Hundreds of young people with disabilities are learning at a new university founded by CNN Hero of the Year Jeison Aristizábal
2016 CNN Hero of the Year Jeison Aristizábal has greatly expanded his efforts to help young people with disabilities in Cali, Colombia, building a much larger rehabilitation center, graduating from law school, and now realizing yet another big dream.
2023-09-29 19:21
Russia seeks to rejoin UN Human Rights Council despite its war on Ukraine
Russia is formally seeking to rejoin the United Nations' Human Rights Council, nearly 18 months after it was suspended from the body following its invasion of Ukraine.
2023-09-28 08:29
Taking off the hijab: 'My dream was to wear what I wanted'
Three Muslim women share their stories of removing their hijabs, despite facing fierce opposition.
2023-09-27 09:20
Surviving members of the Little Rock Nine raise concerns about history education nationwide
Surviving members of the Little Rock Nine -- Black students who were the first to desegregate schools and break the color barrier in Arkansas -- said they are "as bewildered as they were" more than 65 years ago by moves around the nation to limit access to portions of American history.
2023-09-27 07:45
Economists Say Bank of Canada Is Done But Rates to Stay Elevated
The Bank of Canada will hold its key interest rate near the current level of 5% until the
2023-09-27 00:55
France moves homeless people out of Paris as city prepares for next summer's Olympics
It's 6.30 a.m. on a late summer morning in Paris. Amid the rumbling coming from the Stalingrad Métro station, in the northeast of the French capital, hundreds of migrants, mostly men, sleep crammed under an overpass. Some rest on pieces of cardboard and old mattresses behind a urine-doused fence, others lie awake by the side of the street.
2023-09-26 19:21
Explainer-How could hardline US House Republicans strip Kevin McCarthy of his speakership?
WASHINGTON As Republican U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy struggles to negotiate a deal to keep the
2023-09-26 18:24
Oil Resumes Rally as Hedge Funds Join Increasingly Bullish Bets
Oil climbed for a second day as hedge funds piled on bets that tightening supplies will see a
2023-09-25 10:52
Washington National Cathedral reveals new racial justice stained glass windows to replace those that honored Confederate generals
Washington National Cathedral on Saturday revealed four new "racial-justice themed" stained-glass windows to replace others honoring Confederate Gens. Robert E. Lee and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson.
2023-09-24 23:21
'Tortitude': Why Tortoiseshell and Calico-Patterned Cats Tend to Be Extra Feisty
Is your 'tortie' a sassy monster? You're not alone.
2023-09-23 22:29
‘The state says our kids don’t exist’ - how LGBT life is changing in Italy
Italy is removing children from registers and stopping surrogacy abroad in new rules affecting same-sex couples.
2023-09-23 08:29
Anti-affirmative action group, emboldened by US Supreme Court, targets scholarships
By Joseph Ax A non-profit group opposing race-based education policies has filed more than a dozen U.S. civil
2023-09-22 18:29