The Taliban s stunningly swift takeover of Afghanistan has caused dread across much of the nation, as Afghans anxiously readjust to life under a militant group that repressed millions when last in power.
Dillon Gazandlare was born with one hand and had to improvise when it came to playing the guitar. He created an apparatus to help him play, and now he hopes to inspire others with his music.
The crisis is deepening in Haiti days after Saturday’s 7.2 magnitude earthquake. Hampered by Tropical Storm Grace, incapacitated hospitals, and thousands injured, there is anger and frustration at the slow and uncoordinated response for aid, and anguish over the devastation.
More than three centuries after a Massachusetts woman was wrongly convicted of witchcraft and sentenced to death, she s finally on the verge of being exonerated thanks to a curious eighth-grade civics class.
As many as one million people in Haiti don’t know where they will get their next meal as the earthquake death toll climbs and a storm bears down on the island.