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New data show that the Trump administration has significantly expanded its staffing in the past year, especially in the White House counsel's office. Above, the White House in a 2017 file photo.

As Investigations Ramp Up, Trump Has Expanded White House Counsel's Office

For the first time, President Trump is spending more on staff than Barack Obama did during his final year as president.

Former Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig sits outside his luxury suite to watch the Milwaukee Brewers game at Miller Park. His new book reveals how he navigated tumultuous events in his career like the devastating player strike and the spread of performance-enhancing drugs.

Candid And Sometimes Angry, Bud Selig's New Book May Surprise You

In For the Good of the Game, the former Major League Baseball commissioner offers a stark contrast to his public persona when he led the sport for 22 years.

NPR sent photographers to locations across the country to document the stark differences between school districts right next to each other. This is what they saw.

PHOTOS: Where The Kids Across Town Grow Up With Very Different Schools

NPR sent photographers across the country to document the stark differences between school districts right next to each other. This is what they saw.

Tania and her husband, Joseph, stand in the kitchen of the space they are sharing with other migrants at a shelter in Juárez, Mexico. She and her husband are from Honduras and are seeking asylum in the U.S. Tania witnessed her mother's slaying back home.

Asylum-Seekers Waiting In Mexico Navigate A Shifting U.S. Court System

For one family fleeing violence in Honduras, the past is terrifying, the present is confusing, and the future is uncertain. They recently visited an El Paso immigration court as they seek asylum.

This costume, with corn husks and feathers and paper flowers, is worn by a member of a dance group that gathers in cemeteries and other places to mark Day of the Dead festivities (called Xantolo, the word written above the mask). The idea of combining a skeletal mask with European fashion was devised by the Mexican artist Jose Guadalupe Posada, who lived in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

A Photographer's Vision Of The Magical Masks Of Mexico

On festivals that range from Day of the Dead to Easter, Mexicans hide their true identity behind fantastic masks that conjure up both indigenous — and European — traditions.

Astronaut Neil Armstrong took the majority of the photos while he was on the moon with Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin. As a result, most pictures of an astronaut on the moon during Apollo 11 are of Aldrin. This is one of the rare photos of Armstrong.

Seeing Apollo Through The Eyes Of Astronauts

Five former NASA astronauts who flew on space missions reflect on some of the awe-inspiring photos from Apollo 11, the first lunar landing flight.

Matthew Slick is silhouetted by the purple light as the Navajo Council Chamber is lit in rainbow colors for Pride on June 28 in Window Rock, Ariz., the capital of the Navajo Nation.

Navajo Nation's LGBTQ Pride Event Celebrates A Return To The Culture's History

Last month, photographer Cayla Nimmo documented the scenes of Diné Pride in Window Rock, Ariz. The festivities were in the shadow of the Navajo Nation's same-sex marriage ban.

The Candylicious store in the Dubai Mall in the United Arab Emirates.

Study: Sugar Rules The World And Ruins Teeth

The authors of a new study say dental health is especially bad in low- and middle-income countries — and that Big Sugar works to make sure soda and candy aren't targeted as cavity culprits.

Moon Rocks Still Awe, And Scientists Hope To Get Their Hands On More

Fifty years ago, Apollo astronauts collected their first moon rocks. Those samples are still being studied to mine lunar secrets. And scientists are hoping to get access to more of them soon.

U.S. Marines with the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment pushed to secure parts of Helmand province ahead of the 2009 Afghanistan presidential election.

An Artist And A Warrior: Colleague Remembers Fallen NPR Photographer David Gilkey

Seven years ago, NPR's David Gilkey was killed while on assignment in Afghanistan. A longtime colleague pays tribute to his life and passion: "He played the role of witness for us all."

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