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In January, a student in Marshall County, Ky. killed two classmates and injured 18 more. The survivors were still grieving when the students at Stoneman Douglas began a national protest movement.

When it comes to disability, a lot of ableist language and tropes are perpetuated by the media. Here's what experts have to say about how to talk about disability.

The United Nations established the Day of the Girl a decade ago to address issues that affect girls' rights: education, teen pregnancy, child marriage. Steady progress has been made. Then came COVID.

Global health meetings are often held in the West — and that's an obstacle for scientists, doctors and advocates from lower resource countries. Which means their voices aren't being heard.

Getting abortion medication online is easier than ever thanks to regulatory changes. The practice is pushing the boundaries of the traditional doctor-patient relationship.

Facebook's CEO took lawmakers questions about the user data grab and other topics. After the FBI raided the office of President Trump's personal attorney, will Trump try to fire the special counsel.

An 8-year-old Guatemalan boy dies in U.S. immigration custody. The standoff over the border wall continues and the government remains closed. Relations have been improving between the U.S. and Turkey.

Federal workers who took the Trump administration's buyout offer come off the payroll at the end of September. Now some are confronting fear, regret and uncertainty as they figure out what's next.

The AP has President-elect Biden at 290 electoral votes to Trump's 214. Still, President Trump has not conceded the election.

Dr. Ali Khan, a former CDC official, says "it's becoming harder to trust what CDC tells us" after the agency posted, then deleted, information on coronavirus transmission. It's the latest flip-flop.