Government and Civil Society

A U.S. school has launched a global effort to train 1 million teachers with the skills to help deaf-blind children fulfill their potential.

When a jury sentenced Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death, some asked why capital punishment is still employed in the U.S.

Narges Mohammadi voiced her opinion about Iran's death penalty and began a peaceful campaign to end the regime's public executions. She was jailed for expressing her views.

The first Miss America of Indian descent, Nina Davuluri, is also the first Miss America to have earned a science degree.

While some American third-graders might pretend, Hilde Lysiak is a real journalist — reporting stories for the newspaper she created in her hometown.

Tracking the news where you live or in nations far away is a good way to hold your government accountable and to be an...

Russia’s repressive tactics against ethnic minority groups in Crimea are a warning sign to the international community, says U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power. In March 6...

Iran's brutal security force oppresses Iranian citizens who are fighting for their rights and freedoms. The United States stands with the people of Iran who are protesting their government at home.

The president of the American University in Nigeria brought Muslim and Christian leaders together to meet the needs of refugees from Boko Haram's terror.