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Follow the Black, homeless queer and trans youth who call NY's Christopher Street Pier their home as they withstand tremendous amounts of homophobia and discrimination while working to carve out autonomy and security in their lives.

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(L-R) Lulu Garcia-Navarro, Audie Cornish, Noel King

NPR hosts' departures fuel questions over race. The full story is complex

NPR faces tough questions about race after the departures of prominent hosts Audie Cornish, Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Noel King. Yet their decisions also reflect major forces transforming the media.

Pilots from the American Volunteer Group sit in front of a P-40 airplane in Kunming, China, on March 27, 1942. The group was notable for its unusual mission: Its members were mercenaries hired by China to fight against Japan.

The Flying Tigers: How a group of Americans ended up fighting for China in WW II

In 1941, Japan was on the offensive against China. So China hired a group of Americans to fight back in the skies. Eighty years ago this week, they fought in their first battle.

A nurse checks a child who is receiving treatment for malnutrition at a hospital in Sana'a, Yemen. The photo was taken on December 13.

The Story Of 1-Year-Old Abdullah Is The Story Of Yemen

His parents traveled 15 hours by bus to bring him to a clinic to save his life. He weighed 6 pounds. And he could be one of the fortunate ones.

In Hotter Climate, 'Zombie' Urchins Are Winning And Kelp Forests Are Losing

Kelp forests along Northern California have almost vanished. Divers and scientists are racing to stop purple sea urchins from taking over critical habitat.

A Family Remembers The 1st U.S. Soldier Killed In The War In Afghanistan

As the U.S. pulls its troops out of Afghanistan, family members of Nathan Chapman remember the decorated veteran, who was killed in action at age 31 on Jan. 4, 2002.

World’s Smallest Baby Born At Sharp, Healthy And Going Home

The smallest premature baby ever born in the world and survived is now healthy enough to go home, Sharp Mary Birch Hospital announced Wednesday.

In this image from video provided by the House Financial Services Committee, Vlad Tenev, chief executive officer of Robinhood Markets, Inc., testifies during a virtual hearing on GameStop in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 18. Robinhoos is facing a range of lawsuits and potential regulary action as it geras up to make its Wall Street debut.

The Robinhood IPO Is Here. But There Are Doubts About Its Future

State and federal regulators have launched numbers probes of the popular stock trading app, just as it hopes institutional investors and its own users will buy up its stock.

Pakistani Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal talks to journalists outside the accountability court, in Islamabad, Pakistan, in October.

Pakistan's Interior Minister Survives Suspected Assassination Attempt

Ahsan Iqbal was shot after leaving a political gathering in his hometown of Narowal, in Pakistan's state of Punjab. The attacker is reportedly a member of a hard-line Muslim group.

Yemeni children diagnosed with cancer wait to receive treatment at an oncology ward of a hospital in Sana'a on February 4. A new study looks at the impact of COVID-19 on kids with cancer.

Why COVID Takes A Harsher Toll On Children With Cancer

A new study looks at how kids diagnosed with cancer react to a COVID-19 infection compared to the general population of youngsters.

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