America is undergoing an extreme makeover, thanks to rapid demographic diversification. By 2050, you won’t even recognize her. But America’s transformation is more than skin-deep — it’s economic, too. Not only have waves of immigration changed the face of the nation, they’ve also ushered in fresh perspectives, skills and technologies to help the U.S. develop a strong adaptability to change.

Nearly a third of business leaders and technology analysts express “no confidence” that education and job training in the United States will evolve rapidly enough to match the next decade’s labor market demands, a new report from the Pew Research Center finds.

You’re locked in a dank, windowless room. A keypad next to the door will let you into the next room, bringing you one step closer to freedom — if only you could figure out the code. Seconds are clicking away on a bright red clock on the wall.

Under legislation recently introduced in Sacramento, driver’s licenses and other state identifications could soon have a third gender option. In addition to using the letter M for male or F for female, the letters NB may be added to stand for people who are non-binary. Someone who doesn’t identify exclusively with either gender.

"It used to be so simple," Katie Couric says in National Geographic Channel's documentary Gender Revolution: A Journey with Kaite Couric, "you were either a boy or you were a girl. But that was then. And this is now."

There is not much new under the sun when it comes to television documentaries about transgender Americans.

In today’s society, gender is no longer a word with a simple definition, but rather, an entire spectrum filled with different pieces of information, and different ways to identify and express oneself. For some, the notion of gender identity is complicated to understand – but that’s exactly why it is so important to discuss. And now Katie Couric’s new documentary with National Geographic is joining the discussion.

In order to educate herself and viewers and “get to know the real people behind the headlines,” the two-hour National Geographic film has Katie Couric visit a number of activists, doctors, families and individuals. Among those who share their insight is Georgiann Davis, an intersex activist and sociology professor.

It all used to be so simple: a baby was born, declared either a boy or a girl, and families would go on their merry way.

On National Geographic, yesterday a documentary was shown that tries to describe the change in the concept of gender. Our correspondent interviewed a group of experts during the presentation in Los Angeles.

In the 21st century society, the concept of gender is no longer so clear and the world is coping with a huge cultural revolution that now a documentary, broadcast on Tuesday, January 31 at 20.55 on National Geographic, tries to explain.

Dylann Roof has chosen to represent himself during the sentencing phase of his trial. As he awaits his fate, what are white supremacist organizations saying about him?