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Hillary Clinton Diagnosed With Pneumonia; Campaign Events Canceled

Questions are being raised after Hillary Clinton left a memorial for Sept. 11 victims due to feeling overheated. Later, her doctor revealed Clinton had been diagnosed with pneumonia last Friday.

Vision Aire Farms is a crop and dairy farm in Eldorado, Wisc., co-owned by Travis and Janet Clark, Janet's brother David Grade, and her parents Roger and Sandy Grade.

For Wisconsin's Dairy Farmers, Tariffs Could Reshape The Race For The Senate

Retaliatory tariffs on dairy may put dairy farmers in Wisconsin, a state won by Donald Trump in 2016, up for political grabs in this year's midterm elections.

(Left to right) Tippy Tap, Oxfam hand-washing station and SolaWash

A Tale Of The Taps: Which Hand-Washing Station Is Best In Emergencies?

In areas with limited access to clean running water, hand-washing stations can help limit the spread of disease. But experts say not all taps are created equal.

A sticker on a wall in Tegucigalpa, the Honduran capital, invites people to vote in the presidential elections on Sunday. Hondurans will elect a successor to President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was first elected in 2013.

Honduran voters want to protest the president. Their options are a cast of characters

Hondurans go to the polls Sunday, and many voters say they're undecided who they'll vote for. But one thing they do know is that they'll be casting a vote to punish the current National Party.

A Syrian rebel in the city of Kfar Nbouda holds a grenade launcher in February, part of a recent weapons shipment to the rebels by the Saudi government. Arms are not the only thing flowing from Saudi Arabia to Syria. Young Saudis are joining Islamist rebels in a "holy war" against President Bashar Assad.

With Official Wink And Nod, Young Saudis Join Syria's Rebels

GlobalPost has learned that hundreds of young Saudis are flocking to Syria in a "holy war" against Syrian President Bashar Assad. They are taking up arms with the tacit approval of the Saudi government and financial support from wealthy Saudi elites.

On January 2 at 8 am, Dry Tortugas National Park will temporarily close to public access while law enforcement and medical personnel evaluate, provide care for and coordinate transport to Key West for approximately 300 migrants who arrived in the park over the past couple of days. Enid Magari, a former resident of Cooper City, Florida, was camping on Dry Tortugas when some of the migrants landed, and got footage of some of those who made the landing.

Dry Tortugas National Park closed after 300 refugees arrive; officials warn of 'humanitarian crisis'

The closure, which is expected to last several days, is necessary for the safety of visitors and staff because of the resources and space needed to attend to the refugees. A camper on the island witnessed several of the landings.

Kevin Davenport, an aquarist and coral biologist, feeds krill to growing corals in a warehouse for growing and rehabilitating coral populations in Orlando, Fla., on Sept. 13.

Here is what scientists are doing to save Florida's coral reef before it's too late

Florida's barrier reef has lost 95% of its coral over the last half-century. Researchers, activists and government agencies are working to restore the reefs and ensure their long-term survival.

N.C. State, March Madness' biggest underdog, advances to the Elite Eight

On Friday night, the 11-seed Wolfpack took down the No. 2 seed Marquette Golden Eagles — marking the first time that N.C. State has advanced to the NCAA tournament's Elite Eight since 1986.

"The therapy has really transformed my life more than I could have ever imagined," Victoria Gray, the first person to receive the CRISPR gene-editing treatment tellls NPR. "It gave me a new lease on life."

Sickle cell patient's journey leads to landmark approval of gene-editing treatment

In early December, the Food and Drug Administration approved a gene-editing treatment for sickle cell disease, the first for any illness. One patient helped pave the way.

Scores killed trying to get food from an aid convoy during a chaotic scene in Gaza

Health officials in Gaza say over 100 are dead after Israeli troops fired on a crowd that was trying to pull food from the convoy. Israeli officials said the crowd had approached in a threatening way.

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