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Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross listens to President Trump at the White House in March. Ross' decision to add a question about U.S. citizenship status to the 2020 census sparked six lawsuits from dozens of states, cities and other groups that want the question removed.

How The 2020 Census Citizenship Question Ended Up In Court

The Trump administration added a question about U.S. citizenship status that could undermine the quality of 2020 census information. Dozens of states and cities are suing to get the question removed.

"Semicolon," by Cecelia Watson. (Alex Schroeder/On Point)

The History Of The Semicolon (And ... How To Use It)

Love or detest it, the semicolon is the most divisive punctuation mark of the modern era. Should we even care?

At the beginning of her career, Kaija Saariaho had plenty of doubts. She ended up becoming one of the most revered composers of her generation.

Kaija Saariaho, a composer with ears wide open

From sexist professors and low self-esteem to worldwide acclaim, the Finnish composer talks about her path to success and her relentless pursuit of sound.

Kelly de Waard, quarterback for the Amsterdam Cats, gives her team a pre-game pep talk before facing off against the Rotterdam Ravens in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on Sept. 27, 2020. This would be the only game of the season, which was canceled shortly afterward due to COVID-19.

For the love of the game: These were the athletes of the Queens Football League

By the middle of 2020, the Queens Football League had six teams: the Cats, Ravens, Blue Jays, Valkyries, Black Scorpions and Wolverines. Then the pandemic ground everything to a halt.

A freelance producer for ABC News also gathered dirt on critics of a consulting firm's powerful clients.

She was an ABC News producer. She also was a corporate operative

An ABC News freelance producer confronted critics of a consulting firm's powerful clients. Her actions confirm people's worst suspicions about the news media, says a former network news president.

Dr. Dilan Ellegala, left, supervises Dr. Emmanuel Nuwas of Tanzania as he inserts a shunt in a baby with hydrocephalus. Ellegala has played a key role in training local doctors, as described in the new book <em>A Surgeon in the Village. </em>Early on, he trained a hospital staffer who wasn't a doctor to do brain surgery.

Why A Surgeon Taught A Non-Doctor To Do Brain Surgery

It's not the way things usually go. But at the time, Dr. Dilantha Ellegala felt he had no other options if patients were to get the help they needed.

People protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline demonstrate at the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota on Thanksgiving Day 2016.

Key Moments In The Dakota Access Pipeline Fight

An overview of multiple legal challenges and protests since the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers considered approving a section of the pipeline near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota.

Not My Job: Katie Couric Gets Quizzed On Bad Interns

Couric's impressive career in journalism started at a local radio station where she was hired as an intern by our Judge and Scorekeeper Emeritus Carl Kasell.Originally broadcast Aug. 13, 2016.

The Cheyenne Mountain Complex was completed in the mid-1960s. The tunnels extend thousands of feet into Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado Springs, Colo.

In The Event Of Attack, Here's How The Government Plans 'To Save Itself'

In Raven Rock, Garrett Graff describes the bunkers designed to protect U.S. leaders in the event of a catastrophe. One Cold War-era plan put the post office in charge of cataloging the dead.

News Brief: Trump In Vietnam; Moore Accused Of Sexual Misconduct

President Trump is in Vietnam for the APEC summit, which brings together 21 economies. Senate Republicans distance themselves from Senate candidate Roy Moore, who's facing allegations from the 70s.

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