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Aziz Royesh is one of 10 finalists for the $1 million Global Teacher Prize.

From Afghanistan's Rubble, A Teacher Builds A School Of Ideas

Amid the obstructionism and violence of Afghanistan, Aziz Royesh has set up a school in Kabul that has won worldwide acclaim.

Fighters from the Free Syrian Army and the Kurdish People's Protection Units battle ISIS militants in Kobani, Syria, in November. U.S. officials haven't said whether they will defend the forces if they are attacked by Bashar al-Assad.

Syrian Rebels Will Face ISIS, But The U.S. May Not Have Their Backs

The U.S. is about to start training moderate Syrian rebels to fight ISIS militants. But Obama's plan for fighting ISIS is mute on protecting that force against the Syrian regime of Bashar Assad.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks at a news conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Saturday. Kerry said he's returning to nuclear negotiations with Iran with "important gaps" standing in the way of a deal.

'Important Gaps' Remain In Nuclear Talks With Iran, Kerry Says

The U.S. secretary of state also said he will use talks Sunday in Switzerland to assure his interlocutors that a letter from GOP senators on the validity of a nuclear deal with Iran carries no weight.

Maternity And Paternity Leave By Country

New Dads In Togo Are Guaranteed Something That U.S. Dads Aren't

It's paid paternity leave, which is the law in an increasing number of low- and middle-income countries, but not in the U.S. Research shows that time off for pops can provide lasting benefits.

Mayor Kevin Faulconer speaks to the Workforce and Economic Advisory Committee at San Diego City College, March 13, 2015.

Faulconer's Other Task Force Aims To Boost Job Skills In San Diego

Members of San Diego's business and education sectors brought their minds together in a small conference room Friday for the first meeting of the mayor's economic development task force.

A model made of LEGOs of the four women Supreme Court justices. The designs were rejected as a product submission because of politics.

Lego Says You Can't Build That — Because Of Politics

LEGO rejects submission of women Supreme Court justices as product, reflecting view that the high court has become political.

Proposed Homeless Shelter For San Diego Could Open In July

A proposed year-round housing facility for the homeless intended to replace the city of San Diego's temporary winter tent shelters could be open this summer.

Carol Berman, of West Palm Beach, Fla., makes the case for policymakers to protect Medicare Advantage benefits during the Coalition for Medicare Choices' Medicare Advantage Food Truck stop in Washington, D.C., on Monday.

Feds Knew About Medicare Advantage Overcharges Years Ago

An unpublished government study from 2009 sounded alarm bells about the rich formula used to pay privately run Medicare insurance plans. Since then billions of dollars in waste have been documented.

A King Speech You've Never Heard — Plus, Your Chance To Do Archive Sleuthing

For 50 years this little-known archive of civil-rights activities has gone pretty much untouched and untapped.

Then first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton addresses a panel on women's health and security at the 1995 women's conference.

The View From A Muddy Field In China: Women's Rights, In 1995 And Now

Anne Marie Goetz was one of 47,000 who attended the landmark Beijing conference. Twenty years later, she thinks it might be risky to hold an event like that today.

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