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Pam Champion (second from right) and Robert Champion Sr. (right), parents of Robert Champion Jr., listen as the guilty verdict against Dante Martin is read in an Orlando courtroom on Friday.

Jury Finds Tradition Is No Excuse For Brutal Hazing

Dante Martin faces a possible 22 years in prison for manslaughter in the death of fellow Florida A&M band member Robert Champion.

Volunteer Tammy Spencer goes door to door in Boca Raton., Fla., on July 27 to spread the word on the state's health exchange.

Canvassers For Health Coverage Find Few Takers In Boca Raton

Most Americans aren't aware that they may be able to buy health insurance under the new marketplaces. So an outreach effort lead by veterans of the Obama administration and campaigns is going door to door to get the word out.

A woman walks between two of the tents that house the hospital wards. Most of the camp's residents are women and children.

Reporter's Notebook: 'Embedded' With Doctors Without Borders

Correspondent Jason Beaubien talks about his week at the Doctors Without Borders hospital in South Sudan.

Demonstrators march through the streets of Winston-Salem, N.C., in July 2015, after the beginning of a federal voting rights trial challenging a 2013 state law. The most controversial part of that law — requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls — goes into effect this week, although its language was softened slightly last summer.

New Year, New Laws: States Diverge On Gun Rights, Voting Restrictions

In North Carolina, you'll need ID to vote; in Oregon, people will be automatically registered. California has a new way to block a person's access to firearms; in Texas, expect to see more handguns.

Civil rights activist Myrlie Evers-Williams speaks during the memorial service for the late civil rights leader Julian Bond, who succeeded her as leader of the NAACP, on Tuesday at the Lincoln Theater in Washington.

Civil Rights Luminaries Remember Julian Bond As A Dogged Advocate

Friends, family and colleagues recounted the human rights contributions of the late Julian Bond at a memorial service Tuesday for the former NAACP chairman. Bond died in August after a brief illness.

"I'm inviting <em>you</em> to have a seat at <em>my </em>table," Solange says. "And it's an honor to be able to have a seat at our table and for us to open up in this way."

'We've Always Had A Seat At The Table': Solange On Conversations That Heal

The singer's latest album, A Seat At The Table, arose from a personal need for healing and empowerment — but it has touched many others. And that, she says, is "the most powerful part of it all."

In 1964, for Shakespeare's 400th birthday, The Beatles <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5l3_PEnSS4">performed an excerpt</a> from <em>A Midsummer Night's Dream.</em>

Household Words: Shakespeare's Enduring Lexicon

What hath the Bard wrought? A legacy of words and idioms you'll recognize from pop culture and even your own speech. On the occasion of his 450th birthday, Ask Me Another presents this handy glossary.

Miss Idaho, Sierra Sandison, shown here in her hometown of Twin Falls, Idaho, decided not to hide the insulin pump she wears to treat Type 1 diabetes during the pageant.

A Look Back At The Top 5 Shots Posts In 2014

In a year filled with gripping health stories, here are the ones that were the most popular with Shots readers. Think beauty pageant queens, pronouns and Ebola.

An ambulance transports Ashoka Mukpo, who contracted Ebola while working in Liberia, to the Nebraska Medical Center's on Oct 6, 2014.

NBC News Photojournalist Is Now Ebola Free, Says Hospital

The University of Nebraska Medical Center says Ashoka Mukpo was cleared by the CDC and will be discharged on Wednesday.

Hillary Clinton Proposes Ways To Minimize Gun Violence

After last week's mass shooting at a community college in Oregon, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton released a gun-control platform. .

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