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The Gridiron dinner, like Fight Club, has rules. Rule No. 1: "Singe, don't burn" with your roast-style jokes. Rule No. 2: No photographs, video or tweeting during the ceremony. There are a few more rules, but really, we're just trying to explain why the photograph above is a shot of Trump from last month.

At Gridiron Dinner, Trump Trades Jabs With His 'Opposition Party'

The ritzy event drew stars from across Washington's media firmament. But all eyes were on President Trump, who offered quips, burns — and even some news on North Korea. That is, if he wasn't joking.

Jaha Dukureh walks down a street in Serrekunda, the sprawling urban area where she grew up in Gambia.

A Promise To Her Newborn Daughter: No More Female Genital Mutilation

Jaha Dukureh is featured in the documentary "Jaha's Promise." She got Gambia to outlaw the practice. But could she convince her father?

See How Global Health Has Changed Since You Were Born

'Global Health Check' lets you enter your birth year for a look at diseases milestones, life spans, mortality rates and more.

Indian female farmers sow paddy in a field during monsoon season near Allahabad on July 19, 2014. The monsoon rains, which usually hit India from June to September, are crucial for farmers whose crops feed hundreds of millions of people.

Carbon Dioxide May Rob Crops Of Nutrition, Leaving Millions At Risk

Two new studies suggest that changing atmospheric conditions could reduce protein and iron in food, leading to more health problems for people in countries where malnutrition is already a problem.

Jad Isaac surveys the Har Homa settlement from his office window. Isaac, director of a Palestinian organization for sustainable development, is encouraged by Secretary of State John Kerry's impassioned defense of the U.N. Security Council's condemnation of the Israeli government's construction of Jewish settlements in the West Bank.

Palestinians Eye Israeli Settlements With Unease, Hoping For Foreign Support

As Palestinians watch Israeli settlements being built, many were glad to hear U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry say the construction undermines the chances of peace between Israelis and Palestinians.

The Un-College That's Training $100,000 App Developers

General Assembly offers high tech training face-to-face. Google and the Department of Education are paying attention.

Medics from a U.S. group provided care for wounded civilians during the Iraqi government's offensive to retake the city of Mosul from ISIS.

Ethical Dilemma Over Treating Civilians Injured In The Battle For Mosul

What happens if warring parties aren't able or willing to treat civilian casualties? WHO's solution made some humanitarian groups uneasy.

Mohamed Hamza, a Bronx-based cellphone shop owner, is a U.S. citizen from Yemen. His 3-year-old son is also a U.S. citizen, but Hamza's wife and another child are not â and have not received visas to travel to the U.S. Hamza's wife and the two children are stuck for now in Djibouti.

Families Divided: President Trump's Travel Ban Strands Some U.S. Citizens Abroad

Trying to flee the war in Yemen, some U.S. passport holders are stuck in Djibouti due to slow immigration processes and the Trump administration's ban on travel from countries including Yemen.

When Tipping Was Considered Deeply Un-American

Imported from Europe, the custom of leaving gratuities began spreading in the U.S. post-Civil War. It was loathed as a master-serf custom that degraded America's democratic, anti-aristocratic ethic.

Amr Mozeb, shown here with his wife Wahdeh and their two sons at their home in Djibouti, spent his high school and college years in the U.S. and was naturalized as a teenager. His children are U.S. citizens, but his wife, a Yemeni national, has been denied a U.S. visa.

Families Divided: President Trump's Travel Ban Strands Some U.S. Citizens Abroad

Trying to flee the war in Yemen, some U.S. passport holders are stuck in Djibouti due to slow immigration processes and the Trump administration's ban on travel from countries including Yemen.

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