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U.S. mathematician is first woman to win ‘math’s Nobel’
Meet Karen Uhlenbeck, a U.S. professor whose work has led to some of the most dramatic advances in mathematics in 40 years.
State Department official lauds U.S.-Caribbean preparation for disasters
Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan says U.S.-Caribbean partnership builds resilience in the face of natural disasters and other challenges.
First lady of Venezuela visits White House
"Today, in Venezuela, it is freedom or dictatorship," said the wife of Venezuela's interim president, Juan Guaidó, during a White House visit.
Pompeo reasserts ban on funding abortions with U.S. dollars
In a March 26 announcement, Secretary Pompeo says U.S. foreign aid agreements will explicitly prohibit the use of funds for abortion-related advocacy.
United Arab Emirates hosts the 2019 Special Olympics World Games
When athletes gathered to compete in the Special Olympics World Games, they became part of a movement that has changed ideas about who plays sports.
Venezuela’s water crisis a grave threat to public health
Lack of safe drinking water is accelerating the crisis in Venezuela, as illnesses transmitted by contaminated water are on the rise.
NASA schedules its first women-only spacewalk
Meet the two female astronauts who will make history March 29. They will leave the International Space Station for a seven-hour spacewalk.
Chinese government is ‘at war with faith,’ says U.S. envoy
Sam Brownback, the U.S. ambassador for religious freedom, explains why China's policy of religious repression is futile — and wrong.
U.S. sanctions Venezuelan officials for blocking aid
Six officials linked to former Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro are being sanctioned by the U.S. for blocking humanitarian aid to needy Venezuelans.