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Irma Weakens But Continues To Batter Central Florida

The hurricane, which smashed through the Florida Keys earlier Sunday, made landfall again at Marco Island and is churning its way north through central Florida. It has weakened to Category 1.

Ephraim Sykes, Jawan Jackson, Jeremy Pope, Derrick Baskin and James Harkness, star as the original members of The Temptations, in Berkeley Repertory Theatre's production of <em>Ain't Too Proud</em>,<em> </em>now playing at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

'I Lived Through All That?': The Temptations Musical Hits The High And The Low Notes

The memoir of the Motown group's co-founder, Otis Williams, plays out in Ain't Too Proud. Although the successes of the fractious group came at a cost, Williams says the power of their music lives on.

One possible result in the Mighty Mini Mammals division of 2015's Mammal March Madness tournament. If the species that's seeded highest always wins its bracket, the fennec fox will leave the division and advance to the final four.

Could A Quokka Beat A Numbat? Oddsmakers Say Yes

In "Mammal March Madness," you win or die. No basketball in this tournament — it's a simulated survival-of-the-fittest game set up by evolutionary biologists. The battle cry? Mammals suck ... milk!

A man in Seoul, South Korea, watches a local news report about North Korea's missile launch on Wednesday.

North Korea Claims New Missile Makes It A Nuclear Power

Independent analysts agree that the North's latest ICBM could reach as far as the U.S. Eastern Seaboard, though some questions remain.

Barkatullah smiles and rests on a crutch and grips his walker during a physical therapy session at Emergency War and Trauma Hospital in Kabul. The 13-year-old lost his right arm and leg in an explosion. He practices standing on the walker 30 seconds at a time.

A 13-Year-Old In Afghanistan Won't Let His Injuries Get Him Down

Barkatullah is one of thousands of children who are casualties of the conflict. The latest are victims from Sunday's suicide bomb attack. What does the future hold for these youngsters?

This Dec. 26, 2004, photograph shows a trail of destruction in the southern Sri Lankan town of Lunawa after tidal waves lashed more than half of Sri Lanka's coastline.

'Wave' Tells A True Story Of Survival And Loss In The 2004 Tsunami

Sonali Deraniyagala lost her husband, two sons and parents to the Indian Ocean tsunami that claimed the lives of more than 200,000 people. Her new memoir recounts the events of that fateful day.

Tuskegee Airman Roscoe Brown poses during the publicity tour for the 2012 movie, Red Tails. The film was based on their experiences during World War II.

Remembering Tuskegee Airman Roscoe Brown, Educator And Civil Rights Trailblazer

Brown was one of the last surviving "Red Tail" pilots of the famed Tuskegee Airmen. These African-American pilots served in World War II, laying the foundation for integrating the U.S. armed forces.

A tractor spreads chemicals on a field near Prenzlau, Germany, in 2016. Germany ended a stalemate among member states of the European Union, approving an extension of the herbicide glyphosate, which is widely used in large-scale farming.

EU Extends Use Of Controversial Weedkiller After German Minister Switches Vote

Angela Merkel chided her agriculture minister for flipping his vote on use of the weedkiller glyphosate — a move that angered German allies and endangered Merkel's coalition-building efforts at home.

Students use their phones following the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla.

Should The Parkland Shooting Change How We Think About Phones, Schools and Safety?

Security experts say allowing students to have their phones with them during the school day is unlikely to make anyone safer. Maybe even the opposite.

Should The Parkland Shooting Change How We Think About Phones, Schools and Safety?

Security experts say allowing students to have their phones with them during the school day is unlikely to make anyone safer. Maybe even the opposite.

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