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The mug shot for John Robert Lewis, the future Congressman, taken after his May 24, 1961 arrest for his involvement in the Freedom Riders protest. A collection of Freedom Rider mug shots is part of a new exhibition presented by the San Diego African American Museum of Fine Art.

'The Buses Are Coming' exhibition commemorates Civil Rights Era Freedom Riders

A new outdoor exhibition of photography, ephemera, video and more explores the role of the Freedom Riders in their 1961 protests.

Activists participate in a candlelight vigil calling for an end to the nation's opioid addiction crisis at the Ellipse in Washington, D.C., in August 2017.

More than a million Americans have died from overdoses during the opioid epidemic

New research released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found roughly 932,000 fatal overdoses from 1999-2020. Preliminary data shows another 100,000 deaths this year.

New York City's High Line Reopens In A Potential Boost To Local Business

Chelsea business owners hope the reopening of the popular elevated park will bring more foot traffic back to the neighborhood.

At the March on Washington on Aug. 28, 1963, African Americans carry placards demanding equal rights, integrated schools, decent housing and an end to bias.

Here's the story behind Black History Month — and why it's celebrated in February

Black History Month grew from a weeklong celebration that started nearly 100 years ago — and it's not random that it's in February.

NPR reporting on Supreme Court mask controversy merits clarification

An inaccurate verb choice made the reporting unclear

Seidi Haarla plays a Finnish archaeology student traveling by train through Russia in <em>Compartment No. 6.</em>

Strangers on a train share a bumpy ride in the Finnish film 'Compartment No. 6'

At times, Juho Kuosmanen's film plays like a scruffier, less romantic version of Richard Linklater's Before Sunrise. There's tension to every scene, a sense that anything could go wrong at any moment.

Teresa Xu holds up cards, one of which reads "My Womb, My Choice," before attending a court session at the Chaoyang People's Court in Beijing, Sept. 17, 2021. Xu is suing a public hospital for the right to freeze her eggs after it refused to do so because she isn't married.

Not a married heterosexual woman? You might not get certain reproductive care in China

Rules around the country cut out unmarried women and LGBT people of maternity benefits, even as China's leaders try to get citizens to have more babies to reverse the declining birthrate.

College senior Bao Ha has applied to more than 100 jobs. So far, he's had no luck.

Generation Unemployed: Another Class Of Graduates Faces Pandemic-Scarred Future

Although the overall jobs market is starting to come back, youth unemployment remains stubbornly high, creating a lot of anxiety among the latest class of college and high school seniors.

Matthew Macfadyen says of his initial impression of <em>Succession </em>was that it was "fantastically acid and funny and interesting."

With 'Succession', Matthew Macfadyen finds himself a long way from Mr. Darcy

In 2005, the British actor played brooding aristocrat Mr. Darcy in the film adaptation of Pride & Prejudice. Now, he's Tom Wambsgans, a scheming Midwesterner on the HBO series Succession.

A Dallas election worker holds a mail-in ballot on Oct. 15, 2020. Thousands of mail ballots are being rejected ahead of the upcoming Texas state primary.

High numbers of mail ballots are being rejected in Texas under a new state law

In Harris County — home to Houston — election officials so far have sent back to voters nearly 38% of mail-in ballots, citing issues with new state ID requirements.

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