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'Beer Girls' Break Up Global Fund/Heineken Party

A controversial partnership to "fight infectious diseases in Africa' has been put on hold.

Orlando Nightclub Gunman's Widow Acquitted

Noor Salman, widow of Pulse nightclub shooter Omar Mateen, was charged with obstruction of justice and supporting a terrorist organization. Host David Greene talks to Amy Green of member station WMFE.

Seth Rich's Brother Files Lawsuit Alleging Baseless Claims On DNC Hack

Dallas investor Ed Butowsky is sued a third time over conspiracy theories linking a DNC staffer's death to the leak of party emails. The suit also names an online activist and The Washington Times.

The Central African Republic has one of the world's highest neonatal mortality rates: 1 in 24, according to UNICEF. Above: A mother holds her child during a consultation on February 14 at the maternity clinic in the town of Boali.

'Times' Column Is Slammed For Its Portrayal Of Central African Republic

New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof wrote the op-ed to draw attention to the country's conflict and suffering. It was criticized on social media for its "shallow" reporting. What's his response?

Governor Signs Capital Budget

Ohio Governor John Kasich has signed the 2.6 billion dollar capital budget bill, which covers state spending on infrastructure, colleges and universities,…

Rep. Elizabeth Esty, D-Conn., photographed earlier this month in Washington, D.C., apologized Thursday for failing to protect a former staffer who accused another ex-employee of abuse within Esty's Capitol Hill office.

'I Failed To Protect Her': Congresswoman Apologizes For Alleged Abuse Within Office

Rep. Elizabeth Esty, D-Conn., vowed to do better following reports she allowed her chief of staff to keep his position for months after being informed he had abused another staffer.

Renacci Files Papers Clarifying Lobby Registration Dates

The Ohio Republican congressman who failed to disclose nearly 50 thousand dollars in political contributions while registered as a Washington lobbyist has…

Maggie Webb, a junior high school math teacher at Clark Avenue School in Chelsea, Mass., volunteered to teach in a high-needs area in exchange for a federal grant called the TEACH grant. But a new report found that Webb and thousands of others had their grants converted to loans because of seemingly minor issues.

New iPads For Classrooms; College Graduation Gaps; Teachers Lose Grants

Plus positive trends in school-related crime, and teacher protests around the county, in our weekly education news roundup.

A screenshot from one of Comic Relief's videos from their Sport Relief campaign.

Comic Relief Tries To Improve Its Charity Ads. How's It Doing?

We asked the experts to weigh in on the U.K. charity's new campaign that promises to put "local heroes" in the spotlight.

In her new book, Barbara Lipska describes surviving cancer that had spread to her brain, and how the illness changed her cognition, character and, ultimately, her understanding of the mental illnesses she studies.

'The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind' Returns From Madness

Neuroscientist Barbara Lipska describes in a new memoir surviving 20 brain tumors, and what the eight-week nightmare of psychological symptoms taught her about mental illnesses she's long studied.

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