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Syrian refugees break their fast outside their tent at a Syrian refugee camp in Marj, Lebanon, on June 29. The World Food Program says it has suspended a food voucher program serving more than 1.7 million Syrian refugees because of a funding crisis.

U.N. Agency Suspends Food Aid For 1.7 Million Syrian Refugees

The World Food Program says it needs $64 million immediately to continue a voucher program that allows refugees in countries bordering Syria to buy food in local shops.

A Russian ruble coin is pictured in front of St. Basil cathedral in central Moscow, on November 20, 2014.

Russian Ruble Plummets, And 4 Other Oil-Slump Related Headlines

Slumping oil prices are continuing to have global economic repercussions. At home, that means lower gas prices, but in other countries more dependent on oil, the effects are serious.

Advocates Say More Immigrants Eligible For Medi-Cal

Immigrant advocates say more undocumented Californians could receive health care as a result of President Barack Obama’s recent executive action. Katie…

British mystery writer P.D. James wrote 18 novels, seven of which were adapted for the public television series <em>Mystery</em>. She died Thursday at the age of 94.

P.D. James Believed Mysteries Were Made Of Clues, Not Coincidences

The best-selling author died Thursday. She was 94. In 1987, James told Terry Gross that while the "shock of finding the bodies is important" in her novels, she personally doesn't like "messy lives."

California Preparing For Undocumented Driver Licenses

Beginning January 2, undocumented Californians can apply for driver licenses in the state. One-point-four million people are expected to apply for “AB 60”…

HIV activist Maria Mejia found out she was HIV-positive just before she turned 18.

On World AIDS Day, Fighting HIV And Stigma

Fewer than half of Americans who are HIV-positive receive medical care. Advocates and long-term survivors of HIV and AIDS reflect on how the stigma surrounding the virus may play a role.

Bill Cosby Resigns From Temple University's Board

The move was announced Monday, in a short news release in which Bill Cosby cited "the best interests of the university and its students."

Nabor, a small-scale marijuana grower in the northwestern Mexican state of Sinoloa, checks his plants. As legal pot increasingly becomes available in the U.S., Americans appear to be buying more that is grown domestically. Prices for marijuana from Mexico have fallen sharply.

Legal Pot In The U.S. May Be Undercutting Mexican Marijuana

As more U.S. states approve marijuana for medical or recreational use, the price for pot growers in Mexico is falling. This could change the business model for narcotraffickers as well.

Daisy Armstrong began performing poetry when her mother took her to a youth poetry group. Soon, she was winning competitions — but she was also kicked out of school after a slam poetry tour.

From Feeling Lost To Army Strong, With The Help Of Poetry

Daisy Armstrong struggled in school. She was homeless for a time. Then she began performing poetry — and it helped her, a gay woman, find a niche where she never thought she'd belong: the Army.

NAACP Organizes March From Ferguson To Jefferson City

Marchers are walking 120 miles from Ferguson to the governor's mansion in Jefferson City to ask for improvements to policing policies. Melissa Block talks to NAACP President Cornell William Brooks.

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