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Detail of the fabric used on his feet by Marcos Antonio Costa, 27, to climb açaí palm trees to pick its berries in the rainforest near Melgaco, southwest of Marajo Island, state of Para, Brazil, on June 6, 2020.

Opinion: Do you know who's picking your açaí berries?

NPR's Scott Simon details how many of Brazil's açaí berries are harvested: by children.

2 cousins celebrate their childhood neighborhood in 'Dream Street'

Meet Mr. Sidney, who's always sharply dressed. Belle, who catches butterflies in jar. And the Hat Lady, Ms. Sarah. They're just some of the residents of Dream Street, the best street in the world.

Margarita Ahuanari, left, and Karina Ahuanari look at posters of their mother. The images were placed where they think she was buried at the mass grave that was later renamed the COVID-19 Cemetery in Iquitos.

A mass COVID grave in Peru has left families bereft — and fighting for reburial

More than 400 people who died of COVID were secretly interred in a mass grave on the outskirts of the city of Iquitos. Families are demanding a proper burial for their loved ones.

Two separate groups of fans from the Philippines take a photo together before the BTS concert at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., on Nov. 27.

BTS returns to the stage reuniting their ARMY of fans after a 2-year hiatus

Fans from across the country and the world came to see the Korean boy band perform in Los Angeles for their first live concert in two years. Photographer Hannah Yoon documented fans before the show.

As It Was: Bandon Waits for Pool to Open in 1925

In 1925, Bandon, Ore., highly anticipated the completion of an indoor and heated salt-water swimming pool.John Kronenberg built the Wecoma Baths &…

Field workers with Oregon State University's TRACE Community Project prepare to conduct a COVID-19 survey in Redmond, Ore., in late January. Results indicate about 32 of every 1,000 Redmond residents carried the coronavirus.

These samples are helping Oregon scientists in their search for omicron

Researchers at Oregon State University are analyzing wastewater for omicron, while a team at Oregon Health and Science University are searching for the virus in nasal swabs.

File photo of now former general manager Neil Olshey talking to media after announcing Chauncey Billups as the head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers at the team's practice facility in Tualatin, Ore., Tuesday, June 29, 2021.

Blazers fire general manager Neil Olshey, 4 weeks after launching workplace investigation

In a statement shared on social media, the Portland Trail Blazers said Olshey's firing was due to violations of the team's code of conduct.

President Biden on Friday signed legislation to avoid a partial government shutdown, but Congress still has a long to-do list before the end of the year.

Congress avoids a government shutdown — but a long to-do list looms

Lawmakers are juggling must-pass items, like addressing the nation's borrowing authority and an annual defense authorization package, along with major political priorities for Democrats.

Comet Leonard is photographed from Savannah, Ga., between 5 and 6 a.m. on Wednesday.

Leonard is the brightest comet all year. Here's how to see it

The comet was discovered less than a year ago near the orbit of Jupiter. Now, observers in North America can see it in the northeastern sky around sunrise.

Jon Lewis

Jon Lewis is a freelance writer and producer based in New York.

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