Enlarge this image Ganshu province, where the family lived, is one of China’s poorest. Above, rural residents do their washing. Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images Ganshu province, where the family lived, is one of China’s poorest. Above, rural residents do their washing. Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images The story is as tragic

Enlarge this image Supporters gather at the North Carolina State Capitol in April in support of a law that regulates which bathrooms people can use and blocks local governments in the state from extending anti-discrimination protections to LGBT people. Gerry Broome/AP hide caption toggle caption Gerry Broome/AP Supporters gather at the North Carolina State Capitol

An assailant at a mall in St. Cloud, Minnesota stabbed at least eight people before the suspect was shot dead by an off-duty police officer, authorities said. Police say he was “reportedly wearing a private security uniform” and began attacking shoppers at Crossroads Center just after 8 p.m., as Minnesota Public Radio’s Tim Nelson told

Enlarge this image “The Soiling of Old Glory,” was taken on April 5th, 1976, during the Boston busing desegregation protests. Stanley Forman/Boston Herald American hide caption toggle caption Stanley Forman/Boston Herald American “The Soiling of Old Glory,” was taken on April 5th, 1976, during the Boston busing desegregation protests. Stanley Forman/Boston Herald American We all

Enlarge this image New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (R) visits the scene of an explosion on West 23rd Street Sept. 18, 2016 in New York. An explosion rocked one of the most fashionable neighborhoods of New York, injuring 29 people, one seriously, a week after America’s financial capital marked the 15th anniversary of the 9/11

Enlarge this image Mohamad Shatara registers a Muslim man to vote. Asma Khalid/NPR hide caption toggle caption Asma Khalid/NPR Mohamad Shatara registers a Muslim man to vote. Asma Khalid/NPR Muslims are a tiny fraction of the U.S. population, making up somewhere around one percent, according to the Pew Research Center. But a lot of Muslims

Enlarge this image Canadian author W.P. Kinsella standing on the baseball field before game five of the 1992 World Series between Toronto Blue Jays and Atlanta Braves in Toronto, Ontario. Rusty Kennedy/AP hide caption toggle caption Rusty Kennedy/AP Canadian author W.P. Kinsella standing on the baseball field before game five of the 1992 World Series

Enlarge this image Jeffrey Wood has been studying at the Hopkins-Nanjing Center for Chinese and American Studies. He is now preparing for a career as a diplomat. Anthony Kuhn/NPR hide caption toggle caption Anthony Kuhn/NPR Jeffrey Wood has been studying at the Hopkins-Nanjing Center for Chinese and American Studies. He is now preparing for a

Enlarge this image Donald Trump in 2011 speaking to reporters in New Hampshire after President Obama released his long-form birth certificate. Trump said he was “very proud” to have forced the White House’s decision. Jim Cole/AP hide caption toggle caption Jim Cole/AP Donald Trump in 2011 speaking to reporters in New Hampshire after President Obama

Enlarge this image Universities and drug companies that use human volunteers for research face tough new rules designed to make sure that valuable information from these volunteers is widely available, not only to the volunteers themselves but to scientists trying to advance medical science. The rules currently on the books are confusing and often ignored.

Arizona’s attorney general will issue new guidance about the state’s immigration enforcement law, as part of an agreement with a coalition of immigrant rights groups who will drop their legal challenges to the controversial Senate Bill 1070 that took effect in 2010. Several key provisions of the law were thrown out back in 2012, when

Enlarge this image Tim Page, former music critic for The Washington Post, is rebuilding his life after a traumatic brain injury in July 2015. Maggie Smith/Courtesy of University of Southern California hide caption toggle caption Maggie Smith/Courtesy of University of Southern California Tim Page, former music critic for The Washington Post, is rebuilding his life