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A young man living on a small river island known as a char heads out to catch a boat and cross the Brahmaputra River to the mainland, in Assam's Barpeta district. To live in Assam legally, people must be registered by the government. But some 4 million people have been excluded from the National Register of Citizens, a sort of statewide census.

In India's Assam State, Residents Of River Islands Face Uncertainty Over Citizenship

Some 4 million people, many Muslim and impoverished, were excluded from a 2018 official register of citizens. Photographer CK Vijayakumar visited Assam to learn more about the challenges they face.

In this May 13 photo provided by the National Park Service, this female California condor spreads her wings. Biologists have confirmed that she laid an egg that has hatched and there is a new baby condor at Zion National Park.

Once Nearly Dead As The Dodo, California Condor Comeback Reaches 1,000 Chicks

In the 1980s, there were fewer than two dozen California Condors left. Today, more than 500 exist in the world, thanks to the efforts of conservationists.

In a country of 7 million, more than 5 million people in Bulgaria had personal data such as social security information, addresses, incomes and names leaked online.

Man Accused Of Hacking Bulgaria's Tax Agency Is Released And Given Lesser Charges

A Bulgarian cybersecurity expert was arrested by police after being accused of involvement in the hack of millions of records from the nation's tax agency.

Anti-abortion-rights advocates gather outside a St. Louis Planned Parenthood clinic in June. Title X recipients have been given more time to comply with new regulations.

Some Title X Recipients Will Have More Time To Comply With New Abortion Rules

The rules block recipients of federal grants from referring patients for abortion. The Trump administration says groups working in "good faith" will have until Aug. 19 to provide written assurance.

With Alaskan Native Lead, 'Molly Of Denali' Breaks New Ground

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Executive Producer Dorothea Gillim and Creative Producer Princess Johnson about the first PBS children's series featuring an Alaskan Native lead.

The courthouse in Luzerne County, Pa., where officials this month sent letters to parents who had unpaid cafeteria debt, threatening to take parents to court if the obligations were not settled.

Don't Have Lunch Money? A Pennsylvania School District Threatens Foster Care

Wyoming Valley West School District in Northeastern Pennsylvania sent families a letter stating that their children would be removed from their homes if unpaid cafeteria meal debt was not settled.

Cambodia Denies Report Of Deal With China For Use Of Naval Base

Prime Minister Hun Sen called the report, which appeared Sunday in The Wall Street Journal, "made up news." The report cited unnamed U.S. officials.

Robert Mueller leaves in May after speaking about the special counsel investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election.

Will Robert Mueller's Testimony Shift The Prevailing Winds In Washington?

All eyes in the capital — and many more in the nation — will be on the former special counsel this week in Congress. Whatever takes place, the political stakes are high.

Sovereign Valentine and his wife, Jessica, wait as a dialysis machine filters his blood. Before finding a dialysis clinic in their insurance network, the Valentines were charged more than a half-million dollars for 14 weeks of treatment.

First Came Kidney Failure. Then There Was The $540,842 Bill For Dialysis

A personal trainer in Montana had a sudden need for lifesaving dialysis after his kidneys failed. But he and his wife never expected the huge bill they received for 14 weeks of care.

Documentary: 'The Great Hack'

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with filmmakers Jehane Noujaim and Karim Amer about their Netflix documentary The Great Hack.

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