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Lilian Hernandez cries as she is comforted by her husband at the Mormon church that has been enabled as a shelter near Escuintla, Guatemala, on Tuesday. Hernandez lost 36 family members in all, missing and presumed dead in the town of San Miguel Los Lotes after the fiery eruption of the Volcan de Fuego, or Volcano of Fire, in south-central Guatemala.

Two explosions from the Fuego volcano have left surrounding villages blanketed in thick ash. Many people are missing and thousands have been displaced from their homes.

Nadiya Clinic in Kiev, Ukraine, is creating babies using the DNA of three people. The procedure can help women who are infertile have children.

Clinic Claims Success In Making Babies With 3 Parents' DNA

A clinic in Kiev, Ukraine, stirs controversy by making babies with DNA from three different people to help women who are infertile bear children. It's the only clinic known to be doing this right now.

In Rural Ohio, An Opioid Crisis Becomes A Meth Crisis

Vinton County, Ohio was hit hard by the opioid epidemic. But now, as opioids are becoming harder to obtain, more and more users are turning to cheap methamphetamine.

Rohingya Muslim refugees carry brick to make road at Kutupalong refugee camp in Bangladesh's Ukhia district on Jan. 23.

U.N., Myanmar Sign Framework For 'Voluntary, Safe' Return Of Rohingya Refugees

The U.N. and Myanmar government are touting the new pact as the first steps to returning some of the 700,000 Rohingya Muslims who fled brutal persecution. Aid groups remain skeptical.

A Chat With A 'Son of Real Florida'

While he wasn’t actually born in Florida, Jeff Klinkenberg 's parents moved to Miami from Chicago when he was 2 years old, and Klinkenberg is about as...

Duval Interim Superintendent’s Son, Niece Get Top Principal Jobs

Outgoing superintendent Patricia Willis announced a series of 19 principal changes that include promoting her son from an assistant principal spot to…

6/6/2018: Suicide Prevention; The Florida Chamber Music Project; Summer of '64; Players By The Sea

In the wake of the apparent suicide Tuesday of fashion designer Kate Spade we spoke with Mental Health America of Northeast Florida CEO Wendy Hughes on…

Emma Arnold (left) & Kate Skales (right)

SBDAC’s “Sounds of Summer” Kicks off with Emma Arnold and Kate Skales

The second annual “ Sounds of Summer ” concert series returns to the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center in downtown Fort Myers. The series kicks off...

Summer of '64 Takes Center Stage At Beaches Museum Boardwalk Talk

Local historian Scott A. Grant has made a name for himself, educating the public on little known facts that have shaped this region.For example, Grant has…

Hussam Allahham, a refugee from Syria who is trained as a doctor, now works part-time for a refugee aid organization in Wales. He says Syrians can be shocked when they reach small villages, and he tells them to consider it a break after years of struggle to survive.

'Your Children Are Safe': A Town In Wales Welcomes Refugees From Syria

The U.K. began its community sponsorship program for Syrians in 2016. Some refugees who arrived earlier have helped newcomers settle in — and are persuading Welsh communities to open their doors.

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