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Native American teenagers participate in a drum circle dance during the College Horizons summer retreat for prospective students at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wi.

How Native Students Can Succeed In College: 'Be As Tough As The Land That Made You'

Native Americans make up less than 1 percent of students in college. Many say they feel invisible, without access to elite campuses. One program helps them leverage their heritage and identity.

A golden wildebeest, also known as a gnu, grazes in South Africa.

He Thinks He Caught TB From A Wildebeest

It's one of those diseases that doesn't get a lot of attention: a strain of tuberculosis contracted from animals and responsible for 13,000 deaths a year.

There may be growing chorus of veggie cheerleaders, but don't assume most Americans are choosing salad over hamburgers.

Eat Less Meat, We're Told. But Americans' Habits Are Slow To Change

Health and environmental advocates say Americans need to cut back on meat. But are we listening? A new survey suggests we're shifting our diets ever so slightly.

Defense attorneys for terrorism suspects at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, are now allowed to introduce details regarding their clients' interrogations after the so-called "torture report" was released by the Senate Intelligence Committee late last year.

'Torture Report' Reshapes Conversation In Guantanamo Courtroom

Last year's release of a Senate report on CIA interrogation practices means lawyers for the accused Sept. 11 plotters can now discuss in court the treatment they say their clients endured.

Brian Williams and Jon Stewart backstage at "The New York Comedy Festival And The Bob Woodruff Foundation Present: The 7th Annual Stand Up For Heroes" event at Madison Square Garden in Nov. 2013.

What Matters More To America: The Brian Williams Debacle, Or Jon Stewart's Departure?

A new online survey shows only 27 percent of Americans can identify the NBC Nightly News anchor from his photograph.

Probe Of Plane Shot Down Over Ukraine 'Frozen' By Lack Of Access

A year ago, a Malaysian jetliner was shot down over Eastern Ukraine, killing everyone on board. NPR's Scott Simon and Michael Bociurkiw of the OSCE discuss the investigation.

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