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Tenor Jamez McCorkle, who debuted the title role in the opera <em>Omar</em><em></em>, by Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels, which received its world premiere on May 27 in Charleston, S.C. at Spoleto Festival USA.

The debut of 'Omar,' a thoroughly American opera

Composers Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels have brought a true story to the opera stage: the life of Omar Ibn Said, a Senegalese Muslim scholar who was enslaved and brought to the Carolinas.

Internally displaced people arrive at a center in Zaporizhzhia, northwest of Mariupol, on Wednesday.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (April 6)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

In 2009, Australia's deadliest bushfires on record destroyed Kinglake, a town just over an hour's drive northeast of Melbourne. The disaster had long-term effects on families.

The Fire, The Virus, The Violence: Australia And The Lessons Of Natural Disasters

Family violence increases in places that have been severely burned in bushfires, Australian research finds. The isolation and financial stress of COVID-19 appear to be exacerbating the problem.

Plastic debris is washed up at Depoe Bay, Ore., on Jan. 19, 2020.

For the first time, researchers find microplastics deep in the lungs of living people

Tiny plastic debris — some so small you can't see it — has previously been found in human blood, excrement and in the depths of the ocean.

Anti-abortion activist Lauren Handy speaks during a news conference in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. The anti-abortion group Progressive Anti-Abortion Uprising says it took 115 fetuses from a medical waste truck.

An anti-abortion group claims it took 115 fetuses from a medical waste truck

Washington, D.C., police originally said it found five fetal remains in one of the group member's apartments. Progressive Anti-Abortion Uprising now says there were 115 fetuses in total.

A Ukrainian soldier examines a fragment of a Russian Air Force Su-25 jet after a battle at the village of Kolonshchyna, Ukraine, on April 21. Russia was expected to establish air superiority in the first days of the war. But Ukraine's air defenses have been so effective that Russian pilots often fire their weapons while over Russia and never enter Ukrainian airspace.

Ukraine says it's downed 200 aircraft, a mark of Russian failures in the sky

Russia was expected to dominate the skies over Ukraine. But Ukrainians are still shooting down helicopters and planes, making Russian pilots very wary about venturing into Ukrainian airspace.

People gather Tuesday at the Utah State Capitol to rally in support of abortion rights in Salt Lake City.

Removing federal abortion-rights protections may spark new legal fights between states

Some state lawmakers are working to deter residents from seeking abortions elsewhere, or to punish those who help them do so. Delivery of abortion medication by mail could become another battleground.

Activists hold Ukrainian flags as they protest against Russia's invasion of Ukraine during a rally at Lafayette Square, across from the White House, in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 25. New U.S. sanctions Sanctions are being enacted on top Russian officials and family members, including President Vladimir Putin's adult children.

New U.S. sanctions target Russia's largest banks and Putin's children

The U.S. joined the European Union and Group of Seven nations in enacting new sanctions on Russia in response to the civilian toll reported in Bucha and elsewhere in Ukraine in recent days.

A mass cremation of people who died from from COVID-19 in New Delhi, India on April 28, 2021. A new WHO report on "excess deaths" compares their calculations with official numbers and finds millions more people died that the government-provided global total, with India a key example. India disputes the WHO finding and stands by its lower numbers.

Governments have undercounted the COVID-19 death toll by millions, the WHO says

Case in point: India, which reported 481,000 COVID-19 deaths in 2020 and 2021. The World Health Organization found 4.74 million deaths there either directly or indirectly attributable to the pandemic.

Flowers are left at a makeshift memorial outside of the Tops market on May 15 in Buffalo, N.Y.

The Tops in Buffalo's East Side was a lifeline. Residents wonder if it should reopen

The Tops Friendly Markets grocery store opened on Jefferson Avenue on the East Side of Buffalo in 2003. It was a long road to get there.

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