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A child in South Sudan studies in a school. Fewer than half of the school-age kids are in school in South Sudan, one of the world's poorest countries, which has also been plagued by war.

In South Sudan, A Struggle To Get, And Keep, Kids In Schools

Nearly 2 million school-age children live in South Sudan, but more than half don't attend school. Violence, displacement, destroyed schools and a shortage of teachers are all part of the problem.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump holds an August roundtable meeting with the Republican Leadership Initiative in his offices at Trump Tower in New York. Dr. Ben Carson is seated next to Trump at center.

Voting Restrictions Won't 'Make America Great Again'

Donald Trump's outreach to African-Americans can't erase his and the GOP's support for tactics that disenfranchise or discourage black voters, writes Mary Curtis in this commentary.

American writer, abolitionist and orator Frederick Douglass edits a journal at his desk, late 1870s. Douglass was acutely conscious of being a literary witness to the inhumane institution of slavery he had escaped as a young man. He made sure to document his life in not one but three autobiographies.

Frederick Douglass On How Slave Owners Used Food As A Weapon Of Control

Hunger was Douglass' constant companion as a boy. As a young man, he escaped slavery and became a heroic abolitionist who revealed how food was a key tool in the immoral mechanics of slavery.

The farm's green rolling hills are covered with olive, oak, fruit and nut trees, which provide ample food for migrating geese.

This Spanish Farm Makes Foie Gras Without Force-Feeding

A farmer in Spain makes foie gras from wild geese who gorge themselves naturally on acorns and olives. New York chef Dan Barber describes tasting it as "the best culinary experience of my life."

Alexander Hamilton is currently on the $10 bill.

Woman To Share Marquee On $10 Bill With Alexander Hamilton

A redesign of the denomination will add the portrait of an as-yet-undetermined famous American woman beginning in 2020.

Volkswagen diesels are shown behind a security fence on a storage lot near a VW dealership in Salt Lake City. The carmaker is reeling from a scandal over its use of devices to fool emissions tests of diesel models.

Volkswagen 'Dieselgate' Fallout: Germany Tests Cars; New Report Sends BMW Shares Down

The new report that a BMW X3 produced more than 11 times the amount of NOx (nitrous oxides) pollution allowed under Europe's standards spurred a sharp drop.

A gyrocopter rests April 15 on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Doug Hughes, a 61-year-old postal worker from Ruskin, Fla., landed the lightweight helicopter on to promote campaign finance reform. He's scheduled to enter pleas to multiple charges Thursday.

Postman Who Gyrocoptered Onto Capitol Lawn Faces Two Felonies

Doug Hughes, who delivered letters decrying the role of big money in politics, is only accused of misdemeanors for breaching federal airspace; the felonies are lack of proper license and registration.

Baja California Strike Winds Down; Strawberry Harvest Impacted

Most Baja California farmworkers protesting low wages have returned to the fields after growers in the San Quintin valley offered them a 15 percent wage increase, but strawberry output is expected to drop.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during the No Labels Problem Solver Convention on Monday.

South Korea? Trump's Where Are You From Moment

Donald Trump interrupted an Asian American student this week to ask if he was from South Korea. "I was born in Texas," he responded.

This undated photo shows a plane dropping fire retardant over the Border fire.

All Evacuation Orders Lifted In East County Fire

Evacuation orders for Potrero, Lake Morena and the surrounding areas have been lifted. The wildfire that started Sunday near the Tecate border crossing had burned 7,483 acres and was 45 percent contained as of Friday morning.

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