Feb 09 Photos: The questionable items TSA finds in people’s carry-on bags By Colleen Shalby TSA's Instagram feed is filled with photos of apprehended items you'll be happy made the no-fly list. Continue reading
Feb 07 Photos: Life in the Mississippi Delta in the 1980s and 90s By Brian Epstein, Daniel Costa-Roberts Photographer Birney Imes spent more than 20 years wandering through the Mississippi Delta region capturing images of the lives he came upon. Continue reading
Feb 04 Photos: South Korean teens dream of becoming the next K-pop star By Ariel Min Kim Si-yoon doesn't keep the schedule of a typical 9-year-old. Up by 7:30 a.m. for school, followed by hours of voice training, piano lessons, dance lessons and a private English tutor session, she is on a strict path to K-pop… Continue reading
Jan 26 Photos: Obama takes in India’s grand Republic Day parade By Muneeza Naqvi, Associated Press NEW DELHI -- President Barack Obama on Monday took in a grand display of Indian military hardware, marching bands and elaborately dressed camels, becoming the first American leader to be honored as chief guest at India's annual Republic Day festivities. Continue reading
Jan 24 Photos: Dog sled derby mushes through Czech Republic By News Desk Each year, racers from all over Europe arrive at the village of Destne in the Orlicke mountains in Czech Republic to take part in the Sedivackuv Long dog sled race. Continue reading
Jan 23 Photos: Children of Auschwitz share stories of survival By Ariel Min Maria Stroinska was 12 when she was sent to the Nazi concentration camps at Auschwitz. Imre Varsanyi was 14 and the only member of his family to survive. Zofia Wareluk was born in the camp, two weeks before thousands of… Continue reading
Jan 09 Photo essay: Remnants of the trillion-dollar war in Afghanistan rust in the desert By Joshua Barajas At its peak, the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan swelled to 140,000 in 2010 when Obama ordered a "surge" to counter the growing insurgency. Now, the U.S. is tasked in dismantling its operations throughout Afghanistan to house the incoming… Continue reading
Jan 07 Photo essay: The bizarre, brilliant and useful inventions of Cuban DIY engineers By Travis Daub, Jenny Marder Long walled off from world trade and modern technology, Cuba has developed a robust culture of DIY engineers who turn household items into useful inventions. Water pump motors propel bicycles, clothes dryers are repurposed into coconut shredders. Cuban artist Ernesto… Continue reading
Dec 30 An Oval Office face-plant, Obama in a tiara, and other moments caught by White House photographers in 2014 By Nora Daly If your childhood photo happens to prominently feature the leader of the free world, then there is a good chance it will wind up in chief official White House photographer Pete Souza’s yearly photo round-up. Continue reading
Dec 06 My colleague Luke Somers and the photos he took before his capture and death at the hands of Al-Qaida By Tik Root Photojournalist Luke Somers was captured by militants in Yemen last year. The 33-year old appeared in a video released by Al-Qaida’s branch in Yemen Thursday. Continue reading