This week, revelers in India celebrated Holi, an ancient religious festival primarily observed in India and Nepal. Celebrations begin with a giant bonfire at night and continue the next day with a free-for-all frolic of colored powder and water fights…
In Selma today, the town of about 20,000 people is roughly 80 percent black and more than 40 percent of residents live in poverty.
The cannonade ceased and guns fell suddenly silent across eastern Ukraine at midnight Saturday as a cease-fire between government forces and pro-Russian rebels took effect. As of Sunday afternoon, the truce held in much of the country, but rebels had…
Celebrations around the world are already underway for the Chinese New Year, which begins next Thursday, Feb. 19 and lasts until March 5. Often marked by fireworks and family feasts within China, customs and observances of 2015's Year of the…
Masked revelers turned out in style for the Carnival of Venice, a centuries-old, annual festival, which began as a way for Venetians to let loose in the days leading up to Lent. Nearly three million visitors flock to the islands…

By Victoria Fleischer
Photographer Mia Collis captures the story of Boxgirls, a program that teaches boxing and life skill to young girls growing up in the Kariobangi slum of Nairobi, Kenya.
Cassini spacecraft's cosmic photos bring the world 'along for the ride'…
The New York Police Department's facial identification unit might not quite measure up to Hollywood standards, but they are on the cusp of a big change in the way police do their job. Miles O'Brien examines the software that turned…
The Power of Finding Photos After Tragedy…
Crowdsourced Sleuthing Offers Extra Eyes and Ears, Some Wrong Turns…
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