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Devendra Jhajharia of India competes in the javelin throw at the 2016 Paralympic Games. The gold medal winner lost his left arm in an accident when he was 8.

What's The Secret To India's Paralympics Success?

Its athletes have won two golds, one silver and one bronze so far — an unexpected burst of excellence.

Residents cast their votes at the Los Angeles County Fire Department Lifeguard Operations in Venice on Friday.

How Trump Won, According To The Exit Polls

Men, voters in key counties and white people — particularly less-educated whites — helped Donald Trump vault past Hillary Clinton to win the presidential election.

People in the audience cheer as Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a campaign event at a high school in Phoenix in March 2016 ahead of the Arizona primary.

Is Arizona A Swing State This Year?

The last time Arizona voters picked a Democrat for president was two decades ago to re-elect Bill Clinton in 1996. Before that, it was 1948 when Harry Truman was on the ballot.

Pears being harvested to make perry in an orchard at Acorn Bank, near Penrith, Cumbria, U.K. The drink has long been revered in England, South Wales and Normandy, France, and was a favorite of Napoleon's. Now the beginning of a U.S. perry revival may be underway.

Raise A Glass To Perry, Craft Cider's Pear Cousin

Cider made from perry pears is delicious. It rivals apple cider, but is sweeter. Long revered in England and Normandy, France (Napoleon was a fan), perry is now getting its due in the U.S.

Kikue Takagi, left, narrowly survived the Hiroshima atomic bombing as a schoolgirl. She's now 83. Her second cousin is U.S. Rep. Mark Takano, a Democrat from southern California. His grandparents and parents were all placed in U.S. internment camps in World War II. In this photo from last year, they are at a restaurant in Hiroshima, where he visited her.

A Survivor's Tale: How Hiroshima Shaped A Japanese-American Family

Kikue Takagi narrowly survived the atomic bomb that killed her classmates. Soon after she moved to California, where she worked for many years at Disneyland. Now in her 80s, she's back in Hiroshima.

Ronald Davis cares for his 31-year-old son, Whitney Dafoe. Dafoe is seriously ill with ME/CFS. His father, a Stanford University professor, is organizing a study of the disorder.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research Gains Funding, And Controversy

The National Institutes of Health has promised to put more money into research on an illness that many people feel has been dissed by the medical establishment.

Muslims in India protest against ISIS following the Nov. 13 terrorist attacks in Paris.

Should The Phrase 'Islamic Extremism' Be Used? It's Debatable

Within Islamic countries, many Muslims are OK using the term "Islamic extremists," but when Westerners use the phrase, it could be seen as an insult.

The famed architectural firm Burnham and Root designed the iconic entranceway to the Union Stock Yard in 1879. It quickly became the symbol of the market and the meat industry in Chicago.

How Chicago's Slaughterhouse Spectacles Paved The Way For Big Meat

Opened in 1865, Chicago's Union Stock Yard was the greatest livestock market the world had seen. Tourists watched masses of animals move through kill floors, a sight hailed as a miracle of modernity.

First-Time Buyers Face Housing Crunch In Big Cities

Despite low interest rates, it's a difficult time for people who want to buy a house for the first time. Skylar Olsen of Zillow explains why so few houses are available and why prices are so high.

Fresh Air Remembers '60 Minutes' Correspondent Morley Safer

In his 1990 interview with Terry Gross, Safer discussed his groundbreaking coverage of the war in Vietnam. He died Thursday at 84.

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