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Purvi Patel is taken into custody after being sentenced to 20 years in prison for feticide and neglect of a dependent on Monday, March 30, 2015, at the St. Joseph County Courthouse in South Bend, Ind.
Medicine
Six disturbing medical issues in the case of Purvi Patel, and one hopeful one
A Kenya Defense Force soldier runs for cover during al-Shabab's attack on a university compound in Garissa on April 2, 2015.
Conflict
Al-Shabab are masters of terror — and masters of the media
Members of a Right to Light campaign in Hidalgo County, Texas, where many of the colonias along the border lack street lights.
Justice
On the Texas border, they’re fighting for the right to have street lamps
Sim Bhullar playing for the New Mexico State Aggies during the 2014 NCAA Tournament. Bhullar signed a 10-day contract with the Sacramento Kings in 2015, becoming the first player of Indian descent in the league.
Sports
He’s a towering 7’5″ — and now he’s the first Indian to play in the NBA
A visitor walks near the receding waters at California's Folsom Lake, which is at 17 percent of its capacity, On April 1, California Governor Jerry Brown announced unprecedented mandatory water restrictions and ordered the State Water Resources Board to r
Environment
California faces the worst water emergency since the Dust Bowl, and it needs solutions fast
Yemen's former president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, pauses during an interview with Reuters in Sanaa on May 21, 2014.
Conflict
The man accused of stealing $60 billion from Yemen is still there and wielding power
Demonstrators gather at Monument Circle to protest a controversial religious freedom bill recently signed by Governor Mike Pence, during a rally in Indianapolis on March 28, 2015.
Music
Does it make a difference when musicians boycott?
People cast shadows on the sand as they walk at low tide.
Environment
The world’s deadly war over sand: 7 things you need to know