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Stuffed animals sit at the base of a cross at a makeshift memorial for victims in Sutherland Springs, Texas.

'Nobody There': Grandmother Lost 2 Grandkids, Daughter-In-Law At Texas Church

When a shooter started spraying a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, 30-year-old Joann Ward "threw her body over the little ones."

The 2018 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Nadia Murad (pictured) and Dr. Denis Mukwege, a gynecologist from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, for their efforts to combat wartime sexual assault.

Once Enslaved By ISIS, Nadia Murad Is Co-Recipient Of Nobel Peace Prize

After three months, she escaped through an unlocked door. Since then, she has devoted her life to sharing her painful story and urging survivors of sexual violence to reclaim their lives.

Anti-Castro activist Luis Posada Carriles gestures as he responds to a reporter during a news conference in Miami on April 13, 2011.

Anti-Castro Militant Luis Posada Carriles Dies At 90

The Cuban exile tried for decades to oust longtime communist leader Fidel Castro.

A car passes through flames on Highway 299 as the Carr Fire burns through Shasta, California, on July 26. Fueled by high temperatures, wind and low humidity, the blaze has destroyed multiple structures and killed seven people.

California Fires Spread Rapidly, Killing Seventh Victim

There are 18 fires blazing in California, and officials say this year the wildfires have spread faster and burned more land earlier in the fire season than usual.

Left Exposed By Middle Eastern Upheaval, Christians Are Fleeing Region

Janine diGiovanni discusses her report in Harper's on the accelerating persecution and uprooting of Christians in the land where the religion was born

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San Diego Navy Officer Who Survived 50-Foot Freeway Fall Speaks Out (Video)

The Navy officer whose truck flew 50-feet off a San Diego freeway overpass is speaking out for the first time since the crash. Navy First Class Petty Officer Kenneth Freudenvoll survived seven deployments, but he says he didn't think he'd make it out of his truck alive.

Ariel Ramos, 50, is tearing out coca leaves to be processed into coca paste, a substance that can be smoked or used for making cocaine powder. "I don't need to move to sell coca paste, the buyers come to me. It is easier than planting anything else."

In Colombia's Coca Heartland, Photos And Drawings Show Life Between War And Peace

A Venezuelan photographer travels to a Colombian coca-growing region and uses instant photography and drawings to portray a country in limbo.

Dildar Begum, 30, in her shelter in the Hakimpara Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh. She says 29 members of her extended family were killed a year ago in what the U.S. has said was a campaign of ethnic cleansing by the Myanmar military.

'I Would Rather Die Than Go Back': Rohingya Refugees Settle Into Life In Bangladesh

A year ago, Myanmar soldiers launched what the U.S. and the U.N. say was a campaign of ethnic cleansing against Rohingya Muslims. "I would rather drink poison than go back to Myanmar," says a refugee.

Maria Rocha helps a student with the morning warm-up in her third-grade science class.

Nearly 9,000 DACA Teachers Face An Uncertain Future

Classroom teachers covered by the federal immigration program could lose their jobs and face deportation unless Congress and the Trump administration reach agreement on protecting them.

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