Early diagnosis with microscopic techniques may be saving more lives of women with breast cancer, but the potential for horrible mistakes has also grown. (NYT) View

The First Battalion, 87th Infantry of the 10th Mountain Division, from Fort Drum N.Y., begins a year-long deployment to Kunduz Province – accompanied by videojournalists. (NYT) View

A teenage girl from Texas surmounts enormous obstacles after she beats the odds and enrolls in the esteemed Moscow ballet academy. (NYT) View

North Dakota is the place to be if you want to make money -- but finding a place to live is another matter. (NYT) View

Joe Binder, the affable valet of Arthur Avenue, recently celebrated his 100th birthday by taking a day off. But he has no plans to retire. (NYT) View

Attention ice skaters! Please stop skating now and exit the rink ... A journalist is operating the Zamboni! (NYT) View

In Johannesburg, being a member of an openly lesbian soccer team can mean risking your life. (NYT) View

Scouts comb farming villages offering winsome teenage girls the opportunity to become the next Gisele Bündchen. (NYT) View

Twenty years after providing blood samples for diabetes research, the Havasupai tribe got them back -- after charges of medical fraud and a prolonged lawsuit. (NYT) View

A menagerie of exotic animals has found a haven at Villa Lorena, a refuge that rescues the castoff pets of the country's drug lords. (NYT) View

Young New Yorkers learn the ropes of scurrying up and around trees in the city's Million Trees Training Program for arborists. (NYT) View

Award-winning series depicts six stories of individuals' struggles and triumphs as they face life's transitions. (NYT) View