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"If you think thousands of Yazidis stuck on a mountain is terrible, wait until Aleppo falls." Those words came from an Obama administration official focused on Syria policy. Back in 2014.

An effort spanning two decades has resulted in a global first: The Americas have eliminated measles, the World Health Organization said this week. The battle was won through mass vaccination to prevent the viral disease, which can cause severe health problems including pneumonia, blindness, brain swelling and even death.

I came into this world a fighter.

A transit employee who witnessed a train crash into a Hoboken, New Jersey train station recounts his experience.

Go ahead, have another cup of coffee. This week's mug runneth over with days devoted to the beverage that wakes up nations and keeps industries humming.

Kelly Wise Valdes didn't think twice about visiting the Magic Kingdom when she was a child.

We've done a few music-centric episodes, but this one is epic.

A passenger train crashed into a platform in Hoboken, New Jersey. Multiple injuries are reported.

Train passenger Leon Offengenden shares details of his experience aboard the train that crashed at the Hoboken, New Jersey, station.

Donald Trump says that he saved former Miss Universe Alicia Machado's job by criticizing her weight.

"Empire" waded into #BlackLivesMatter Wednesday night and the hit Fox series is being hailed for it.

A surprise deal by major oil producers to cut output is unlikely to make a big difference to the crazy low gas prices consumers have been enjoying at the pump.

For 40 years, Peter Lindbergh has been one of fashion's most revered photographers.

Guess deer don't believe in letting bygones be bygones.

As America decides on its next president, two critical domestic issues are at stake -- the economy and health care. In their first debate, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump spoke at length on one: the economy. But how much time was devoted to the other? Absolutely none. Unless you consider Donald Trump's possible symptoms -- sniffling, fatigue, dehydration -- which suggest that his own health may have been partially compromised.

A bill for a pregnancy test when the patient's a man. Or a bill for a penile implant when the patient is a woman.

In many restaurant kitchens, the so-called "Nose to Tail" movement has given customers a taste of offal -- the lesser known, and often less-desired parts of an animal. Not only are organs, ears and tongue now considered a delicacy, using up uncommon cuts is a way for chefs to minimize waste. That includes using blood.

Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson was asked by MSNBC's Chris Matthews during a town hall forum to name his "favorite foreign leader." He struggled on live TV yet again.

President Barack Obama, in a rare move, ordered the US flag be flown at half-staff at the White House and on federal grounds and government properties on Friday to mark the death of former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres, the White House announced on Wednesday.

President Barack Obama this week nominated the first US ambassador to Cuba in more than 50 years, capping a multi-year process to open a new diplomatic relationship with Havana.