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Surfers walk along a beach nearby the San Onofre nuclear power plant, July 19, 2012.

U.S. Senate Candidate Sanchez Criticizes Opponent Harris On San Onofre Probe

Rep. Loretta Sanchez said Attorney General Kamala Harris has “failed” in her inquiry of the shutdown of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, and that’s why a federal investigation is needed.

A photo of apartment buildings near NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C., that was run through the Prisma app's "wave" filter.

These Apps' Creations Sure Look Like Masterworks, But Is It Art?

Prisma turns your photos into images that look like paintings and Artisto does the same for videos. Art experts say they are tools for artistic play, but the results aren't art in the purest sense.

In the Old City of New Delhi, Asim Husain stands in his shop, where he sells hand-stitched purses. He says sales normally conducted in cash are down nearly 90 percent and his attempts to go "cashless" with credit cards or other e-wallet schemes have not met with great success. "The connectivity is very poor," Husain says, referring to the internet.

India Wants To Go Cashless. But It's Easier Said Than Done

Paper money is scarce as a result of a government edict. But a couple of major obstacles stand in the way of the cashless society.

Hidden behind the large sculpture in a converted barn, refugee artist-in-residence Abdullah Taysan glues a shard of mirror to a wooden branch, Oct. 13, 2016.

Israeli Artist, Syrian Refugee Make Art Not War In San Diego

A nonprofit Jewish foundation hosted a refugee artist-in-residence program with an Israeli sculptor to help a Syrian refugee heal through art.

Does Handing Out Sanitary Pads Really Get Girls To Stay In School?

A new study tries to find out what happens when girls in the developing world are on their period. And it's complicated.

Patchwork clothing on display in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Seminole Patchwork: Admiration And Appropriation

Native American symbols have long caught the eye of non-Native fashion designers. But when it comes to Seminole patchwork designs, where is the line between inspiration and appropriation?

Dr. Kent Brantly (center) announces his recovery from Ebola, with his wife, Amber Brantly (left), during a press conference at Emory University Hospital Thursday in Atlanta. Brantly got sick at the end of July.

Contagious Kisses? We Answer Your Questions About Ebola Recovery

Two Americans were released Thursday from an Atlanta hospital after treatment for Ebola. The news has generated a flurry of questions about what happens after you survive Ebola. So we asked the CDC.

William Peter Blatty, Author Of 'The Exorcist,' Dies At 89

The novelist died from cancer on Thursday. Blatty was best known for writing the best-selling 1971 horror fiction about a 12-year-old girl, possessed by the devil, before the 1973 film became a hit.

Three friends try to cross 90 miles of ocean to get to America in "Una Noche."

Review: 'Una Noche'

Life Imitates Art With New Cuban Film

Lessons Learned From Ebola Epidemic Discussed At San Diego Conference

The 2014 Ebola outbreak will be front and center at a national infectious disease conference being held in San Diego this week.

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