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The Cubist Revolution: Minecraft For All

Minecraft, one of the most popular video games in the world, is touted for its educational possibilities. But is that potential really accessible to all?

A colored scanning electron micrograph of two human retinal stem cells, shown in brown and red.

3 Women Blinded By Unproven Stem Cell Treatments

Three patients were blinded after getting stem cells from fat at a Florida clinic. But a research study showed that induced pluripotent stem cells might someday help treat vision loss.

Women in Austria protest in February against a ban on full-face veils. The measure was approved by the government on Tuesday.

Austria Becomes Latest Country In Europe To Ban Full-Face Veil

The ban is part of a series of measures related to integrating immigrants. The country's foreign minister has called the full-face veil a symbol of a "counter-society."

In Maine, a teenager serves ice cream at a Dairy Queen for the summer. But data shows teens' participation in the labor force is on the decline, and it has been for decades.

No Teen Lifeguard On Duty: Summer Jobs Are No Longer An Attraction

More teens have shifted away from typical summer jobs in recent years, opting to spend time with family instead, or take unpaid internships.

Inmates talk with professors about how to teach classes in the Inside-Out program, where half the students are prisoners and half are traditional college students.

Inside-Out: Where Campus Life Meets Prison Life

Two decades ago, a prisoner serving a life sentence had an idea of a college course. This year, over 100 universities and colleges will be offering a class just like the one he envisioned.

Dylan Marshall, Dasani Watkins and Mason Marshall watch fireworks on the Fourth of July in 2016.

As A D.C. Public Housing Complex Faces Redevelopment, One Teenager Reflects

Eighteen-year-old Dasani Watkins and her family moved out of Barry Farm in May 2018. She talks about her time there, as the community prepares for redevelopment.

Josuhe Pagliery grew up playing video games on consoles he says were not common in Cuba. Those games helped inspire him to develop Savior, Cuba's first independent video game.

Amid Isolation, 2 Cubans Develop Island's First Video Game

Video game enthusiasts in Cuba face big obstacles with limited access to the Internet. With the opening to the U.S., two young Cubans hope to release the first independent game produced on the island.

On May 13, people suspected of having the Ebola virus wait at a treatment center in the village of Bikoro, where the outbreak began in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Ebola Outbreak: How Worried Should We Be?

The world is mobilizing to send staff and resources to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to address an outbreak. That's a tough job when the epicenter is an 11-hour drive from the nearest airstrip.

San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer delivers his State of the City address, Jan. 12, 2017.

Mayor Faulconer Restores $5 Million For November Special Election

Mayor Kevin Faulconer on Friday restored $5 million in funding for a potential November special election into the city of San Diego's budget for the upcoming fiscal year.

Elliot Kaye (left), chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and CPSC employees watch as an IKEA Malm model chest of drawers falls on a 28-pound dummy during a demonstration Tuesday at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

Ikea Recalls Millions Of Chests, Dressers Because Of Tip-Over Hazard

The furniture company began offering free wall-anchoring kits for tall dressers last year after two children died in accidents. Now, following a third death, it is recalling the dressers altogether.

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