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Mindfulness meditation reduced pain and disability in people with chronic lower back pain.

For Chronic Low Back Pain, Mindfulness Can Beat Painkillers

Meditation can help relieve chronic back pain, and so can cognitive behavioral therapy, a study finds. But good luck getting insurance to pay for it.

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford speaks during the kick-off of his re-election campaign at a rally on April 17, 2014. Ford, who made worldwide headlines after admitting binge drinking and smoking crack, was stripped of most of his powers. He died Tuesday.

Rob Ford, Toronto's Infamous Former Mayor, Dies At 46

Ford became internationally known after he admitted smoking crack. That led to a spectacular series of events that threw Ford's life into chaos.

Bassam Aramin, 46, grew up hating Israel and spent seven years in an Israeli prison. But he gradually came to believe that negotiation, not violence, was the only way to resolve the conflict.

A Palestinian Takes A Different Road In His Fight

Bassam Aramin grew up hating Israel and spent years in prison. Yet he's now a voice for peace, a position that did not change even when his daughter was killed by Israeli police.

More than 20,000 babies in the U.S. were born with congenital rubella syndrome during an outbreak of rubella in 1964-65. A vaccine developed in 1969 helped curb the virus's spread but hasn't eliminated it worldwide.

Lessons From Rubella Suggest Zika's Impact Could Linger

Forty-seven years after a vaccine against rubella was created, the virus still harms about 300 newborns every day, worldwide. Even a cheap vaccine can be a financial burden for poorer countries.

Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko speaks in court, where she was sentenced to 22 years in prison for the deaths of two Russian journalists. She says there is proof she had already been taken prisoner before they died.

Russia Sentences Female Ukrainian Pilot To 22 Years In Prison

A Russian court has found Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko guilty of murdering two Russian journalists in eastern Ukraine. She was accused of directing artillery fire that killed them.

People walk away from Brussels airport after Tuesday's terrorist attack. Analysts say the violence may reduce travel for a while but the industry should bounce back.

Once Again, Travel Is The Target — Can Airlines Keep Bouncing Back?

Airline officials say travelers get attacked because aviation "brings the world together and fosters greater understanding." They predict that after a period of disruption, air travel will rebound.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaking in Washington, D.C., earlier this week.

LISTEN: Trump Foreign Policy Adviser Hopes To Talk Him Out Of Torture

Trump is calling for torture "because we are in a political season," Walid Phares said, but in the White House "he's going to be tasking experts to answer that question."

Irvin Bishop Small at his home in York, Pa.

For The VA's Broken Health System, The Fix Needs A Fix

After scandals around veterans waiting too long for care in 2014, Congress pushed through a $10 billion fix to get those vets care, fast. Now it's almost unanimous: The fix is broken.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves during a parade in Pyongyang in October. The country has carried out a series of provocative actions recently, though Kim's motives are not clear.

As North Korea Acts Out, A Search For Kim Jong Un's Motives

The isolated nation has undertaken a series of provocative steps, launching missiles and bombastic rhetoric. Analysts are debating what leader Kim Jong Un is trying to achieve.

Earlier this year, beekeeper Brian Hiatt had millions of bees working to pollinate almond trees across California.

With Bees In Trouble, Almond Farmers Try Trees That Don't Need 'Em

A relatively new variety of almond tree called Independence has some beekeepers nervous. These trees are self-fertile — meaning they technically don't need bees to pollinate their flowers.

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