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Terrence Floyd, brother of George Floyd, is working with the organization Confront Art to release 9,000 non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, on mintNFT.com on April 15 in a campaign to raise funds for various charities. Here, he speaks at the unveiling of sculptures of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and the late Rep. John Lewis in New York City on Sept. 30, 2021.

9,000 digital art NFTs are being released to raise funds in George Floyd's memory

In the fight to get justice for his brother's murder, Terrence Floyd has turned to the unlikeliest corners to do just that: NFTs — or non-fungible tokens.

In Paris, an art collector paid $1.2 million for a receipt

The receipt dates back to an exhibition in the 1950s. French artist Yves Klein charged money to see his so-called invisible art. He later sold the art for gold and gave receipts.

The RNC is severing ties with the nonprofit that runs presidential debates

The Republican National Committee voted unanimously on Thursday to withdraw from the Commission on Presidential Debates, calling the organization biased.

Bilquis Edhi watched over abandoned children in cradles at the Edhi orphanage in Karachi in 2010. Over the years, thousands of children have been left in the network of cradles outside Edhi centers she set up across Pakistan.

Pakistani humanitarian Bilquis Edhi has died

She was the widow of Abdul Sattar Edhi, founder of Pakistan's best-known social services network. A nurse, she worked alongside her husband and focused especially on the welfare of children and women.

Zack Tahhan, a witness who reportedly notified police of Frank James' whereabouts, gives an interview after leaving the 9th Precinct where James is currently being held in police custody for his connection to Monday's shooting in a subway station.

$50,000 reward for info leading to the suspected subway shooter will be split 5 ways

Authorities are not officially releasing their names, but several people have already stepped into the spotlight, claiming credit for their role in helping NYPD officers capture the alleged gunman.

Left: Edwardo Benavides and his son Jonathon Benavides Reyes are migrants from La Unión, El Salvador. They took this portrait at an informal migrant camp in the border city of Reynosa, Mexico. Right: Stephanie Solano, 17, from Zacapa, Guatemala takes a portrait of herself at the camp in Reynosa.

Sony photo awards: Computers on horseback, magnificent mountains, bathing elephants

The 2022 Sony World Photography Award-winners include a photo of a man in Argentina transporting computers on horseback and twin sisters at a Buddhist monastery in Myanmar.

President George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin speak during a visit to Crawford High School in Crawford, Texas, on Nov. 15, 2001. The appearance wrapped up a summit of the newly elected presidents in Texas.

With Bush in 2001, Putin sought to charm students at a rural Texas high school

Back in 2001, Vladimir Putin was seeking respect from world leaders while pledging a new openness in Russia. That's what brought him to tiny Crawford, Texas, at the invite of President George W. Bush.

Women face disproportionate attacks online. One expert shares some of the details

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with disinformation researcher Nina Jankowicz about her new book, How to Be a Woman Online: Surviving Abuse and Harassment, and How to Fight Back.

What life is like in the Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv

Mykolaiv sits near the edge of Russian-occupied areas of the country. We visit on the eve of an expected new Russian offensive in the area.

What appears to be blood and broken glass on the sidewalk outside the AirBnB rental property a shooting took place at a house party in Pittsburgh early Sunday morning.

Airbnb plans legal action against guest who booked property where a shooting happened

The shooting took place during a party, attended by many underage people, at an Airbnb property in the city's North Side, police said. There were at least 90 rounds fired.

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