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Your School Shapes How You Think About Inequality

A new book looks at how high school students' perceptions of race and injustice change based on how diverse their school is.

A medic tends to a man injured in the terror attacks in Paris on Friday evening. The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the coordinated assault that has claimed more than 120 lives.

Five Ways To Look At The Paris Attacks

ISIS has been focused on building a caliphate in the Middle East. But its claim of responsibility for the carnage in Paris shows it can unleash a powerful, coordinated attack far from its home turf.

Former Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood in 2012.

Would More Dinner And Golf Solve Washington's Problems? Ray LaHood Thinks So

The former Transportation Secretary's new book bemoans the end of bipartisanship. Is his vision of compromise a pipe dream?

Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and Martin O'Malley look to the crowd after a Democratic presidential candidate forum in South Carolina last week.

Paris Attacks To Play Big Role In Tonight's Democratic Debate

The terrorist attacks in Paris will likely add a new wrinkle to the second Democratic primary debate, something that has gotten little attention to this point on the Democratic side — foreign policy.

Kamala in front of the hut where she sleeps when she has her period. Kamala told us, "I'm afraid of snakes and men."

What Our Reporters Learned From The World's Teenage Girls: #15Girls

The girls we met shook up our ideas about everything: menstruation, child brides, soccer, school, whether parents favor boys over girls.

Would More Dinner and Golf Solve Washington's Problems? Ray LaHood Thinks So

The former Transportation Secretary's new book bemoans the end of bipartisanship. Is his vision of compromise a pipe dream?

Anne Shamiyeh says grace before a meal with her husband, Omar Shamiyeh, and their two daughters, Zara and Malia. Anne says faith played a strong role in helping the family deal with the death of Malia's twin brother, Kai, in 2013.

An Ill Newborn, A Loving Family And A Litany Of Wrenching Choices

As families consider how far to push an infant's medical care, a chasm can open between the parents' hopes and what doctors and nurses consider realistic. How do you measure a baby's quality of life?

Omar Shamiyeh, 42, looks through Kai's photo book. The charges for the infant's six months of care in the neonatal intensive care unit totaled about $11 million, according to the family, though their insurer likely negotiated a lower rate.

An Ill Newborn, A Loving Family And A Litany Of Wrenching Choices

As families consider how far to push an infant's medical care, a chasm can open between the parents' hopes and what doctors and nurses consider realistic. How do you measure a baby's quality of life?

The Supreme Court said Friday it would hear a challenge to a Texas law requiring state abortion providers to meet certain standards. Opponents of the law say that it puts "undue burden" on clinics.

Supreme Court To Hear Challenge To Texas Law On Abortion Clinics

The highest U.S. court will hear the dispute over a 2013 Texas law that would effectively eliminate all but around 10 of the state's abortion clinics.

A bottle of Monsanto's Roundup herbicide in a gardening store in Lille, France. A group convened by the European Food Safety Agency reviewed the available scientific data on the chemical, also known as glyphosate, and concluded that it probably does not cause cancer.

European Cancer Experts Don't Agree On How Risky Roundup Is

Glyphosate, or Roundup, is a widely used weedkiller and has been classified as a "probable carcinogen." But experts from the European Food Safety Agency now contend it probably doesn't cause cancer.

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