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Nathan Powers, 3, offers his father, Adam Powers, a flower while he talks with campus representatives at the Spring Fair at Evergreen State College's Tacoma, Wash. campus on May 19. Powers, of Des Moines, Wash., works at a nonprofit and is considering going back to school.

This College For Adult Learners Is A Refuge, Not Just A Career Boost

Tacoma Program students design their own course of study to address problems in society. They're there to finish degrees they started somewhere else — and based on the numbers, the model is working.

The boys and their soccer coach, seen in partially flooded cave in northern Thailand on Monday. Found after more than a week of searching, they are mostly in stable medical condition and have received high-protein liquid food, officials said Tuesday.

After Euphoria, A Daunting Task: How To Rescue Thai Boys From Complex Cave System?

Rescuers found 12 boys and their coach Monday, more than a week after they went missing. But now authorities are grappling with finding a way to get them out alive.

Yeni Gonzalez (center), a Guatemalan mother who was separated from her three children at the U.S.-Mexico border, is embraced by volunteer Janey Pearl Starks as pictures of other children separated from their families are displayed during a news conference on Tuesday in New York City. Gonzalez saw her children in a New York City facility for the first time since mid-May.

Migrant Parents Face Major Obstacles Before They Can Regain Custody Of Their Children

Guatemalan migrant Yeni Gonzalez was reunited with her three children in New York City for the first time since they were separated at the Southwest border. Their reunion was emotional but temporary.

Some firefighters, paramedics and police officers say the tragedies they respond to haunt them, leading to depression, job burnout, substance abuse, and more.

The Other Victims: First Responders To Violent Disasters Often Suffer Alone

Some firefighters, EMTS and police officers say recent mass shootings have brought to the surface their own trauma, buried over years on the job. Many find it hard to open up and seek help.

Olympic swimmer Ariana Kukors Smith talks to reporters during a May news conference in Seattle. Kukors Smith sued USA Swimming, alleging the sport's national governing body knew her former coach sexually abused her as a minor and covered it up.

As USA Swimming Grapples With Sexual Abuse, Athletes Cite Lack Of Female Coaches

A former Olympic athlete sued her former coach for alleged abuse and USA Swimming because she says it failed to protect her.

Activists are launching their campaigns now to try to influence the choice of the next Supreme Court justice. Supporters of President Trump are expected to spend millions of dollars.

Facing An Uphill Battle, Activists Race To Oppose Trump's Supreme Court Pick

Demand Justice launched this year to oppose President Trump's judicial nominees. Now the group is reaching out to left-leaning activists before hearings begin to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy.

BMX In The Bronx

Photographer Elias Williams documents the brotherhood that has developed at Mullaly Bikepark over 30 years.

Tourists look up to the Capitol Rotunda as they stand in front of John Trumbull's Declaration of Independence painting on March 10, 2014.

A July 4 Tradition: NPR Reads The Declaration Of Independence

It's Independence Day. That means it's time to hear NPR hosts and reporters read the Declaration of Independence. Follow along here.

Aleksandr Purgayev (left) and Aleksandr Selyukh grew up together, and both played for their town's soccer team in the 1970s. Purgayev is now the team's coach.

Reporter's Notebook: In Small-Town Russia, 'Football Is My Life'

Millions of Russian adults and children play soccer on various levels. In one small town, three generations of soccer players take on the meaning of the game and the World Cup.

WEAA on Assignment: Episode 5

My name is Samuel D. Robinson, and I am senior studying multimedia journalism at Morgan State University. After I graduate, I want to work as a digital…

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