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Native American protestors gather at a construction site for the Dakota Access pipeline to perform a daily prayer ceremony. Over 1,000 people, most Native American, have gathered at two prayer camps along the Cannonball River near its confluence with the Missouri in North Dakota to protest the Dakota Access pipeline.

At The Sacred Stone Camp, A Coalition Joins Forces To Protect The Land

Hundreds of Native Americans and their supporters have gathered in North Dakota to protest the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline.

I Am Not Your Muslim

An "identity matrix" is a trap that presents itself as the answer to broad-brush generalizations about Muslims as terrorists or radicals, but actually ends up being similarly simplistic.

In 1876, O.G. Mason, Bellevue's official photographer, took a carefully staged photograph of a blood transfusion in progress.

Bellevue Hospital Pioneered Care For Presidents And Paupers

The history of New York's Bellevue hospital is also the history of medicine in the United States. From the days before doctors believed in germs through AIDS, the hospital led the way in innovation.

Marine Sgt. Kevin Hoffman pictured kneeling with service dog

A Surprising Finding About Psychological Trauma: In Some Ways, It Is Beneficial

Psychological trauma, it turns out, can not only trigger the sometimes debilitating symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It can also make you better in some ways — even if you have PTSD symptoms.

Earlier this year, thousands of South Sudanese civilians fled an attack by armed gunmen on a displaced persons compound run by the U.N. in the northeastern town of Malakal.

Amid Growing Unrest, South Sudan Kicks Out Aid Workers

At a time when South Sudanese need aid more than ever, staffers from one of the biggest humanitarian groups in the country were expelled — with no explanation.

Amid Growing Unrest, South Sudan Kicks Out Aid Workers

At a time when South Sudanese need aid more than ever, staffers from one of the biggest humanitarian groups in the country were expelled — with no explanation.

The insect-sized drones use horse hairs coated with ionic liquid gel to mimic the fuzzy exterior of bees and provide an electric charge to keep the grains attached.

Rise Of The Robot Bees: Tiny Drones Turned Into Artificial Pollinators

Honeybees are a critical part of agriculture, pollinating many of our favorite crops. But bee deaths are on the rise. In Japan, scientists are testing whether insect-sized drones can help do the job.

San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer talks to firefighters, police and other first responders and community members during a ceremony to mark 15 years since the terrorist attacks on 9/11, Sept. 7, 2016.

9/11 Ceremony In San Diego Marks 15 Years Since Terrorist Attacks

San Diego leaders and first responders gathered Wednesday at the San Diego Civic Concourse to mark 15 years since 9/11.

An entangled vaquita porpoise is shown in this undated photo.

Mexico Plans To Catch, Protect Last Few Vaquita Porpoises

The international committee to protect the endangered species is preparing to catch and enclose as many as it can in a last-ditch effort to save them from extinction.

The temple of Sharfadin in Northern Iraq is 800 years old, and followers of the Yazidi religion consider it one of the most sacred sites in the world. Though ISIS tried to destroy it, a small group of Yazidi fighters kept the shrine standing.

Outmanned And Outgunned, Fighters Defend Yazidi Shrine Against ISIS

Led by a celebrated Yazidi fighter, a small band of Kurdish peshmerga survived a months-long ISIS onslaught. Unlike others in Syria and Iraq, this sacred place still stands, nearly unscathed.

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