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Farai Chideya talks to the director of The Death of Kevin Carter, an Oscar-nominated documentary about the life, work and suicide of a Pulitzer-prize winning South African photojournalist haunted by an image of a starving child.

The fate of Somalia stands at a crossroads, as Islamists who have taken control of the capital offer a new chance to move beyond the violence brought by competing warlords. But security analysts fear the country may become a safe harbor for al-Qaeda, duplicating the role of Taliban-controlled Afghanistan in the 1990s.

Marq de Villiers has written a chronicle of his favorite force of nature — its origins, its mythology and its temperamental side, too. Windswept: The Story of Wind and Weather is a personal exploration and a scientific guide. De Villiers tells Debbie Elliott about his book.

The winter solstice is the shortest day of the year, and happens when the Northern Hemisphere is pointing away from the sun.

Japan and Spain advance as the Women's World Cup enters the knockout rounds.

The Trump administration has asked NASA staffers to draw up plans to end at least two satellite missions that measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, according to current and former NASA employees.

A special counsel will probe President Biden's potential mishandling of classified documents. the West sends more weapons to Ukraine. And, a new law could help governments prepare for extreme weather.

The latest on the Israel-Hamas war. The European Union has agreed to a new deal on migration. Heavy rain events are becoming more common as the world warms, scientists say.

A Jacksonville City Council committee on Monday narrowly voted to support seismic air-gun testing off the coast.Air-gun testing is a method for finding…

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is releasing its newest plan for regulating dispersants, the chemicals used to combat oil spills. Despite years...