"This fight is very important to me and in boxing history," Pacquiao admitted at the opening press conference. "We don't want to leave a question mark in the mind of boxing fans." ...

(CNN)Two new accounts of what happened to Freddie Gray in his encounter with police have emerged -- threads that could offer clues as to where and when the man whose death sparked protests in Baltimore was fatally injured. The first comes from a relative of one of the officers involved in the arrest. She told CNN the officer thinks Gray was injured while he was being arrested -- before he was put inside a p ...

On Earth Day, Apr. 22, Kenyan activist Phyllis Omido will take the stage in Washington DC to receive the Goldman Environmental Prize for her efforts to defend her community from lead poisoning and force the closure of a lead smelting plant that was emitting fumes ...

In an essay in the British Guardian, David Olusoga wrote: “When the media analysts at the Vatican scrutinize the social media traffic of the past seven days, their eyes might well be drawn away from Turkey and the Armenian diaspora towards a cluster of tweets ...

Shocking images of South Africans beating foreign-born residents residing in Durban, Johannesburg and other parts stunned the continent which had taken a message of brotherhood from former president Nelson Mandela. ...

As Europeans debated their policies towards the leaky flotillas steaming out of Libya, carrying most to a certain death at sea, members of ISIL were streaming a video of captured Ethiopian Christians on a beach. ...

The event, featuring hip-hop activist Talib Kweli, will be held at the Duplin County Events Center on April 25. The project – aptly called the Orlando Jones’ Foolish Desperado Fund – aims to galvanize the public into action. ...

SC Cop Shoots Unarmed Walter Scott ...

Through advancements in medical science, children can be protected against more diseases than ever before. Some diseases, like polio that once injured or killed millions of children, are no longer common in the U.S. The National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases note the following benefits to infant immunization. ...

Companies spend nearly $1 billion annually on advertising in schools, on food and beverage packages, in stores and at quick-service restaurants. ...