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In this Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014 photo, Nancy Hatch Dupree, 87, listens during an interview with The Associated Press at the Afghanistan Center at Kabul University.

Remembering The ‘Grandmother Of Afghanistan’ Nancy Hatch Dupree

Nancy Hatch Dupree helped preserve the culture and history in Afghanistan through years of war and turmoil. She moved to Kabul in 1962 with her first...

Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi has insisted that unspecified "terrorists" and not the country's military are targeting the Muslim Rohingyas, who have been fleeing the country for weeks.

Aung San Suu Kyi To Skip U.N. Meeting As Criticism Over Rohingya Crisis Grows

The Myanmar leader has garnered international opprobrium for her handling of what the United Nations and watchdog groups say appears to be a genocide against the country's Muslim minority.

Demo Taped works his way out of the blues by returning to his gospel roots on "Insecure."

From Baptist Roots To The Bedroom, Demo Taped Gives His Electro Groove A Gospel Redux

The Atlanta anomaly and Young Thug labelmate faces his anxieties on new single, "Insecure."

Police said that three people were dead when officers arrived at The Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills in Hollywood Fla., and that five others died later.

At Least 8 Dead At Florida Nursing Home After Irma

Police in Hollywood, Fla., confirmed they are investigating the deaths. The facility may have been without air conditioning following the storm, according to multiple news reports.

Screen shot from <em>The Sign</em>, a documentary in which biblical literalists claim the end is coming on Sept. 23 with a specific planetary alignment.

Is The Apocalypse Coming? No, It Isn't!

Biblical literalists affirm in The Sign that Sept. 23 is the day the end comes as prophesied in Revelation. Fortunately, the film doesn't only present this version of the story, says Marcelo Gleiser.

FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb says the agency will close a loophole that lets drug manufacturers skip pediatric testing in some drugs intended for children.

FDA Moves To Rein In Drugmakers' Abuse Of Orphan Drug Law

Following an investigation by Kaiser Health News and NPR, the Food and Drug Administration has moved to close a loophole that lets drugmakers skip pediatric testing of drugs to treat rare diseases.

A recipient of cash aid through GiveDirectly's experiment checks his phone to confirm that the latest monthly transfer has been made.

An Experiment Gives Cash Aid To The Poor. Is That Ethical?

In this study, thousands of people in some Kenyan villages get a monthly payment. But others in a comparison group get nothing.

The upstairs porch of Anne Blessing's home in Charleston, S.C., has been a stop on a popular historic home tour. For the first time, visitors will tour the kitchen where enslaved people once spent most of their lives toiling over hot fires.

Looking 'Beyond The Big House' And Into The Lives Of Slaves

A new house tour bypasses Charleston's antebellum mansions and takes visitors directly to the quarters where enslaved people lived and worked.

City workers wash down streets and sidewalks Monday in an effort to control a hepatitis A outbreak in San Diego.

San Diego Washing Streets With Bleach To Combat Hepatitis A Outbreak

The disease has killed at least 15 people and infected nearly 400 in the city, and it is hitting the homeless population the hardest.

Journalist Says: In North Korea, Talk Of War And Nuclear Weapons Is 'Everywhere'

New Yorker writer Evan Osnos visited North Korea in August to understand what they really mean when they talk about nuclear war. He found that nuclear weapons are an essential part of their society.

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