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Mazzy, age 9, and Ransom, age 6, were adopted by Gary and Cassie Walker after their biological parents got caught up in the opioid epidemic. The Walkers have adopted or fostered nine Cherokee kids during the drug crisis.

Opioids are devastating Cherokee families. The tribe has a $100 million plan to heal

The fentanyl crisis is hitting young people hard, and the highest death rates are in Native American communities. The Cherokee Nation is working to help young families recover.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov chairs a United Nations Security Council meeting on defending the principles of the U.N. Charter in New York Monday.

Latest on Ukraine: Russia runs U.N. Security Council as China runs damage control

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Ibrahim Muslimani, 30, speaks to a class about a piece of music blending different eras and languages at the Nefes Foundation for Arts and Culture, which he founded in 2016, in Gaziantep, Turkey, on Nov. 22, 2022.

A music school uniting Syrian and Turkish cultures survives the massive earthquake

A handful of students return to a school in Gaziantep, Turkey, that seeks to help revive old Syrian and Turkish music and integrate refugees.

<strong>Left:</strong> "You can feel the stares. Yes, I'm here, I'm bald, and I exist. What about it?" Faith Williams <strong>Right:</strong> "This journey takes you through radical acceptance. You're going outside, showing your true self. I am not hiding." Jennifer Gadosky

Creators of 'I Like Your Hair' hope to change how people with alopecia are treated

September is Alopecia Awareness Month — a time to educate people about the condition and to support those who live with it.

Serena Ashun is a team member at Hugs Greenhouse in McKinney, Texas.

Employment helps adults with intellectual disabilities see what they're capable of

One photographer explores what employment means to those in the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities community.

Alva Sulaty stands in front of her home in North Port, Fla., on Wednesday, Oct. 5, one week after Hurricane Ian roared through her neighborhood.

North Port residents start sorting through the wreckage of Hurricane Ian

The town of North Port, Fla., was hit hard by Hurricane Ian, and then days of river flooding. As the waters start to recede, residents are starting to dry out and take stock of the damage.

Kimberly and Felix Rubio are mourning the death of their daughter, Alexandria "Lexi" Aniyah Rubio.

Three months after the tragedy in Uvalde, this is how these families are coping

In the months since the mass school shooting at Robb Elementary, some parents are turning their grief into action, while others are dealing with guilt and trying to make sense of their new lives.

Partners in Abortion Care co-owners Dr. Diane Horvath (l) and Morgan Nuzzo (r) meet with chief operating officer Kim Lee-Wilkins in their clinic in College Park, Md.

An all-trimester abortion clinic prepares to open in Maryland, one of few nationally

An ob-gyn and nurse-midwife are gearing up to open an all-trimester abortion clinic near Washington, D.C. They aim to provide abortions later in pregnancy and serve women from states with bans.

The first voters in the Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya, look into one of the many polling rooms at Olympic Primary just minutes before voting commences on Tuesday.

Voters cast their ballots in Kenyan presidential election with low turnout

The presidential election in Kenya drew low voter turnout on Tuesday pitting opposition leader Raila Odinga against Deputy President William Ruto.

Ilse Knecht, Director, Policy and Advocacy at the Joyful Heart Foundation, Kaylin Dawson, R.N., Division of Forensic Medicine Program Manager at Albany Medical Center; New York State Office of Victim Services Director Elizabeth Cronin.

NYS Office of Victim Services opens new secure facility to store rape kits

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and state officials appeared at Albany Medical Center Monday to announce the opening of a new evidence storage facility.

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