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After years of feeling shame about their gender identity, Ian Morton says they turned to conceptual self-portraiture as a way to understand pride.

I Was Told To Hide My Gender Nonconformity. My Photography Helped Me Break Free

When a therapist asked what pride means to them, non-conforming/nonbinary photographer Ian Morton didn't know what to say. They turned to photography to help find an answer.

Poornima Peri, who lives in Melbourne, Australia, with her two sons. Aarit (left), now age 4, is India staying with his grandmother. His mother had planned to pick him up but "from March [2020] onward it was total lockdown," she says. Because of continuing travel restrictions, she fears it might be another year before they can reunite. "It's going to be really heartbreaking," she says.

Aussies Stranded Abroad Include Hundreds Of Kids, Folks Short On Cash

Pandemic travel regulations are frustrating parents whose children are visiting family in other countries and those who can't afford the cost of a ticket and a two-week hotel quarantine upon return.

Joseph Hardebeck, a senior Navy corpsman, is greeted by his daughter's Zoey, 9, and Adalie, 7, after receiving the Purple Heart at an award ceremony at Southern California's Camp Pendleton on Thursday.

A Navy Corpsman Receives A Purple Heart. He Didn't Think He Deserved It

About 1.8 million people have received the Purple Heart for being wounded or killed in combat. A recent recipient says many merit the award but feel their injuries were too minor to pursue it.

Danita Bilozaze, alongside her daughter Dani, celebrated the completion of her master's degree in education with a portrait session last year at Kye Bay in Comox Valley, British Columbia. Bilozaze's studies focused on Indigenous language revitalization.

She Struggled To Reclaim Her Indigenous Name. She Hopes Others Have It Easier

A new Canadian policy answers a 2015 call for government action. Danita Bilozaze hopes it means that no one will face the resistance she did to rescue her name from a history of forced assimilation.

Crews are preparing to demolish the rest of the condo building that partially collapsed in Surfside, Fla., as a storm approaches.

Tropical Storm Elsa Nears Florida As Crews Prepare To Demolish Remains Of Condo

Officials say the unstable building poses a threat to the people involved in ongoing search operations. A storm expected to hit parts of Florida has exacerbated concerns.

Traffic on Interstate 95 was diverted for hours after a group of armed men fled from police near Wakefield, Mass. on Saturday. Massachusetts state police say 11 suspects have been taken into custody.

I-95 Partially Closed For Hours After Police Standoff With Armed Men

Eleven people were taken into custody after a standoff with law enforcement for several hours. The heavily armed men said they were part of a group called Rise of the Moors.

Fireworks burst over Washington Monument at the National Mall during Independence Day celebrations on July 4, 2020.

Seeking A Path Back To A Glorious Fourth As COVID Clouds Begin To Part

The hopeful message of the moment is that in various ways we are finding our way — maybe even approaching the normal that we never imagined we could miss so much.

Climate Change And Heat Waves Have Brutal Effect On U.S. Cities' Infrastructure

After a brutal heatwave in the Pacific Northwest, NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Vivek Shandas of Portland State University about the impact climate change is having on cities.

A California Town Has No Reliable Running Water During A Heat Wave

Teviston is home to some 700 people, mostly farmworkers. Since early June, residents have been forced to use stored and bottled water after the pump in the town's only functioning well broke down.

COVID-19 Recedes In Prisons, But Conditions Could Spell Future Outbreaks

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Katie Park of The Marshall Project about tracking COVID-19 in prisons.

Life Kit: How To Beat The Heat

Amid a record heatwave in parts of the country, NPR's Life Kit brings us so tips to stay safe and cool during this extreme heat.

Restorative Justice Can Hold Alleged Abusers Like Cosby Accountable, Advocate Says

NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with professor Jenn Jackson about the reversal of Bill Cosby's conviction and why they think restorative justice can ensure accountability and give victims closure.

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