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Outcry Over Photo Showing The Face Of A Girl Allegedly Being Raped

A firestorm has erupted over the ethics of using that image on Facebook to promote a photo contest — and the broader issue of how Western media depicts young women and girls in poor countries.

If you fly into Haines, Alaska, you'll be on a prop plane so small that your pilot will call the roll.

What It's Like To Live In A Small, Rural, Politically Divided Town

Politics in Haines, Alaska — population 2,500 — has grown intensely bitter lately, reflecting the volume and heat of national politics.

U.S. lawmakers are once again weighing changes to the popular but troubled H-1B work visa.

Trump May Weigh In On H-1B Visas, But Major Reform Depends On Congress

President Trump has said he wants to crack down on abuses and protect American workers. But it's Congress that holds the power to fundamentally reform the program, and work there is underway.

Maxima Guerrero and Daniel Rodriguez canvass for votes in Phoenix. Rodriguez moved to the U.S. with his mother when he was a child, and is undocumented. "The best thing I can do now," he says, "is organize those that can [vote], and make them vote for me."

Arizona Immigration Activists Mobilize Latino Vote

Maricopa County, Ariz., which for years has been ground zero in the debate over immigration, is now the center of an interesting trend. Undocumented immigrants inspired by the state's tough immigration law are among those mobilizing Latino citizens to vote in the November presidential election.

Nigella Lawson is a British food writer and one of <em>Morning Edition</em>'s go-to cooking experts.

Nigella Lawson Helps Listener Cook Her Eclectic Cupboard

Morning Edition's new project, Cook Your Cupboard, invites cooks to send in photos of food items they aren't sure how to use. In our first installment, NPR listener Marcy Misner has beans, vinegar and almond milk, and food writer Nigella Lawson gives her some guidance on where to go from there.

Miranda Lambert performing in April at the Academy of Country Music Awards, where she won best song, best record and best female vocalist for the fourth year in a row. The Lambert Effect has opened doors for many of the new hopefuls blending hard country sounds with feminist-aware attitudes.

Country Music's Year Of The Woman

Nashville the city, Nashville the TV show, close-harmony groups and two financially viable, independent-minded singers have shattered country music's glass ceiling — and the year's only half over.

With Brilliant.org, students around the world can get challenged with high-level concepts and problems.

Giving Brightest Kids The 'Cram School' Experience, Online

Brilliant.org is an online hub for the world's most promising young minds to come together, connect, and see how they measure up against one another.

Hollywood's version of <em>Iron Man 3</em> shown in China played down the rather unfortunately named baddie, The Mandarin, played by Ben Kingsley.

Hollywood's New Strategy: Supporting Chinese-Made Blockbusters

American studios are working hard to play well in China's gigantic — and growing — movie market, all while negotiating complex rules and competing with popular domestic films.

What Makes The 'Smartest Kids In The World'?

Compared to the rest of the world, American schools don't stack up like they used to. But what's the best way to educate children? Author Amanda Ripley followed students and teachers across the globe to find out for her new book, The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way.

The question isn't whether former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will run for president in 2016 but whether she will stop, say the authors of a new book.

Authors Of New Hillary Clinton Book: She Never Stopped Running

For HRC, their new book about Hillary Clinton's time as the nation's secretary of state, political reporters Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes gained unusual access to Hillaryworld. In fact, they talked to Clinton herself. They spoke with It's All Politics about some of what they learned.

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