Washington, DC - The United States will convene an international conference on Threats to Religious and Ethnic Minorities under ISIL on July 29, 2016, at the U.S. Department of State, in Washington, D.C.

Cambridge, Massachusetts - In the world of quantum, infinitesimally small particles, weird and often logic-defying behaviors abound. Perhaps the strangest of these is the idea of superposition, in which objects can exist simultaneously in two or more seemingly counterintuitive states. For example, according to the laws of quantum mechanics, electrons may spin both clockwise and counter-clockwise, or be both at rest and excited, at the same time.

Notre Dame, Indiana - During tough economic times, women engage in the “lipstick effect,” stocking up on cosmetics and beauty products - a simple and familiar way to address their personal economic situation.

Dallas, Texas - Baseball Hall of Famer Rod Carew knows he is lucky to be alive. Last fall, a heart attack, cardiac arrest and heart failure left him with a weakened heart and with a machine keeping blood pumping through his body.

Washington, DC - With fall semester drawing near and educational attainment having a strong connection to income level, the personal-finance website WalletHub conducted an in-depth analysis of 2016’s Most & Least Educated Cities.

Miami, Florida - Criminal charges were unsealed against multiple defendants relating to their participation in a sophisticated global cell phone fraud scheme, involving the takeover or compromise of cell phone customers’ accounts and the “cloning” of their phones to make fraudulent international calls.