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Mike Stura runs a 230 acre farm about an hour from New York City in the state of New Jersey. He isn’t really a farmer by trade, but he is a rescuer by choice and gives ailing animals a second chance. Anna Nelson visited Stura at Skylands Sanctuary
2014, Taliban militants kidnapped 25-year-old Reza Khoshnood Khurami and cut off parts of two of his fingers that were stained with ink from a polling station. This September, Khurami went to vote again, determined not to be intimidated by the brutal attack
The flu season has started in the Northern Hemisphere. Although it’s very early in the season, two deaths have already been reported. One was a child, the other an adult with a chronic illness, but seemingly healthy people can also die from the flu
A full 8 hours of sleep just isn’t in the cards for some people. But what about a quick nap? New research suggests short naps can lower a person’s risk for cardiovascular events like heart attacks and strokes by as much as 48 percent
University of Georgia Researcher reported that about 90 percent of all the plastic ever produced is still around, most of it in the ocean or the world’s landfills. It’s effects on the environment and our health are still being studied
Lithuania has held emergency drills amid safety concerns about a new nuclear plant that will soon start operating in neighboring Belarus
Lumturie Muhadri is the first female referee in Kosovo’s top men’s soccer league. She faced discrimination at first, but she says the players and fans who used to doubt her credentials now congratulate her for her success
Hundreds of spectators gathered recently at Washington, DC’s Wharf’s District Pier to watch an unusual competition in speed and agility. Maxim Moskalkov watched the four-legged race
In Turkey, a commemoration was held to mark the first anniversary of the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was killed and dismembered in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. Khashoggi’s murder sparked widespread international condemnation of Saudi Arabia, and the calls for justice are continuing, as Dorian Jones reports from Istanbul
Millionaire businesswoman Varisiri Methachittiphan ( (Wa-REE-siri MAY-ta-JITTY-Pan) is an immigrant success story. She started out in the U.S. as a typical Thai student, eager to study and enjoy new experiences