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The 516 Arouca, the longest pedestrian suspension bridge in the world, hangs above the Aguieiras Waterfall in the Paiva Gorge in Arouca, Portugal. It is opening to the public next week.

Portugal Opens World's Longest Pedestrian Suspension Bridge, And It's A Trip

The record-breaking bridge measures roughly 1,692 feet long and is suspended more than 570 feet above a rushing river. Officials in the town of Arouca called it "frighteningly beautiful."

Protesters wearing Guy Fawkes masks carry empty coffins during a national strike to protest a government proposal that would raise taxes, in Bogotá, Colombia, on Wednesday.

Protesters March In Colombia Against Plan To Raise Taxes In Pandemic-Wracked Economy

Even though COVID-19 deaths are spiking and the country is climbing out of a deep economic downturn, the president has proposed new taxes. Colombians are defying restrictions by protesting.

Big Oil Is Seeing Big Earnings Again

The world's oil and gas mega-companies are raking it in again. The earnings reflect the remarkable comeback in the global economy, powered by U.S. growth, which is sharply pushing up demand for oil.

The Biden administration launched Vaccines.gov on Friday to try to help people find COVID-19 vaccines near them.

Need A COVID-19 Vaccine? Biden Admin Launches GETVAX Text Line And Other Search Tools

The Biden administration announced a website and text line to help people find COVID-19 vaccines near where they live. It's a new and improved version of VaccineFinder, which launched in February.

Protestors take to the streets on Saturday calling for the release of bodycam footage of the police killing of Andrew Brown Jr. in Elizabeth City, N.C.

Pasquotank County Sheriff: Public Should See Andrew Brown Jr. Video

Pasquotank County, N.C., Sheriff Tommy Wooten says he wants the bodycam footage from the killing of Andrew Brown Jr., made public.

Artist William Stoehr says he wants his portraits to show that addiction affects everyone, and to prompt the sort of conversations that people began having about HIV/AIDS decades ago.

An Artist And A Scientist Take On The Stigma Of Addiction

The nation's top addiction scientist has teamed up with a prominent artist to let people know that substance use disorder is a disease, not a moral failure.

Tower Of Babble: Nonnative Speakers Navigate The World Of 'Good' And 'Bad' English

The demand for "proper" English can be used to shut people out of spaces and opportunities. The folks at NPR's "Rough Translation" podcast have a story to tell.

N.C. Sheriff Says He Wants To Release Bodycam Footage In Killing Of Andrew Brown Jr.

Pasquotank County Sheriff Tommy Wooten II says his office wants the footage related to the killing of the 42-year-old Black man to be made public. The local NAACP is demanding Wooten's resignation.

Australia has sent more than 25,000 troops, 3,000 of them special forces, in rotations from 2005 to 2016 to the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan. An Australia military inquiry report said it found credible information of suspected unlawful killings of civilians and efforts to cover up the incidents.

'I Remember Them Screaming': Afghans Detail Alleged Killings By Australian Military

Afghans are coming forward to describe past alleged killings by Australian forces, as the Australian government launches investigations into its troops' suspected war crimes in Afghanistan.

Hundreds of people who share the first name Josh gathered on Saturday in Lincoln, Neb., to vie for the "right" to their name. Armed with pool noodles, Joshes from across the country met at Air Park, where they brawled as onlookers with other names cheered from the sidelines.

There Can Only Be One: Battle Of The Joshes Brings Hundreds To Nebraska

Armed with pool noodles, hundreds of people who share the first name Josh gathered Saturday in Lincoln, Neb., to vie for the right to their name.

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