-Year-Old Crowd?

A lot of them smoke, though percentages vary widely from country to country for various reasons. When cigarettes sell for 10 cents each, that's definitely a boost for smoking.

Ira Flatow: The cost of ignorance / Congress doesn't know science

RLH: So you mentioned that 400 parts per million milestone that we’ve reached. What can we do? Or is it just going to be over at some point? I’ve heard…

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