Her abduction at age 14 drew international attention. After her rescue, Smart says she struggled with feeling shame around her body. Bodybuilding has helped her see herself differently.

The story of military service often centers on deployment and combat, but Memorial Day can also spotlight the years that follow.

In the male-dominated world of Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon, a martial arts teacher offers women a way to empowerment.

The California State University system offers an early look at what happens when an administration commits to a technology that its own community isn't convinced will improve education.

You've heard of lower car insurance rates for good drivers. Now, one life insurance company wants to incentivize longevity with lower rates and extra bonuses for people who adopt healthy habits.

More than 1.5 million pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, one of the Five Pillars of Islam, against the backdrop of a tenuous ceasefire in the Iran war and related ...

Africa races to contain a fast-spreading Ebola outbreak threatening 10 countries as infections spill from eastern Congo into ...

The number of cases — and deaths — in Bangladesh is staggering. As of Sunday, 528 have died, mostly children. How did this ...

The young women make photos that look at life — how it is, how they wish it could be — under Taliban rule. The images are on ...

At least two people were killed and 77 injured in the attack, which included the use of a powerful hypersonic ballistic ...

DHS was originally conceived in the interest of unity and harmony — and the phrase "homeland security" was originally meant ...

RaDonda Vaught was convicted of negligent homicide after dispensing the wrong drug to a patient. She now gives speeches about ...