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Twelve years after repeal of the ban on gay and lesbian troops serving openly, no one in the military or Veterans Administration knows how many vets are still without the benefits they're owed.

A rice field, a playground, piles of garbage — cameras from above cast a lens at earthly images with surprising, even dazzling results. Here are some of the winners from the 2023 Drone Photo Awards.

Myths about affirmative action being discriminatory against Asian Americans helped spread a narrative that college admissions meant to increase diversity were actually racist.

Israeli media said the military also conducted airstrikes, reviving a tactic it had largely halted during the past two decades.

Vice President Harris tells voters at Essence Fest to elect people to Congress who can address policy that cannot be done through executive action.

It's only the world's third known octopus nursery. The research team may have also discovered a new species of Muusoctopus, a genus of small to medium sized octopus that lacks an ink sack.

In a move that could remake Florida's gambling landscape, a federal appeals court on Friday overturned a ruling that blocked a deal giving the Seminole Tribe control over sports betting throughout the state.

More than 400 arrests were made in a fifth night of rioting around the country. Nahel M.'s killing is a rallying call, similar to how George Floyd's murder in Minneapolis sparked intense protests.

The rules are related to providing treatments such as puberty blockers and hormone-replacement therapy to transgender children and adults, carrying out part of a new law championed by Gov. DeSantis.

Conservation groups had urged the governor to veto the bill, saying phosphogypsum would hurt water quality and put road construction crews at a higher risk of cancer.

Feel the rush.

NPR speaks to the family of a Syrian refugee who died along with possibly hundreds of other people in a shipwreck off the Greek coast in June.

With the Supreme Court having ruled against affirmative action policies in higher education, some legal experts worry about the future of workplace diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

Increasingly hotter days driven by climate change likely means increasingly hungrier termites — in South Florida and elsewhere.

Five felony child porn charges were dismissed, and Kitna pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts.

A look at the aftermath of Israel's offensive in a Palestinian refugee camp finds vast damage and stunned, hopeless residents.

Spinach tainted with E.coli has made more than 140 people sick and caused at least one death. William Keene, senior epidemiologist for the Oregon Public Health Division, and Caroline Smith de Waal, food safety director for the Center for Science in the Public Interest, talk about tracing the source of the contamination to spinach. Is the FDA doing enough to ensure that food is safe?

American Roger Kornberg will receive the Nobel Prize in chemistry for his groundbreaking research on DNA transcription. For Kornberg, winning the Nobel is a family affair. His father won a Nobel in 1959 for his own work on DNA.

Two months after hundreds of tons of toxic waste were dumped in and around the West African city of Abidjan, in Ivory Coast, the putrid stench and poisonous fumes have faded. But the international scandal has not.

Ethnic tensions in North Carolina are on the rise as the state's Hispanic community has boomed. To foster understanding, a nongovernmental organization is sending local policy makers on trips to Mexico. Officials say the experience has helped them in their jobs.

Starting in the fall of '07, Harvard will no longer offer "early action" option for applicants. Critics say that such policies put underprivileged students at a disadvantage and ratchet up the pressure for everyone.

In March, the State Department said the standard processing time for a new or renewed passport can take up to 13 weeks. But many passport seekers are finding that the wait is well beyond that.

President Bush visits New Orleans on the first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina hitting the city and the Gulf Coast. He toured parts of the city and met with local leaders. "We have got to give assurance to the citizens," Bush said, "that if there is another natural disaster, we will respond in better fashion."

North Korea's nuclear test claims are presenting a challenge for the Bush administration.

Residents along the Gulf Coast whose property sustained damage in Hurricane Katrina are suing insurance companies for denying their claims. Insurers are citing the language of the policies, but attorneys for homeowners argue many of these claims were improperly denied.