women and children

Hundreds march in Brazil to support religious freedom as cases of intolerance rise

Hundreds march in Brazil to support religious freedom as cases of intolerance rise

World
David Turner

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) — Practitioners of different religious traditions marched down Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Copacabana Beach on Sunday to ...

With men at the front lines, women watch over Ukraine’s night sky for Russian drones

With men at the front lines, women watch over Ukraine’s night sky for Russian drones

World
David Turner

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — When the air raid siren bellows in the dead of night, the women in arms rush to duty. ...

At least 200 people, mostly women and children, abducted by extremists in northeastern Nigeria

At least 200 people, mostly women and children, abducted by extremists in northeastern Nigeria

World
David Turner

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 200 people, mostly women and children displaced by violence in northeastern Nigeria, were abducted by Islamic ...

After 10 years of trying, a Palestinian woman had twins. An Israeli strike killed them both

After 10 years of trying, a Palestinian woman had twins. An Israeli strike killed them both

World
David Turner

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — It took 10 years and three rounds of in vitro fertilization for Rania Abu Anza to become ...

Inside the ‘excruciating’ work of a secret US cell that secured the release of 50 hostages

Inside the ‘excruciating’ work of a secret US cell that secured the release of 50 hostages

Politics
Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON — The deal between Israel and Hamas for the release of 50 hostages from Gaza capped an “extremely excruciating five-week process,” a ...