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U.S. Travel Ban Disrupts The World's Largest Brain Science Meeting

Scientists from nations including Iran, Mexico, and India were refused visas to attend this year's Society for Neuroscience meeting in Chicago. Some researchers got stand-ins to present their work.

2 San Diego County Card Rooms Face Laundering Charges

Palomar Card Club, Seven Mile Casino and 25 people face charges of illegal gambling, money laundering and prostitution-related crimes.

Alfonso Cuarón directs actress Yalitza Aparicio on the set of "Roma."

'Roma' And 'The Favourite' Score Big But Oscar Still Mostly White, Male

'Black Panther' is first superhero movie to get a best picture nod

A cosplayer mashes up Donald Trump and the Joker, July 23. 2016.

Sob, Sob, Another Comic-Con Come And Gone

After four days of pop culture celebration, it's time to return to the real world

Gerlin Santos cuts Lisney Santiago's hair at Laura Om Studio in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Saturday. Santos left her curls natural four years ago and is the only one in her family who quit straightening her hair. For Santiago, 21, leaving her curls has given confidence. "It even gives me more security in myself; it makes me unique. I like it," Santiago says.

After Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rican Women Embrace Their Natural, Curly Hair

When Hurricane Maria cut off access to electricity and water on the Caribbean island and U.S. territory, some women started to change how they styled their hair.

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, center, arrives for a vote on a no-confidence motion at the Lower House of the Spanish Parliament in Madrid on Friday.

Spain's Prime Minister Loses Confidence Vote, Ushering In Socialists

Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy was voted out of office by an absolute majority of Spain's parliament after a former treasurer of his party was found guilty in a bribery and money-laundering scandal.

José Martinez's mariachi opera <em>Cruzar La Cara De La Luna</em> premiered at the Houston Grand Opera in 2010.

Alt.Latino Goes Classical: Orchestral Music From Latin America

Hear re-imagined pre-Colombian music and arias from the jungles of Brazil and beyond, chosen with the help of Tom Huizenga from NPR Music's Deceptive Cadence.

Japanese food was once derided, but it's now in the canon of haute cuisine, says author Krishnendu Ray. How we value a culture's cuisine in our society, he says, often reflects the status of those who cook it.

Why Hunting Down 'Authentic Ethnic Food' Is A Loaded Proposition

In a new book, an NYU scholar explores how immigrants shape the American palate. He says it's time to ditch the phrase "ethnic food" — which lumps all nonwhite people and their cuisines together.

Japanese food was once derided, but it's now in the canon of haute cuisine, says author <a href="http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/faculty/Krishnendu_Ray">Krishnendu Ray</a>. How we value a culture's cuisine in our society, he says, often reflects the status of those who cook it.

Why Hunting Down 'Authentic Ethnic Food' Is A Loaded Proposition

In a new book, an NYU scholar explores how immigrants shape the American palate. He says it's time to ditch the phrase "ethnic food" — which lumps all nonwhite people and their cuisines together.

Adventures In Vietnam — Street Food, Love And Taking Chances

Journalist Graham Holliday moved to Vietnam in the '90s and immersed himself in the culture through food. That meant getting "a little bit" poisoned, finding the best Bún chả — and meeting his wife.

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