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A photo shared by the National Park Service shows a park visitor attempting to help a stranded bison calf reunite with its herd. The plan ultimately ended the animal's chance of survival.

Baby bison euthanized after being handled by a Yellowstone guest, rejected by herd

The newborn got separated from its mother while trying to cross the Lamar River. A man stepped in to try to help, but only ended the animal's chances of survival, the National Park Service says.

An undated illustration showing photos of fathers and sons stylized as polaroid pictures with college logos.

It's my first time sending a son off to college and i might be a mess

First year college students are nearly all moved into their dorms. And that’s left many fathers of first-born sons in need of emotional support.

Stockton Rush, left, CEO and co-founder of OceanGate, is shown in June 2013 during a dive in the company's submersible, "Antipodes," about three miles off the coast of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

The missing submersible raises troubling questions for the adventure tourism industry

The search for the Titan in the North Atlantic continues. When adventure travel goes wrong, who pays the price, and who's forced to take big risks mounting a rescue?

Beatles fan in New York, February 1964. Taken out of the back of the Beatles' car on West Fifty-Eighth, crossing the Avenue of the Americas.

Paul McCartney's photos of early Beatlemania are in a book and on display in London

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Paul McCartney about his book of photographs from the time the Beatles first visited the United States.

CT scans of a patient with tuberculosis, taken in November 2002 in New Jersey, show damage to the lungs.

A woman is in custody after refusing tuberculosis treatment for more than a year

A judge in Tacoma, Wash., approved a civil warrant for the woman's arrest after 16 requests for intervention from local health officials. Police observed the woman board a bus and visiting a casino.

School librarian Amanda Jones endured harassment and threats after speaking out in defense of a diverse selection of books in the public libraries of Livingston Parish, La.

The plot thickens: The battle over books comes at a cost

No longer are just books under fire, but also the library administrators, teachers and long-beloved librarians who are defending them.

Dean Amstutz, in one of his Star Wars cosplay, is the Garrison Membership Liaison for the 501st Legion.

The 501st Legion focuses on screen-accurate cosplay and charity

Star Wars fan group has a booth and panel at Comic-Con.

The 50th anniversary of Barbie, in 2009, was commemorated in New York by a lineup of Barbie dolls from different eras, starting with the original in a black-and-white swimsuit.

Is Barbie a feminist icon? It's complicated

The Barbie movie is being celebrated (and slammed) as a feminist film, with its themes of female empowerment and critiques of the patriarchy. Can the same be said for the doll at the center of it?

The 25th anniversary medal for the Rock 'n' Roll Running Series has the phrase 'The Original Rock 'n' Roll Celebrating 25 Years Running' in San Diego, CA on June 1, 2023.

The 25th Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series highlights its Legacy Runners

The Rock 'n' Roll Running Series expects more than 25,000 participants this weekend. Fifty of them have run in all 25 marathons.

Submersible pilot Randy Holt and Stockton Rush, CEO and co-founder of OceanGate, dive in the company's Antipodes submersible off the Florida coast in 2013. Rescuers are racing to find a missing OceanGate submersible before the oxygen supply runs out for five people, including Rush, who were on a mission to document the wreckage of the Titanic.

OceanGate wants to change deep-sea tourism, but its missing sub highlights the risks

OceanGate's expeditions to the Titanic were meant to herald a new era for deep-sea tourism, but the company's missing submersible has instead underscored the danger these journeys can bring.

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