Americans with relatives jailed in Egypt are looking to Vice President Mike Pence to use his trip to Cairo to push for their release. There are nearly 20 Americans among the tens of thousands of political prisoners in Egypt today.
A new type of volunteer opportunity has taken off in New York City. Hundreds of people are going with immigrants to court appearances and appointments with immigration officials. With President Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration, they want to show solidarity, and be a friendly support system.
This year, the world came tantalizingly close to wiping out two human diseases: Guinea worm and polio. But right at the finish line, both eradication projects have run into surprising roadblocks.
After families woke up on Christmas morning to find a blanket of snow outside, the National Weather Service says the winter weather will continue throughout the Northeast and the Great Lakes region.
Garner, 27, became an activist after her father, Eric Garner, was put in a chokehold by a police officer and died. She is now on life support, her mother tells the New York Daily News and the Times.
Alexei Navalny will not be allowed to run for president in Russia's election next year, officials announced on Monday. Navalny, a critic of President Vladimir Putin, has vowed to appeal.
A suicide bombing near the Afghan intelligence agency early Monday morning killed six people, including at least one person who was traveling in a passing vehicle.
Dr. Howard Bennett knows that humor can help his young patients be less worried when they're at the doctor's office. In his latest book, he uses gross-out jokes to explain how kids' bodies work.