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Costumed actors perform in a dark lecture hall at the New York City Police Academy. The one-act play -- which tells the stories of Emmett Till and Anne Frank — is a new training tool the NYPD is using for recruits.

NYPD Raises Curtain On New Sensitivity Training Tool For Recruits

The New York Police Department has been under pressure to improve how it trains officers to interact with the public. Now, recruits are required to watch a play about Anne Frank and Emmett Till.

A circus-themed streetcar approaches a pedestrian crosswalk in Guangzhou, China.

In D.C. And China, Two Approaches To A Streetcar Unconstrained By Wires

D.C. has struggled to roll out a streetcar line that uses both overheard wires and off-wire, battery power. In southern China, though, a new supercapacitor-powered tramline is already up and running.

Patrick Sitwayi, 57, lives in Upper Mcambalala and has silicosis from working in the gold mines for 22 years. Photographer Thom Pierce has been covering the <a href="http://thompierce.com/tpog">miners</a>.

Gold Miners Breathe The Dust, Fall Ill: 'They Did Not Give Me Nothing'

Tens of thousands of South African miners are suffering from an incurable lung disease. Now they hope to file a class-action suit to gain compensation.

One Insider's View Of Biden's Decision-Making Process

David Axelrod, as one of President Barack Obama's political inner circle, has an intimate view on Vice President Joe Biden's political decision-making process. Axelrod discusses what went into Biden's choice to stay out of the 2016 presidential race.

Vatican spokesman Rev. Federico Lombardi (right) is denying claims in Italian newspapers that Pope Francis has a benign brain tumor. The rumors are part of an attempt to undermine the pope, the Vatican says.

Vatican Says Rumors About Pope's Health Are Attempt To Undermine Him

The doctor named in the Italian reports is Takanori Fukushima, a neurosurgeon who lives in North Carolina. He denies the claims.

Do E-Signatures Change How People Think Of Documents?

New research finds that e-signatures can potentially make people behave in more dishonest ways.

Hey, New Teachers, It's OK To Cry In Your Car

Getting through October and November can be tough for first-year teachers. Having someone along for the ride can help, and a veteran teacher near Miami offers hope and advice.

Ryan wants more time with these three kids.

Can Paul Ryan Have It All?

Ryan has asked for more work-life balance if he becomes the next speaker. If more men did that, it could make the U.S. workforce way, way more equal.

Democratic presidential candidate and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testifies before the House Select Committee on Benghazi.

Live Blog: Partisan Sniping Flies As Clinton Testifies Before Benghazi Committee

The Democratic presidential candidate faced tough questioning from Republicans over the 2012 attack that killed four Americans, including the U.S. ambassador to Libya.

Breast Cancer In The Developing World: Rising Rates, Shrouded In Silence

Women are afraid their husbands will walk out. They think, I'll die anyway, so what's the point of seeing a doctor. Or there may be no treatment within reach.

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