Nicki Minaj was born in Trinidad as Onika Maraj to parents Robert and Carol Maraj. Here’s everything to know about the rapper's parents.

The Trump Administration’s plan to end Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from Haiti puts hundreds of thousands at risk of returning to a country in crisis.

Many religious congregations leaving Nicaragua have departed quietly to protect staff and avoid reprisals for communities ...

Amid Iran's deadly crackdown, three women share their stories of resistance, fear and an unyielding hope for freedom.

(THE CONVERSATION) Only 33 of Colorado’s 64 counties have an emergency shelter program specifically for survivors of domestic ...

In the high-altitude capital La Paz, women-led food businesses are showcasing indigenous ingredients from both the Andes and the Amazon.

The death of Victor Manuel Diaz was at least the third of a detainee housed at Camp East Montana, which opened last year.

A federal judge has given a would-be assassin the maximum 15 years in prison for plotting to kill an Iranian American writer on behalf of Tehran. Judge Lewis J. Liman said Carlisle Rivera’s ...

High in the Peruvian Andes, fear of wildcats once meant survival. Pumas, pampas cats and the elusive Andean cat were seen only as threats to livestock — and were hunted without hesitation. But one ...

The Burlington native’s exhaustive look at the Vermont socialist senator’s formative years offers the definitive origin story of a unique political career.

Framing a political gender gap as "men's overrepresentation" evokes emotional reactions and motivates change. Researchers ...

From plantations to political rhetoric, the term's evolution shows how a violent past can fade into metaphor, sometimes ...