At age 13, her family sold her to a man who forced her into prostitution. At 18, she was arrested and sentenced to death for adultery, while her pimp only paid a fine.
In contrast, Shadi Sadr, a lawyer, was raised with the world at her feet. When young, her parents encouraged her education. As a [...]

To coral reef-driven tourism industries like those of the Cayman Islands, there could be a greater cost in ignoring climate change than fighting it.
Ranked among the Top 10 scuba-diving destinations in the world, the reef system of the western Caribbean territory has lost 50 per cent of its hard corals in the past 10 years [...]

“What if I could do my life over again?” This is the tantalizing question at the heart of ILLUSION, a new film starring the legendary actor Kirk Douglas. The award-winning movie tells the story of a once powerful but now ailing film director, who is visited by the ghost of a dear, departed friend. He [...]

A couple who grew apart and had agreed to split up were reunited by a life-threatening crisis.
After more than 10 years of marriage, Chip and Cindy Altemos agreed about five years ago to separate, see other people, and begin divorce proceedings.
But when 48-year-old Chip was hospitalized with kidney failure in September, Cindy, 49, offered him [...]

On May 7, 1945, Germany signed an unconditional surrender at Allied headquarters in Rheims, France, to take effect the following day, ending the European conflict of World War II. (Go to article.)
1789 The first inaugural ball was held in New York in honor of President George Washington and his wife, Martha.
1833 Composer Johannes Brahms was [...]