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When a teenage girl in rural Nepal gets her period, an ancient tradition may drive her to sleep outdoors. But one 15-year-old is trying to break the taboos around menstruation.

Paid family leave has never been a major topic in a presidential election — until now. Here's what got it there.

Joe Riley has been mayor of Charleston, S.C. for 40 years. His tenure has seen the transformation of downtown Charleston, and recently, the alleged racially-motivated murders at Emmanuel AME Church.

The Indian-American governor gave the GOP address after President Obama's State of the Union on Tuesday. Her pick intensified speculation that she could be a top vice presidential pick for 2016.

The ABC News correspondent was almost killed in Iraq 10 years ago. His recovery and return to network journalism beat all the odds.

Republican Sen. Jeff Flake said in a speech on the Senate floor Tuesday that "none of these appalling features of our current politics should ever be regarded as normal."

The Shiite cleric venerated by millions has reached out to Saudi Arabia, distanced himself from Iran and is effectively burning down his own political movement by aligning with Communists.

If being speaker of the House remains the most coveted job on Capitol Hill, it has also become the most frustrating. And to be frank, it's more likely to crash a career than to cap it these days.

The door is off its hinges in Farlon Wilson’s bathroom. Wilson said that’s an improvement from when she first moved in, when there was no bathroom door...

Cuts in U.S. aid to Gaza are being felt in poor communities where people are losing food vouchers and some medical services.