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MSNBC's Trymaine Lee was one of several African-American journalists who shared their stories of reporting on racially-charged violence with Code Switch's Gene Demby.

A young photographer has won a scholarship for his work documenting the lives of six families in Guangdong province who are struggling with mental illness.

Many immigration rights activists cringe at the term "alien." But decades ago, that word was embraced as a humane alternative to terms like "undesirable" and even "wetback."

Ottessa Moshfegh's new novel follows a defiantly, triumphantly off-putting young woman who dreams of escaping her grim New England existence. Critic Jean Zimmerman calls it "pleasingly perverse."

In 1998, Ben Lecomte swam across the Atlantic Ocean. The 47-year-old athlete is planning another historic plunge — this time swimming across the ocean on the other side of the country.

A massive explosion in Tianjin, China killed more than 100 people earlier this month. Correspondent Frank Langfitt says the country's corruption and a lack of accountability have endangered lives.

A 26-year-old Moroccan identified as Ayoub El-Khazzani, has been named by police as the Kalashnikov-wielding man who was subdued by passengers aboard a high-speed train on Saturday.

Deaths from heroin nearly tripled between 2010 and 2013, and demand for the drug isn't dropping. Towns across the U.S. are grappling with the deadly epidemic — including a once-idyllic town in Ohio.

The U.K.'s diplomatic compound was attacked by hard-line activists in November 2011. London closed it down and also expelled Iranian diplomats.

The three Americans and a British man who took down a heavily armed man on a passenger train speeding through Belgium have received France's top honor.