Emporia, Kansas is home to rolling prairies, wheat fields, and the world’s biggest frisbee golf tournament. But the reason we went there: the National Teacher Hall of Fame, which gives the place it’s most revered title, Teacher Town USA. In 1989 the members of the Emporia local school board and Emporia State University asked, ‘Why

Workers dismantle metal detectors early Tuesday outside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City. Mahmoud Illean/AP hide caption toggle caption Mahmoud Illean/AP Workers dismantle metal detectors early Tuesday outside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City. Mahmoud Illean/AP Israel has removed controversial metal detectors at the entrance to a holy site in Jerusalem,

LGBT pride celebrations took place in mid-July in Seoul. “In comparison to other [pride celebrations] in the world, there’s more protest out here,” says actor Lee Sang-hoon (far right, in pink). “But it makes me want to fight against them and it makes me want to win.” Seung-il Ryu/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption toggle

“It beeped in the envelope. That’s how we knew.” Leslie Conrad is the director of Clemson Outdoor Lab in Pendleton, S.C., which runs several different camps during the summer. Clemson bans cellphones and other electronic devices for campers. That makes sense. We traditionally think of summer camp as a place to swim in the lake

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner is set to appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee this morning. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP White House senior adviser Jared Kushner is set to appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee this morning. Evan Vucci/AP “I did not collude, nor know of anyone else in the

A man holds a sign that says “Constitution” at a demonstration Monday in front of the presidential palace in Warsaw, Poland. Alik Keplicz/AP hide caption toggle caption Alik Keplicz/AP A man holds a sign that says “Constitution” at a demonstration Monday in front of the presidential palace in Warsaw, Poland. Alik Keplicz/AP In a surprise

A fisherman holds out a fish for a seal off of a boat owned by Carlos Rafael in New Bedford, Mass. Rafael was the biggest fishing magnate in America’s most lucrative port. As he faces sentencing for a scheme to cheat fishing quotas, many worry about the fate of local jobs if his empire is

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets President Trump’s Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt in Jerusalem on June 21. Handout/Amos Ben Gershom/GPO/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Handout/Amos Ben Gershom/GPO/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets President Trump’s Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt in Jerusalem on June 21. Handout/Amos Ben Gershom/GPO/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

As the drought has extended into yet another rainy season, some herders walk for hours to get to this dam. Eyder Peralta/NPR hide caption toggle caption Eyder Peralta/NPR As the drought has extended into yet another rainy season, some herders walk for hours to get to this dam. Eyder Peralta/NPR Out here, in West Pokot

Jenipher Sanni with the bike she used to get to and from school. Courtesy of Jenipher Sanni hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of Jenipher Sanni Jenipher Sanni with the bike she used to get to and from school. Courtesy of Jenipher Sanni At 14, Jenipher Sanni married a man who already had a wife and

The DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. was transformed into a competitive robotics arena, when teenagers from 157 countries gathered for the FIRST Global Challenge on July 17. Liam James Doyle/NPR hide caption toggle caption Liam James Doyle/NPR The DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. was transformed into a competitive robotics arena, when teenagers from

Aaron Albaugh runs a cattle ranch in Lassen County, in Northern California. Living in a remote area, he says he’s learned to “do without” a lot of things, including health care. April Dembosky/KQED hide caption toggle caption April Dembosky/KQED Aaron Albaugh runs a cattle ranch in Lassen County, in Northern California. Living in a remote