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A decade ago, Botswana was facing a national crisis as AIDS appeared on the verge of decimating the country's adult population. Now, the country provides free, life-saving AIDS drugs to almost all of its citizens who need them.

British Gas still has five employees who work as lamplighters, tending to the more than 1,000 centuries-old gas lamps that still line some of London's oldest neighborhoods.

The Bullitt Foundation's new Seattle headquarters, billed as the world's "greenest" building, is designed to be entirely self-sustaining. The developers hope it can inspire others to build this way.

The 12-mile bridge has served as a key auto and rail supply line from Russia into Crimea. A Ukrainian official said the incident was just "the beginning," but stopped short of taking credit.

The deaths have been climbing since mid-June. Soldiers and rescue workers are evacuating stranded residents to the safety of relief camps and providing food to thousands of displaced Pakistanis.

Explosions rang out across Kyiv early Monday, a week after nationwide strikes rocked the city for the first time since June.

The New York attorney general's office said it reviewed thousands of pages of documents and social media content to study how the suspect used online platforms to plan and publicize the mass shooting.

Debate over the mural's meaning became heated during a school board meeting last week. Parents say the painting contains anti-Christian and demonic messages, while also being pro-LGBTQ.

The House voted Monday on a new rules package that contains key concessions to the most conservative wing of the party.

American fashion designer Thom Browne, who recently won a trademark lawsuit filed by sportswear giant Adidas, said it was important to fight this battle to help his smaller, independent colleagues.