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The movement that led to sit-ins all over the country and contributed to the dissolution of segregation began with four college students in Greensboro, N.C. On the 50th anniversary of the Woolworth's sit-ins, this timeline highlights their exponential growth and impact on segregation law.

As computers and automated systems increasingly take the jobs humans once held, entire professions are now extinct. Click through the gallery above to see examples of endangered professions, from milkman to telegrapher, and hear from people who once filled those oft-forgotten jobs.

They play different sports and come from different schools. But the parallels are remarkable between the NBA's instant star, Jeremy Lin, and the NFL's sudden sensation, Tim Tebow — both on the field (or court) and off.

More than 35 years ago, the USS Kirk, a small U.S. Navy ship, had a big role in the rescue of thousands of South Vietnamese refugees. Some of the sailors and those they saved told their story to NPR.

Over 190 countries, including the United States, are taking part in a conference to evaluate global progress in counteracting climate change and set new goals. The Copenhagen conference began Dec. 7. This interactive shows emission trends and warming indicators over the last two decades.

Viktoria Nasyrova was convicted in February and sentenced this week in New York. Her lawyer says she'll eventually likely get deported back to Russia — where she's wanted for a 2014 murder.

In 2023, a record number of states have passed rules or legislation to eliminate youth gender-affirming care, but a record number of states have also moved to protect care for trans youth and adults.

A team of researchers from NYU spent two years plucking away mice hair to watch what happened when it grew back. They noticed a stem cell malfunction that may explain your silver strands.

"He's giving us hope this neighborhood will come back to life," says a neighbor in the apartment building in Kharkiv damaged during Russia's invasion.

In 2009, then-Veterans Affairs head Eric Shinseki declared that all homeless veterans would have housing by 2015. New Orleans has made big strides, but in Los Angeles, the problem persists.