Thalia Beaty

The U.S. Department of Justice says that the state illegally funnels people with disabilities into nursing homes instead of providing them with community or home-based care.

One humanitarian worker in Syria says that hospitals, medical workers, and doctors have become military targets in Aleppo. 

Once reliable, hydroelectric dams in countries like Venezuela are no longer producing energy because of droughts and other climate changes. 

The main facility for pediatric care in Aleppo was bombed on Thursday. Dozens of people were killed, including at least two doctors.

When jihadists took over Timbuktu in 2012, a remarkable joint effort managed to save hundreds of thousands of invaluable illuminated manuscripts from destruction. 

Kathleen "Kick" Kennedy met a tragic fate at age 28 when she was killed in a plane crash flying to Paris. But she led a dynamic and influential life in the short time she had.

The Obama Administration has promised to spend $100 million on expanding tuition-free training at community colleges. 

More than 160 nations are formally signing the landmark Paris climate change agreement today, but it won't come into effect until at least 55 countries ratify it back home. 

The International Organization for Migration reports that 160,547 migrants have crossed the Mediterranean in the first three months of this year—almost eight times as many as last year.

Brewer tells The Takeaway that she is standing with Mr. Trump. "I believe that there's many different ways that he can get payment out of Mexico in regards to the wall," she says.   

The Library of Congress has re-released unique recordings from Morocco made in the 1959. 

With immigration at the steps of the Supreme Court, the lives of nearly five million undocumented immigrants hang in the balance.

In the era of "pics or it didn't happen," photos are a huge part of the internet, and as of last week, Facebook is helping some of those photos reach people with visual impairments.

A new investigation from The Intercept claims that Erik Prince tried to get around international law and sell planes to South Sudan in the middle of an intensifying civil war. 

A new document from Pope Francis on family issues will be a major part of his legacy. 

Can the U.S. break through the Islamic State's encryption network? Find out what a cyber war against ISIS would look like.

Barbara Lawton, the former lieutenant governor of Wisconsin, explains why she endorsed Sanders after campaigning for Clinton in 2008.

An incident last week shows how much programmers working on web applications depend on each other, and offers a lesson in the original ethos of the Internet. 

A book examining Norwegian shooter Anders Breivik reveals clues to fighting both xenophobia and Islamic extremism in Europe.

As President Obama increases his efforts to tackle America's opiate and heroin epidemic, we speak with a doctor and and drug expert to examine if enough is being done.