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A Front-Line View Of ISIS At War: 'They're Not Backing Down'

New York Times reporter Rukmini Callimachi was recently embedded with Iraqi troops fighting to liberate western Mosul from ISIS. She reports that the Islamic State looks "more fierce than ever."

Miners favored the pasty due to its portable nature — a small meat pie that could easily be carried into the mines for 12-hour workdays.

In Michigan, The Pasty Isn't X-Rated. It's A Portable Pie With History Baked In

The lightly seasoned meat and veggie pie, prevalent in the Upper Peninsula, is pure fuel. Popularized by Cornish miners in the 1800s, it's come to symbolize tenacity in the face of trying conditions .

Judge Neil Gorsuch's confirmation hearings on his nomination to the Supreme Court begin on Monday.

Judge Gorsuch's Writings Signal He Would Be A Conservative On Social Issues

Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch ruled on the Hobby Lobby case before it reached the high court. His concurrence argued religious freedom could extend even further than the Supreme Court ruled.

Entomologist Nancy Miorelli holds two owl butterflies at the Mariposario in Mindo, Ecuador.

To Put You At Ease With Creepy-Crawlies, Entomologists Face Your Fears

Nancy Miorelli posts photos of insects on her face on social media in hopes that the images will help normalize insects.

How For-Profit Colleges Sell 'Risky Education' To The Most Vulnerable

Tressie McMillan Cottom worked in enrollment at two for-profit colleges, but quit because she felt uncomfortable selling students an education they couldn't afford. Her new book is Lower Ed.

The "We Are Not This" slogan is posted at the entrances to Bull McCabe's Irish Pub in May 2016 in Durham, North Carolina. The sign is protesting a law that has been in place for a year now; the AP estimates it will cost the state some $3.7 billion in business over 12 years.

AP Calculates North Carolina's 'Bathroom Bill' Will Cost More Than $3.7 Billion

The Associated Press tallied up business lost because of the controversial law, based on interviews and public records. The AP says its estimate of $3.76 billion over 12 years is probably low.

Relatives of the ambushed aid workers wait to collect the bodies of their loved ones. The photo was taken outside the morgue in Juba, South Sudan, on March 27.

On Their Way To Build A Youth Center, They Were Ambushed And Killed

The killing of six aid workers in South Sudan was the deadliest attack since the country's civil war began in 2013.

New Owners Work To Preserve Legacy Of Nina Simone's Home

The North Carolina home of singer, pianist and civil rights activist Nina Simone has sold. Now the new owners are trying to figure out how to honor her past.

Jerry Miller says he always held out hope for exoneration. "I made a logical decision to do positive things and to think positive," he says.

An Exoneree Shares His Story Of Wrongful Conviction In 'Anatomy Of Innocence'

Jerry Miller spent more than 25 years behind bars for crimes he didn't commit. His story is part of a new collection that pairs exonerees with mystery/thriller writers.

Twitter Drops Its Egg, The Unintended Avatar Of Harassment

Twitter announced it was doing away with the egg as its default icon, opting for a generic figure intended to encourage users to replace it with something more "expressive."

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