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President Dwight Eisenhower helps unfurl the new 50-star flag on Aug. 21, 1959 after signing a proclamation making Hawaii the 50th state of the union. At right is Daniel K. Inouye, Democratic congressman-elect from Hawaii.

Simmering Disputes Over Statehood Are About Politics And Race. They Always Have Been

Perhaps more than any other U.S. state or territory, Hawaii's path to statehood was paved with political obstacles and roadblocks stemming from racism.

Voters in Kenosha, Wisc. on April 7, 2020. A new study suggests that in-person voting in that election did not produce a surge of new coronavirus cases.

New Research Suggests In-Person Voting May Be Less Risky Than Previously Thought

The report concludes Wisconsin voters who braved the pandemic and went to the polls in April did not see a surge in COVID-19 infections, although another study reaches the opposite conclusion.

A flight attendant adjusts protective glasses.

Coronavirus FAQ: So Do Lots Of People Get COVID-19 From Flying?

A study released this week points to two passengers infected on a four-hour-plus flight. But there hasn't been a lot of documentation of transmission on planes. So how risky is flying?

PHOTOS: Belarus' Massive And Unprecedented Protests

Nearly two weeks after an election kept President Alexander Lukashenko in power amid accusations of vote-rigging, massive protests against Lukashenko continue and neither side is backing down.

Joan Garcia became pregnant at 14 and gave birth at 15. She and her child travel by raft between the two shacks where they live in Navotas fish port on Manila Bay.

PHOTOS: Why The Philippines Has So Many Teen Moms

Over a 10-year period, 1.2 million Filipina girls between the ages of 10 and 19 have had a child. The government is trying to change things. But the pandemic has made matters worse.

Belarusian opposition supporters turn on phone lights and wave red-and-white flags at a protest in front of the government building at Independence Square in Minsk, on Wednesday.

PHOTOS: Belarus' Massive And Unprecedented Protests

Nearly two weeks after an election kept President Alexander Lukashenko in power amid accusations of vote-rigging, massive protests against Lukashenko continue and neither side is backing down.

Ros Jane walks with her child by the railway near her home in Manila. She became pregnant at age 16.

PHOTOS: Why The Philippines Has So Many Teen Moms

Each year, 1.2 million Filipina girls between the ages of 10 and 19 have a child. The government is trying to change things. But the pandemic has made matters worse.

Yulia Navalnaya, wife of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, says she has been blocked from seeing her husband or moving him to a clinic in Berlin. She is seen her talking to the media Friday outside Omsk Emergency Hospital No. 1, where the opposition leader was admitted after he fell ill in what his spokeswoman said was a suspected poisoning.

Navalny To Be Evacuated To Berlin Hospital, As Russian Officials Give Their OK

Doctors in Siberia have reversed their initial decision, that it would be risky to move Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny His family says Navalny was poisoned.

U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy arrives at a meeting at the office of Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Aug. 5, 2020.

Postmaster General Faces Intense Scrutiny Amid Allegations Of Political Motives

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, a longtime Republican donor, controls the U.S. Postal Service at a time when mail-in voting is central to the presidential election.

Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul, who read a politically charged manifesto at a rally last week, outside Thammasat University on Tuesday.

In Thailand, a 21-Year-Old Student Dares To Tackle A Taboo Subject

Last week, Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul took the stage at a rally to read a manifesto calling for reform of Thailand's politically powerful monarchy — a move that could land her in jail.

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