From left, Miss Connecticut USA Erin Brady and Donald Trump look on as Russian singer Emin Agalarov speaks onstage with his father Aras Agalarov during a news conference after Brady won the Miss USA 2013 pageant on June 16, 2013, in Las Vegas. Jeff Bottari/AP hide caption toggle caption Jeff Bottari/AP From left, Miss Connecticut

In this file photo taken on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013, Russian businessman Aras Agalarov, left, Miss Universe 2013 Gabriela Isler, from Venezuela, center, and pageant owner Donald Trump attend the final of the 2013 Miss Universe pageant in Moscow, Russia. Irina Bujor/AP hide caption toggle caption Irina Bujor/AP In this file photo taken on Sunday,

Raising teenage girls can be a tough job. Raising black teenage girls as white parents can be even tougher. Aaron and Colleen Cook knew that when they adopted their twin daughters, Mya and Deanna. As spring came around this year, the girls, who just turned 16, told their parents they wanted to get braided hair

Fernando Rojas has spent his life living by a large lake in central Chile. About seven years ago it began to shrink, and now most of the water is gone. He holds a photo taken when the lake was full. Philip Reeves/NPR hide caption toggle caption Philip Reeves/NPR Fernando Rojas has spent his life living

This is a color-enhanced transmission electron micrograph image of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the bacterium that causes gonorrhea. David M. Phillips/Science Source hide caption toggle caption David M. Phillips/Science Source This is a color-enhanced transmission electron micrograph image of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the bacterium that causes gonorrhea. David M. Phillips/Science Source People like to make jokes about gonorrhea.

Donald Trump Jr., executive vice president of The Trump Organization, announces that the family’s company is launching a new hotel chain inspired by his and brother Eric’s Trump’s travels with their father’s campaign on June 5, 2017, at Trump Tower in New York. Kathy Willens/AP hide caption toggle caption Kathy Willens/AP Donald Trump Jr., executive

Venus Williams and Spain’s Garbine Muguruza each compete in the 2017 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London. Williams will face Muguruza in the women’s singles final on Saturday. Adrian Dennis and Frank Augstein/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Adrian Dennis and Frank Augstein/AFP/Getty Images Venus Williams and Spain’s

Raising children is a task that requires extensive “on-the-job” training, which is why many women rely on new moms groups for parenting support and guidance. Often, however, as the kids get older, the mothers’ friendships fall by the wayside. Now, new research indicates that social support isn’t just valuable for mothers of young children, it’s

Hello! No shortage of education headlines even in the height of summer for our weekly roundup. DeVos meets with “men’s rights” groups on campus sexual assault Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has indicated that she will loosen Obama-era guidance and practices on the department’s pursuit of campus sexual assault cases. She met Thursday with survivors’ advocates

Israeli forces take security measures at the scene after Israeli soldiers shot and killed 3 Palestinians who allegedly opened fire on Israelis at a key religious site in Jerusalem. Anadolu Agency/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Israeli forces take security measures at the scene after Israeli soldiers shot and killed 3 Palestinians

Coffee — it’s something many can’t start the day without. In Italy, it is a cultural mainstay, and the country is perhaps the beverage’s spiritual home. After all, Italy gave us the lingo — espresso, cappuccino, latte — and its coffee culture is filled with rituals and mysterious rules. Café Greco is Rome’s oldest café.

School districts — hard up for cash — are turning to an unlikely source of revenue: cell towers. The multistory metal giants are cropping up on school grounds in Chicago, Milpitas, Calif., Collier County, Fla. and many other places across the country. The big reason: money. As education budgets dwindle, districts are forming partnerships with