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A Yazidi woman walks through the Khanke camp in northern Iraq in February.

'We Will Never Break': In Iraq, A Yazidi Women's Choir Keeps Ancient Music Alive

Women from Iraq's Yazidi minority get together to perform centuries-old sacred songs. They've survived captivity by ISIS and loved ones' deaths. "They are trying to heal," says a Yazidi politician.

Clemantine Wamariya, who fled Rwanda as a girl, is now a U.S. citizen. She is a human rights advocate and a speaker.

She Fled Rwanda To Survive — But Does Not Like The Words 'Refugee' Or 'Genocide'

Clemantine Wamariya talks about her memoir The Girl Who Smiled Beads, what people don't understand about refugees — and her hopes for the future of Rwanda.

Pro-democracy activists (right) hold placards with the picture of Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan as they march to the Chinese central government's liaison office in Hong Kong in Dec. 2020.

A citizen journalist who shined a light on the pandemic in Wuhan may die in prison

"If she does not make it past the coming winter, I hope the world will remember her as she once was," Zhang Zhan's brother said. She posted videos of Wuhan in the early days of the pandemic.

Puzo the pug has provided his owner Jake an endless source of relief and affection during his journey west out of Kharkiv, Ukraine.

The power of the dog and how pets are helping Ukrainians cope with war

Hundreds of thousands of pets are estimated to have crossed into countries neighboring Ukraine since the war began.

San Diego County Public Defender's Office honors the 25 Most Remarkable Teens for 2021

25 most remarkable teens in San Diego named by public defender

The San Diego County Public Defender has named the 25 most remarkable teens in San Diego based on overcoming odds and their accomplishments.

Salomon Abend, second from the left, at Beaune La Rolande.

A discovery of Holocaust-era photos helps a Jewish family connect with its past

A box of photos discovered more than 30 years ago includes pictures of an internment camp and many who died at Auschwitz. The photos were recently reunited with the Jewish family they belong to.

Britain has set new criteria to protect thousands of red public phone booths. Here, spectators sit on two of the kiosks as a crowd watches a parade of athletes who competed in the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The U.K. will save thousands of its iconic red phone kiosks from being shut down

Thousands of the U.K.'s famous red public phone booths will be kept in service, despite lagging use. Regulators say they still play a vital role in emergencies.

Daniel Duron and Kenny Butler, who started college in prison, participate in a mountain hike with their Pitzer College classmates and professors after resuming their classes on campus.

Getting a bachelor's degree in prison is rare. That's about to change

Kenny Butler and Daniel Duron worked toward their degrees while in prison. Their journey could become more common with Pell grants becoming available to incarcerated people.

She Fled Rwanda To Survive — But Does Not Like The Words 'Refugee' Or 'Genocide'

Clemantine Wamariya talks about her memoir The Girl Who Smiled Beads, what people don't understand about refugees — and her hopes for the future of Rwanda.

This photo made available by the Library of Congress shows a demonstration at the Red Cross Emergency Ambulance Station in Washington during the influenza pandemic of 1918.

COVID-19 Has Now Killed About As Many Americans As The 1918-19 Flu

Before COVID-19, the 1918-19 flu was universally considered the worst pandemic disease in human history. Whether the current scourge ultimately proves deadlier is unclear.

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