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A woman burns headscarves during a demonstration in support of Kurdish Iranian woman Mahsa Amini during a protest on Sunday on Place de la Republique in Paris, following Amini's death in Iran.

Around the world, protesters take to the streets in solidarity with Iranian women

The gatherings are an echo of the protests that have erupted in Iran since the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who had been detained by the country's so-called morality police.

A view of downtown Oxford, N.C., near Main Street.

Everyday people were civil rights heroes, too. This is the story of one town's fight

In 1970, the murder of a Black man in Oxford, N.C., led ordinary people to take extraordinary action. In a country that still struggles with race, stories like theirs show that the past is not dead.

Heather Ahmed digs out after an intense lake-effect snowstorm impacted the Buffalo, New York, area on Saturday.

Photos: See the aftermath of massive snowfall in the Buffalo area

Western New York got even more snow on Saturday after a storm hit the region on Friday.

Bills targeting trans youth are growing more common — and radically reshaping lives

An NPR analysis finds that over the past two years, state lawmakers introduced more than 300 bills targeting trans people. Most of this legislation, 86%, takes aim at the rights of trans youth.

Mazzy, age 9, and Ransom, age 6, were adopted by Gary and Cassie Walker after their biological parents got caught up in the opioid epidemic. The Walkers have adopted or fostered nine Cherokee kids during the drug crisis.

Opioids are devastating Cherokee families. The tribe has a $100 million plan to heal

The fentanyl crisis is hitting young people hard, and the highest death rates are in Native American communities. The Cherokee Nation is working to help young families recover.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov chairs a United Nations Security Council meeting on defending the principles of the U.N. Charter in New York Monday.

Latest on Ukraine: Russia runs U.N. Security Council as China runs damage control

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Ibrahim Muslimani, 30, speaks to a class about a piece of music blending different eras and languages at the Nefes Foundation for Arts and Culture, which he founded in 2016, in Gaziantep, Turkey, on Nov. 22, 2022.

A music school uniting Syrian and Turkish cultures survives the massive earthquake

A handful of students return to a school in Gaziantep, Turkey, that seeks to help revive old Syrian and Turkish music and integrate refugees.

<strong>Left:</strong> "You can feel the stares. Yes, I'm here, I'm bald, and I exist. What about it?" Faith Williams <strong>Right:</strong> "This journey takes you through radical acceptance. You're going outside, showing your true self. I am not hiding." Jennifer Gadosky

Creators of 'I Like Your Hair' hope to change how people with alopecia are treated

September is Alopecia Awareness Month — a time to educate people about the condition and to support those who live with it.

Serena Ashun is a team member at Hugs Greenhouse in McKinney, Texas.

Employment helps adults with intellectual disabilities see what they're capable of

One photographer explores what employment means to those in the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities community.

Alva Sulaty stands in front of her home in North Port, Fla., on Wednesday, Oct. 5, one week after Hurricane Ian roared through her neighborhood.

North Port residents start sorting through the wreckage of Hurricane Ian

The town of North Port, Fla., was hit hard by Hurricane Ian, and then days of river flooding. As the waters start to recede, residents are starting to dry out and take stock of the damage.

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