The ACLU and three other plaintiffs have filed a lawsuit against the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, alleging its advertising guidelines are unconstitutional. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption toggle caption Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP The ACLU and three other plaintiffs have filed a lawsuit against the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, alleging its advertising guidelines are

Ruth Pfau, seen here at Saint Patrick’s Cathedral in Karachi in 2010, led a charity fighting leprosy and blindness for decades in the country. Asif Hassan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Asif Hassan/AFP/Getty Images Ruth Pfau, seen here at Saint Patrick’s Cathedral in Karachi in 2010, led a charity fighting leprosy and blindness for decades

An anesthesiologist at work. Caiaimage/Sam Edwards/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Caiaimage/Sam Edwards/Getty Images An anesthesiologist at work. Caiaimage/Sam Edwards/Getty Images In Africa as well as parts of Asia and Latin America, women and babies die when labor takes a complicated turn and there is no one to provide a cesarean section. Young people succumb

An artist’s rendition of Maiopatagium in Jurassic forest. (Reconstruction by April I. Neander/UChicago). hide caption toggle caption (Reconstruction by April I. Neander/UChicago). An artist’s rendition of Maiopatagium in Jurassic forest. (Reconstruction by April I. Neander/UChicago). When you think about the Jurassic Period, you probably think of massive, lumbering dinosaurs. But now scientists say there were

A South Korean soldier walks past a television screen showing a graphic of the distance between North Korea and the U.S. territory of Guam at a railway station in Seoul on Wednesday. Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Images A South Korean soldier walks past a television screen showing a graphic of

Many believe this dinosaur is the largest ever to walk the earth. It would have weighed more than 10 African elephants put together and had a thighbone taller than the man who helped dig it up. And, fair warning, it stands at such a remarkable height, it might take a little scrolling to get through

Original Godzilla actor Haruo Nakajima points a figure of the monster he made for the movie during a 2014 interview at his home in Sagamihara, near Tokyo. Junji Kurokawa/AP hide caption toggle caption Junji Kurokawa/AP Original Godzilla actor Haruo Nakajima points a figure of the monster he made for the movie during a 2014 interview

A Metro-North passenger train rolls through the Spuyten Duyvil station in New York in December of 2013, days after a train derailed in a deadly crash as it approached the station. Craig Ruttle/AP hide caption toggle caption Craig Ruttle/AP A Metro-North passenger train rolls through the Spuyten Duyvil station in New York in December of

The shrinking unemployment rate has been a healthy turn of events for people with job-based insurance. Eager to attract good help in a tight labor market — and unsure of the future of the Affordable Care Act — large employers are newly committed to maintaining health coverage for workers and often for their families, too,

Denis Otieno is one of the villagers getting $22 each month from the charity GiveDirectly. He and his wife have used some of the money to buy cypress saplings. They hope to sell the trees for lumber in a few years to pay for their children’s education. Nichole Sobecki/for NPR hide caption toggle caption Nichole

Coverage of a North Korean ICBM missile test is displayed on a screen in a public square in Pyongyang on July 29. It was the country’s second missile test in less than a month. Kim Won-Jin/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kim Won-Jin/AFP/Getty Images Coverage of a North Korean ICBM missile test is displayed on

The author, Anne Noyes Saini, with her husband, Sajan Saini, and son Dev. Courtesy of Anne Noyes Saini hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of Anne Noyes Saini The author, Anne Noyes Saini, with her husband, Sajan Saini, and son Dev. Courtesy of Anne Noyes Saini I never intended to become a vegetarian – least of