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Tobiron Nessa, 45, is the only member of her immediate family whom the Indian government recognizes as a citizen. Her husband and five children have all been left off the National Register of Citizens even though she says all have Indian birth certificates.

Millions In India Face Uncertain Future After Being Left Off Citizenship List

The northeastern state of Assam left some 4 million people, mostly Muslims, off its citizenship register last year. At the same time, India is seeking to offer citizenship to non-Muslim foreigners.

<em>Ask Me Another</em>'s house musician Jonathan Coulton leads a music parody game alongside Ophira Eisenberg at the Bell House in Brooklyn, New York.

Odes To Codes

Contestants get crackin' in this music parody where song lyrics have been changed to different types of code.

Marily Oppezzo: How Can Taking A Walk Spark Creative Ideas?

If you're experiencing a creative block or feeling uninspired, Marily Oppezzo has a solution: take a walk. She explains how walking helps us to get out of our heads and generate out-of-the-box ideas.

After this week's crossover deadline, bills that have cleared the House or Senate in NC have the chance to become law.

NC Politics Roundup: What Legislation Has Legs

Thursday marked the crossover deadline in the North Carolina General Assembly: a moment at which bills must receive approval from either chamber or...

Commandos Cédric de Pierrepont (left) and Alain Bertoncello were killed during a rescue operation that freed four hostages in Burkina Faso, France's navy says.

2 French Commandos Die In Operation To Free 4 Hostages In Burkina Faso

France's military says it's mourning the men who died during the rescue of two French tourists, an American and a South Korean.

Sayeed Rehman, a 5-year-old Afghan boy, was delighted to get a new prosthetic leg that fits his growing body. His leg was amputated after he was caught in crossfire as a baby.

Viral Video Shows Afghan Boy's Happy Dance With New Prosthetic Leg

Thousands of people are enjoying the dance of a 5-year-old Afghan boy who was thrilled with a new prosthetic leg. The ongoing story of civilian (and child) casualties doesn't get the same attention.

Jazz Film 'Bolden' Mixes Fact And Fiction To Capture A Legendary Bandleader

Dan Pritzker's new film tells the story of Charles "Buddy" Bolden, a mythic jazz hero who burned so bright he burned himself out. Though striking and stylish, Bolden loses its grip in the final act.

Students in New York fill their lunch trays with hot food. In Rhode Island, a controversy over a plan to limit children to cold sandwiches if they had outstanding lunch balances was quickly reversed this week.

After Backlash, Rhode Island School District Rolls Back 'Lunch Shaming' Policy

Warwick Public Schools reversed its decision to bar students with delinquent debt from access to hot lunch meals after it was met with anger. An outpouring of donations has since erased the debts.

Cargo is unloaded from a container ship at the main port terminal in Long Beach, Calif., on Friday. Two days of trade talks between the U.S. and China ended without a deal to avert more tariffs.

U.S.-China Trade Talks End For Now, As Higher Tariffs Take Effect

Trade negotiators from the U.S. and China wrapped up two days of "candid and constructive" talks Friday but failed to reach agreement. The Trump administration imposed higher tariffs on Chinese goods.

A homemade sign hangs on the fence surrounded Paradise Elementary School. The school was destroyed by the fire and the rubble is now being bulldozed and cleaned up.

6 Months After Paradise Burned, Trauma Endures For Kids And Adults

Mental health specialists working in the area of the deadly Camp Fire are seeing a second wave of trauma from survivors. But counseling services are in short supply.

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