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The article discusses neuropathologist Dr. Ann McKee and her work in trying to unlock the secrets of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). According to the article, as many as 500,000 U.S. military members who served in the nation's wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have been diagnosed with PTSD. The impacts that untreated PTSD can have on the families of military personnel are mentioned. Brain research and emotional responses to stress and trauma are examined, along with brain cell interactions.

The article discusses the transition of divers such as Frank Kurtz and Marshall Wayne to becoming U.S. military pilots. Topics include Kurtz and Wayne's competition in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, Kurtz and Wayne's flight of reconnaissance missions during World War II, and the overlap of visual awareness and understanding of centrifugal force in divers and pilots.

The article presents world news briefs on topics including the U.S. government's efforts to engage it enemies on battlefields in the Middle East region and in cyberspace, and it mentions a cybertheft of close to four million national security-related questionnaire forms which were stored by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Catholic Pope Francis' publication of a climate encyclical on June 18, 2015 is mentioned, along with the limits of the International Criminal Court (ICC).

The article presents world news briefs on topics including a victory by the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) terrorist group in Ramadi, Iraq on May 17, 2015 which could cause the American government to change its plans for its war against ISIS. The European Union (E.U.) government's plans for fighting human trafficking are mentioned in relation to a surge in the number of African and Syrian migrants into the E.U. Global unemployment statistics are also examined.

The article presents world news briefs on topics including the Iraqui armed forces' launch of a military offensive against the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group in Tikrit, Iraq. According to the article, China's motion picture box-office revenue hit 650 million dollars in February 2015 due to the Chinese New Year holiday and domestic films such as "Dragon Blade" starring Jackie Chan and Lin Peng. India's economic growth plans are examined, along with a potential battle in Mosul, Iraq.

The article presents global news briefs on topics including the death of American actor Alex Rocco, the cancellation of the reality television program "19 Kids and Counting," and professional golfer Zach Johnson's victory at the British Open golf tournament.

The article examines economic conditions in China, suggesting that price changes in the country's Shanghai Composite stock market are not indicative of an impending economic crisis. It details methods available to the Chinese government to address such volatility including using state-run media to restore confidence, influencing brokers to buy shares, and ordering a temporary hold on initial public offerings.

The article discusses how the Greek government got involved in a public debt problem as of 2015, and it mentions Greece's responsibilities to the nation's creditors, as well as information about the economic and social aspects of a euro-zone crisis. According to the article, the Greek government has cut its public spending and raised taxes in an effort to meet the demands of various creditors. Pensions and Europe's economic relations are examined, along with polarization in Greece.

The article discusses how U.S. President Barack Obama and the nation's Department of Defense (Pentagon) are shifting the focus of the American military's efforts to combat the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group from Mosul, Iraq to the city of Ramadi in Iraq's Anbar province.

The article discusses Jack Riley, second in command of the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), and his pursuit of the notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquín Guzmán, known as El Chapo, who is the leader of the Sinaloa cartel. Topics include Guzmán’s escape from a maximum-security prison in Mexico in July 2015 after being captured by Riley in 2014, Riley's use of teamwork to unify agents from several organizations into the DEA to share intelligence, and Riley's coaching in a youth basketball league.