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'The Taliban took our last hope': College education is banned for women in Afghanistan

On Tuesday, the Taliban announced the women could no longer attend university. One educator in Afghanistan called it "gender apartheid." The highest grade girls will be able to attain now is grade 6.

The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline marks one year of operation on July 16.

988 mental health crisis line gets 5 million calls, texts and chats in first year

The 3-digit suicide prevention lifeline went live a year ago. More work is needed on the 988 system, but the first year has gone more smoothly than many expected.

A thriving North Carolina tobacco field is pictured here in August 2011. Child labor laws in agriculture are more lenient than those in other industries — and that means 12-year-olds can work in tobacco fields.

12-year-olds can't buy cigarettes — but they can work in tobacco fields

Child labor rules in agriculture are looser than those in other industries, even for tasks that are dangerous. For all tobacco laborers, but especially kids, the work can cause nicotine poisoning.

Back pain shouldn't stop you from cooking at home. Here's how to adapt

A new cookbook offers kitchen techniques that reduce physical exertion. It aims to make home cooking accessible again for those with chronic back pain.

A clinician prepares cells for in vitro fertilization, or IVF, the treatment for infertility. In the future, it could be joined by IVG, in vitro gametogenesis, a new process that could turn any cell first into a stem cell and then into a sperm or egg cell.

Creating a sperm or egg from any cell? Reproduction revolution on the horizon

Researchers are inching closer to creating human eggs and sperm in the lab that carry a full complement of anyone's DNA. It could revolutionize fertility treatment and raises huge ethical questions.

A winter storm rolls through Amherst, N.Y., on Saturday. Power has been knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses across the country.

A dangerous storm disrupts travel and knocks out power across the U.S.

The weather service said "life-threatening cold temperatures and dangerous wind chills will create a potentially life-threatening hazard for travelers that become stranded" or people who work outside.

A view of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on June 5.

Supreme Court dissents and rejoinders, with respect and disrespect

Feelings seem raw at the court, certainly for the court's three liberal justices, who were on the losing end of some of the court's biggest cases this term, but also for the conservatives.

Supervisory Agent Lavergne, right, speaks with a U.S. Border Patrol Agent who spotted an individual attempting to breach the border wall from Tijuana into San Diego, Calif. Sept., 20, 2022.

Border Patrol encounters: Behind the numbers in San Diego

Many agree that the record-breaking numbers at the border represent a real challenge for immigration enforcement agencies.

Wind blows in Encinitas, Calif. Feb. 22, 2023.

Cold storm generates heavy rain, mountain snow, stiff winds in San Diego area

The intense storm prompted the San Diego County Office of Education to close four school districts for the day.

Six months after Hurricane Ian stormed across Southwest Florida, people in many areas are still struggling to rebuild. Fort Myers Beach was particularly hit hard by the 15-foot storm surge.

After Hurricane Ian, Fort Myers Beach struggles to become 'a functional paradise'

Nearly every building on the barrier island in Southwest Florida was damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Ian's 15-foot storm surge. It's left the town with almost a clean slate for redevelopment.

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