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Photoshop toolbars have changed through the years, but the program has remained the industry standard for more than two decades.

Adobe Photoshop: 'Democratizing' Photo Editing For 25 Years

The photo editing system Adobe Photoshop turned 25 this week. NPR's Arun Rath talks to co-founder Thomas Knoll about how the system has changed and where it's going.

In the movie, the cattle herder Kidane (center, played by Ibrahim Ahmed) and his family live in a tent in the mountains near Timbuktu.

Director Of Oscar-Nommed 'Timbuktu' Found A Star In A Refugee Camp

A 12-year-old girl followed him everywhere. And she got the part. Abderrahmane Sissako tells what it's like to make a reality-based movie in Mauritania.

The city of Kastoria in northwestern Greece is known for its fur clothing industry, which dates to Byzantine times. "When we talk about fur, we talk about Kastoria," says John Karavidas, legal counsel for the Hellenic Fur Association.

A Greek City Nervously Watches Its Fur Trade Falter

Kastoria survived Greece's economic crisis primarily because of high Russian demand for the fur coats it produces. Then the Russian economy tanked. Now Kastoria is in trouble.

Trumpeter Clark Terry in 1991. Terry's wife announced Saturday that he had died at age 94.

Clark Terry, Acclaimed Jazz Trumpeter And Composer, Dies At 94

The famed musician was one of the most prolific recording artists in jazz and performed with such greats as Ella Fitzgerald and Quincy Jones in a career that spanned decades.

Preparations continue for the 87th Annual Academy Awards at the Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, CA.

Watch The Oscars With Us

Follow along as Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Bob Mondello and Glen Weldon live tweet the 87th Annual Academy Awards.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson says a video released by al-Shabab "reflects [a] new phase" for terrorism networks.

Homeland Security Chief: Threat To U.S. Malls 'A New Phase' For Terrorists

Jeh Johnson, speaking on CNN's State of the Union, said he is taking seriously a video put out by the Somali-based al-Shabab group calling on followers to attack Western shopping malls.

Clark Terry wasn't just a trumpeter with flawless technique; he was also, according to one peer, a "natural-born educator" who devoted much of his later career to passing on his immense musical knowledge.

Clark Terry, Ebullient Jazz Trumpeter, Has Died

A member of the Count Basie and Duke Ellington Orchestras, Terry also enjoyed a long freelance career which included jazz education and a featured slot in NBC's Tonight Show band. He was 94.

Marty Gabriel, a retired truck driver, passes his metal detector over the exposed sand at California's Lake Perris. Gabriel has been visiting the lake for 25 years. "We definitely need rain," he says.

California's Drought Exposes Long-Hidden Detritus

More than 67 percent of California is experiencing "extreme drought" or worse. At Southern California's Lake Perris, dry conditions have revealed tractor tires and sunken boats, unseen for decades.

A man holds a Ukrainian flag as he cover the body of a victim of an explosion in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Sunday.

Bomb Blast Kills 2 At Pro-Kiev Rally In Eastern Ukraine

The explosion, at the demonstration marking the one-year anniversary of the ouster of President Viktor Yanukovych, occurred in the eastern city of Kharkiv.

New Defense Secretary Makes Unannounced Trip To Afghanistan

U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter is in Afghanistan meeting with that country's new president, Ashraf Ghani, and discussing possible changes to the timetable for U.S. troop withdrawals.

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