photo essay

Young Photographer Documents Egypt’s Revolution

By Extra DA

Eighteen-year-old Egyptian student and photographer Yasser Alaa has been documenting his country's recent revolution from behind the lens of a camera, most recently attending protests that sprang up after the country's longtime dictator, Hosni Mubarak, stepped down.

The Return of the Gray Wolf

By Mike Fritz, Miles O'Brien

Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports on the successful return of a once endangered species now caught in the crosshairs of cattle ranchers.

Graffiti of Tahrir Square

By Larisa Epatko

Messages of hope and relief line the walls of Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt.

Walter Reed Closes the Door on an Era

By Francine Uenuma

After more than a century, the storied Walter Reed Army Medical Center is closing its doors. Patients are being transferred to Bethesda Naval Hospital in Maryland, which will officially become Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

Is There Anything Funny About America’s Jobs Problem?

By Elizabeth Shell

Today we thought we would give you a lighter take on the U.S. unemployment situation. We've rounded up some of our favorite recent political cartoons, which we hope will make you laugh about a subject that these days has made…

The 10th Anniversary of 9/11

By Francine Uenuma

Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush gathered to honor victims of the 9/11 attacks Sunday morning at the World Trade Center memorial site in New York.

Children’s Drawings of 9/11

By Vanessa Dennis

This slideshow compares children's drawings of 9/11, done in 2001 following the attack and again in 2011 ten years later.

‘Aftermath’: Photos of Ground Zero by Joel Meyerowitz

By Tom LeGro

In first days after 9/11, one photographer was allowed into Ground Zero in New York. Joel Meyerowitz spent months amassing roughly 8,000 images of the destruction and the heroic efforts at the site of the World Trade Center.

The Artwork of Saif al-Islam Gadhafi

By Tom LeGro

Saif al-Islam Gadhafi, the son of Moammar Gadhafi and would-be heir to Libya, is vowing not to surrender to the Libyan rebels. As recently as 2010, under very different circumstances, the perception of Saif al-Islam Gadhafi was much different as…

The Best and Worst Countries for Babies

By Talea Miller

From1990 to 2009, annual newborn deaths decreased from 4.6 million to 3.3 million worldwide. Find out which countries with a population over 1 million performed best and which were the worst.