photo essay

Photos: Anti-Islam protest held outside Islamic community center in Phoenix

By News Desk

Approximately 250 people gathered in front of the Islamic Community Center of Phoenix on Friday during evening prayers, carrying signs decrying Islam as well as Sharia law and terrorism.

Photos: National Spelling Bee ends in a tie for second year in a row

By Colleen Shalby

Until last year, the Scripps National Spelling Bee hadn’t seen a tie for more than five decades. Last night's 88th championship marked the second year in a row that ended in a tie.

Photos: Afghan soldiers bear brunt of attacks as war winds down

By Larisa Epatko

The withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan originally scheduled for 2014 was extended through the end of this year. It’s one of the realities of the long-standing war and part of the effort to preserve hard-fought gains.

‘I won’t eat no more ice cream’ and other propaganda posters of WWI

By Larisa Epatko

During World War I, posters beckoned civilians to join the armed forces and beseeched State-side warriors to conserve wheat and sugar, all in the name of helping the troops.

Asking for help at 80 — America’s new faces of hunger

By Ariel Min

The warm sands and tony neighborhoods in Naples, Florida, give it the name “Paradise Coast.” But for seniors struggling to keep food on the table, it’s far from a paradise.

Photos: Capturing the slick from California’s oil spill

By Ariel Min, Joshua Barajas

For most of the week, hundreds of clean-up workers have collected globs of black goo and scrubbed rocks coated with the sticky substance to restore a California beach that was contaminated with oil.

Photos: Hysteria surrounds Britain’s newest royal baby

By Andrew Mach

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, gave birth to a baby girl Saturday morning, Kensington Palace announced.

Photos: Playground drama is the same for kids around the world

By Ariel Min

When photographer James Mollison set out to capture different school playgrounds across the world, he was surprised by something that in retrospect was obvious but which hadn't occurred to him before.

Photo essay: Exploring the genderqueer community

By Corinne Segal

A project by photographer Chloe Aftel aims to give greater visibility to the diversity of gender beyond “male” and “female.” For her series “Genderqueer,” Aftel photographed self-identified genderqueer individuals in their homes in an effort to explore a community that she says…

Photos: Massive earthquake strikes Nepal

By Triana Kalmanoff

One day after the 7.8 magnitude earthquake ravaged Nepal on Saturday, a series of aftershocks have continued to shake the region, one of which measured 6.6 on the Richter scale.