The builder of a fantastical fortress in the Mojave Desert has been sentenced to jail for failing to pay for the demolition of his life's work. Why art isn't sacred in the eyes of code enforcers.
The popular unrest of the last two years has left the Middle East volatile as 2013 kicks off.
Doing Good
What happens when ordinary people decide to pay it forward? Extraordinary change...
Estela de Carlotto has spent nearly 34 years searching for her own missing grandson.
Estela de Carlotto hunts for Argentina's grandchildren 'stolen' decades ago
Estela de Carlotto heads the Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo, who seek to reunite children taken from their mothers during Argentina's military dictatorship with their real families.
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