In the town of Juntas, in the city of Buenaventura, Colombia, the community gathers for Holy Week every year to celebrate the Manacillos festival, an ancestral ritual originating in the upper part of the Yurumangui River.
The aurora borealis did not disappoint on Thursday night, with stargazers reporting seeing the stunning light show from across the U.S. — as far south as Texas and Florida — and Europe.
After his father was killed by Israeli settlers raiding his village in the central West Bank, he says, 15-year-old Noor Assi sometimes envies other teens, but says, "I have a family to take care of."
A year has passed since the Oct. 7 attack on Israel and the start of its war in Gaza. Here's a look at some key moments from photojournalists on the ground.
The small western North Carolina towns of Marshall and Hot Springs were wrecked by historic floods caused by Tropical Storm Helene's rainfall. Days later, residents are just starting the cleanup.
Helena Soholm, a Korean American shaman and transpersonal psychologist, integrates Western and Indigenous systems of knowledge to facilitate healing and growth in modern, technologically advanced societies.
For its 20th anniversary, the DC Jazz Festival featured performances throughout the Washington, D.C., area culminating in a weekend jam-packed with performances stretched across several venues at The Wharf in Southwest Washington.
Reporters for NPR traveled across North and South Dakota to see the challenges older adults in rural areas face when they need medical care — and to see what it's like for the people trying to help.
From salamanders and salmon to bears and mountain lions, David Herasimtschuk's images illustrate not only the beauty of the forests and their creatures but the symbiotic relationships that are vital to the forests’ health and the planet’s welfare.
