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In November 2019, PJ Hahn, former director of Coastal Zone Management for Plaquemines Parish, stood in the spot where Cat Island once was. "To be standing there in three, four feet of water where the land used to be so beautiful. I remember pulling up to this island, the minute we got close the birds would fly off the island."

'Where The Land Used To Be,' Photos Show Louisiana Coast 10 Years After BP Oil Spill

Photographer Tyrone Turner documented the life and changes on Cat Island in the southeastern coastal area of the state before it disappeared.

Chelsea Manning is the author of "README.txt." (Courtesy)

Chelsea Manning's memoir reflects on tormented childhood, gender and value of freedom of information

Manning's is the tale of someone who believed in truth and freedom of information.

A special section called "Baby Land" at Sunset Gardens of Memory cemetery in Millstadt, Illinois, was created for the graves of children.

When gun violence ends young lives, these men prepare the graves

Just outside St. Louis, a cemetery for children sits on a hill. A wooden, weather-worn sign welcomes mourners to "Baby Land." The gravediggers who made the special spot work quietly in the shadows.

Students from Hunter College chant and hold up signs during a pro-Palestinian demonstration at the entrance of their campus in New York earlier this month.

His call for empathy has made this Jewish studies professor feel isolated

A professor of Jewish history at UCLA has tried to stake out some middle ground, where Jews and Palestinians on campus could safely stand and grieve for one another.

What Israel says its military has done toward its goal of eliminating Hamas

Israel has vowed to destroy Hamas and claims almost daily they are winning the war. Are they? What has Israel's military achieved and can they defeat Hamas militarily?

At least 24 journalists have been killed in the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza

The Committee to Protect Journalists says the fighting has already cost the lives of 20 Palestinian journalists, 3 Israelis and a Lebanese reporter.

Jun Bolisay, 62, a Miami resident for 27 years, begins to clean up his yard on Monday morning after Hurricane Irma passed through the area. The hurricane made landfall in the Florida Keys as a Category 4 storm on Sunday, lashing the state with 130 mph winds as it moved up Florida's west coast.

Irma Weakens To Tropical Depression As Storm Buffets Georgia

Irma leaves behind large swaths of damage in Florida and continues to dump heavy rain, but surge warnings have been discontinued.

Blythe Danner Lands First Leading Film Role In 'I'll See You In My Dreams'

NPR's Melissa Block speaks with Blythe Danner about her new film, I'll See You In My Dreams. It is the 72-year-old's first leading role in a film.

Mohammad Bilal, 17, from Afghanistan, plays on a swing at Bogovadja asylum center in central Serbia. He reached Serbia alone after smugglers in Iran put him in the trunk of a car alongside four other children with no water and amid scorching temperatures. "I thought that was my last day on earth," he says.

Afghans Are Among Thousands Of Migrants Hoping To Reach Europe Via Serbia

Some 5,000 refugees and migrants are in Serbia, trying to reach European Union countries. With EU leaders fearing an influx of refugees, "Serbia is in a difficult position," says a refugees' advocate.

Alfafar, a suburb of Valencia, Spain, is suffering from a poor economy and high unemployment. A quarter of homes are abandoned. Here, a cafe is still open on the ground floor of an abandoned municipal building in Alfafar's Orba neighborhood, but upper floors used to house shops. A pair of Spanish architects hopes to revitalize the high-density housing in this working-class area.

Not A Group House, Not A Commune: Europe Experiments With Co-Housing

From urban high-density housing to rural communal living, Europeans are using the principle of co-housing — in which neighbors share space and resources, depending on their needs.

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