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She sought to have her entire empire inoculated. Catherine is quoted as saying, “My objective was, through my example, to save from death the multitude of my subjects who, not knowing the value of this technique, and frightened of it, were left in danger.”

In many places around the world, strangers aren’t welcome. But at Terou’s restaurant, all people are welcome. Many of the employees at the shop are also refugees, immigrants, or Muslims.

For veterans of combat diving, life after the military can lack a sense of purpose. Now a nonprofit called Force Blue is giving veterans a new mission.

To ensure equality for all, researchers have been looking into how different factors contribute to the happiness and life satisfaction of people with minority sexual identities.

Good news stories from around the world — from ending student lunch debt in Seattle, to a neo-Nazi removing his swastika tattoos. There's so much good to celebrate.

Hundreds of families fled their Christian community to a neighboring Muslim community when they came under attack by about 300 armed men who began shooting sporadically and burning down homes. An imam in the community rushed to aid the families, hiding more than 250.

For the socially conscious consumer, it can be difficult to determine the origins of the clothes we buy. In a slow shift that signals increasing changes in the industry, more companies recognize consumers expect their clothing-makers to take their social duty seriously.

Rhino deaths have surged in South Africa, but a group of women has reduced poaching by 76 percent within their area of operation since 2013.

Chicago-based coffee shop Sip of Hope is the first coffee shop in the world putting all of its proceeds toward proactive suicide prevention and mental health education. Jonny Boucher dreamed up the idea for the shop in November 2017.

The Parkland students acknowledge it’s tragic that their Florida community was forced to reckon with the reality of gun violence unexpectedly and abruptly, while gun violence is simply nothing new for other communities.

When it comes to gender equality, we’ve all got a long way to go. From healthcare to income, the situation around the world is dire, with women in every country consistently being given opportunities at rates well below their male peers. 

In 2017, New Orleans mayor Mitch Landrieu began to rid his city of several Confederate Army monuments. It was the culmination of a two-year legal battle that ultimately came down to a City Council vote.