Tim Grenda

A Delta Connection flight from Minneapolis was preparing to land in Minot, N.D., when crew members spotted a large military aircraft flying toward them.

Through award-winning shows like "RuPaul's Drag Race," drag has re-emerged into American pop culture consciousness. But where does the act come from? How long has it been around? And how is drag different from other kinds of gender nonconforming expression?

Christine Jorgensen was one of the first people to successfully undergo gender affirmation surgery.

Susanna Valenti describes the feeling of being herself among new friends at her hidden resort in the Catskill mountains.

At Corral Bluffs, Colorado, paleontologist Tyler Lyson discovers rare mammal fossils that paint a picture of the first million years after an asteroid killed the dinosaurs.

Despite fears the federal government will use personal information from financial aid applications to identify immigrant parents who lack legal status, the number of high school senior applicants from mixed-status families has not decreased as much as some thought it would, according to the California Student Aid Commission.