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A message displayed on a window of a motel room in Panama City, Fla., where survivors continue to live amid the damage from Hurricane Michael. Family and friends are still trying to locate loved ones who survived the storm.

Crowdsourcing To Find Survivors Of Hurricane Michael

According to one website, at least 300 people are still unaccounted for on the Florida panhandle in the wake of Hurricane Michael.

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, center, arrives for a vote on a no-confidence motion at the Lower House of the Spanish Parliament in Madrid on Friday.

Spain's Prime Minister Loses Confidence Vote, Ushering In Socialists

Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy was voted out of office by an absolute majority of Spain's parliament after a former treasurer of his party was found guilty in a bribery and money-laundering scandal.

A laborer climbs a tree to pluck coconuts at a farm in India.

Kerala Needs Coconut Pickers — So Women Are Stepping In (And Climbing Up)

In Kerala, a part of India known as "land of coconuts," male coconut pickers are turning to other jobs. Women are among the new trainees.

'A Tale Of Two Murders' Asks Whether Justice Was Done In A Famous, Century-Old Trial

In the 1920s, Edith Thompson was executed along with her lover, who was found guilty of murdering her husband. Laura Thompson looks at how social conventions may have lead to an unjust outcome.

Mourners transport the flag-draped coffin of Iraqi archaeologist Lamia al-Gailani, seen in the poster, for burial during her funeral procession in the National Museum in Baghdad on Jan. 21. Iraq is mourning the loss of a beloved archaeologist who helped rebuild her country's leading museum in the aftermath of the U.S. invasion in 2003.

Remembering Lamia Al-Gailani, Pioneering Iraqi Archaeologist

The noted Iraqi archaeologist died Jan. 18 in Jordan. She helped restore Iraq's national museum after it was looted in 2003 and specialized in the study of ancient cylinder seals.

The Country With The World's Worst Inequality Is ...

The World Bank looked at economic data from around the globe to see where the gap between the rich and the poor is the greatest.

Offering therapy to children in need at school makes sense, says Sarah Nadeau, who adopted two girls from a family that struggled with addiction, because sometimes school is the only stable place they have.

School-Based Counselors Help Kids Cope With Fallout From Drug Addiction

More than 50 Massachusetts schools are participating in a new program that brings counselors in to help children deal with the stress and trauma of living in families struggling with drug addiction.

The Jackson Women's Health Organization, located in an art deco section of Jackson minutes from the Mississippi state capitol, has long been a flashpoint in the abortion debate.

Mississippi's Lone Abortion Clinic Fights For Its Survival

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans hears arguments Monday, in a dispute over a state law that requires abortion providers to have hospital admitting privileges.

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington last July. The Mayo Clinic announced that same month that he had been diagnosed with brain cancer.

Sen. John McCain Will Discontinue Medical Treatment For Brain Cancer

The Arizona senator said last July that he had an aggressive glioblastoma. "The progress of disease and the inexorable advance of age render their verdict," his family said in a statement.

A Syrian child is treated at a hospital in the town of Maaret al-Noman after a suspected chemical attack on April 4.

Why Children Face The Greatest Danger From Chemical Weapons

The effects of such weapons are more devastating for a number of reasons. And if children survive, they suffer from the trauma of the attack for far more years because they have more years to live.

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