Jun 07 One Photographer’s Experience Documenting Mentally Ill Inmates By Victoria Fleischer For her project "Trapped," photographer Jenn Ackerman spent months in the Correctional Psychiatric Treatment Unit (CPTU) of the Kentucky State Reformatory to learn about the experiences of the mentally ill confined in the prison system. Continue reading
Jun 05 One Photographer’s Experience Documenting Mentally Ill Inmates By Victoria Fleischer Minneapolis photographer Jenn Ackerman spent months in the Correctional Psychiatric Treatment Unit (CPTU) of the Kentucky State Reformatory to learn about the experiences of prisoners with mental illness. Continue reading
Jun 05 Clashes on Rise in Lebanon’s Tripoli By Larisa Epatko Clashes between Sunni Muslims and Alawites are increasing in Lebanon as Syria's civil war continues. Continue reading
May 14 Internet Cat Video Festival By Tom LeGro At the Internet Cat Video Festival in Oakland, Calif., around 6,000 people gathered on a late spring afternoon to celebrate all things feline and to watch nearly 70 minutes of hilarious cat web videos projected on a 10-story building after… Continue reading
May 06 Best and Worst Countries for Babies on Their First Day of Life By Jason Kane More than one million babies a year die on the day they are born according to a new report released by the international nonprofit Save the Children. The report ranks 186 countries based on the chances a baby will survive… Continue reading
May 01 Sunset at the Wagah Border By Larisa Epatko Every evening, Pakistani and Indian security forces conduct a flag-lowering ceremony at the Wagah border between the two countries. Continue reading
Apr 25 The George W. Bush Presidential Center By Tom LeGro The George W. Bush Presidential Center, set to open May 1, 2013, is home to the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum, the George W. Bush Institute and offices of the George W. Bush Foundation. Continue reading
Apr 17 Margaret Thatcher Laid to Rest in Britain By Larisa Epatko The funeral of Britain's former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in London on Wednesday brought out dignitaries and protesters alike. Continue reading
Apr 16 The Boston Marathon: From Triumph to Tragedy By Ellen Rolfes The 2013 Boston Marathon was marked by blood and chaos when two explosions went off near the finish line. Continue reading
Apr 10 Cosmetics Heir Lauder Donates $1 Billion in Cubist Art to Met By Tom LeGro Philanthropist Leonard A. Lauder, heir to the Estee Lauder estate, is giving New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art 78 signature Cubist paintings, drawings and sculptures valued at more than $1 billion. Here are highlights of the gift. Continue reading