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before the House National Security subcommittee Thursday. The secretary rejected demands for an independent investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, saying the Army could investigate the sex scandal itself.

NPR's Ivan Watson reports on what may be the first minefield marathon. International troops stationed outside Kabul recently completed a 26.2-mile race through some of Afghanistan's deadliest ground. The exercise was designed as a morale booster for coalition forces. (2:50)

Even as family farms lose ground to corporate agriculture, city folks feel an emotional pull to farming. But as enthusiastic as they are, they don't know how to grow crops or raise livestock. NPR's Emily Harris visits a program at the University of Maryland that aims to instruct beginning farmers--those who hope to make some money at it, and those who just want to live the lifestyle.

U.S. ground forces set the stage for an assault on Baghdad. The Army's 3rd Infantry Division is reported to be about 30 miles southwest of the Iraqi capital. Southeast of Baghdad, U.S. Marines destroy a division of the Iraqi Republican Guard and cross the Tigris River. NPR's Mike Shuster reports.

The Supreme Court rules that Texas may keep its Ten Commandments monument on the grounds of the state capitol in Austin. The majority opinion said the installment treats the commandments as history. But the court also ruled that two Kentucky counties' displays unconstitutionally promote religion.

In 1921, a mob of white people killed as many as 300 Black Tulsa residents and burned a thriving Black neighborhood and business district to the ground.

Kurdish Syrian authorities have tried 7,000 ISIS suspects in a justice system that bans torture and the death penalty. Some of the judges are women, which comes as a shock to ISIS fighters on trial.

Witnesses say Myanmar forces waged a six-month campaign of murder, arson and mass rape after Rohingya militants attacked border guards. The Muslim minority has long faced persecution in Myanmar.

As part of the Span of War Series, NPR's Joseph Shapiro concludes a two-part story on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Herold Noel is a veteran of the war in Iraq, with PTSD. In this segment, Noel talks about the groups that helped him find a place to live and find some purpose in his life.

Ukraine says Russia is using the cold as a weapon against Ukrainians, by targeting the country's ability to heat and power homes. Repair crews are struggling to restore power to damaged areas.