Three tourists and a team of guides were stranded in the Himalayas for at least three days due to severe weather conditions. The women were rescued by authorities and received medical treatment.

The daughter of an elderly woman, who was left behind by a cruise ship on a remote Australian island, said the “failure of ...

A cruise passenger in her 80s, who had just embarked on a 60-day luxury tour around Australia, was found dead after being left behind on a tropical island.

On Oct. 23, 1915, an estimated 25,000 women marched in New York City demanding the right to vote throughout the United States ...

A mother who was stranded​ with her family for nearly two days on a remote island off Massachusetts after a boat fire has ...

In Mexico, traditionally women did not inherit chinampas, island farms first built by the Aztecs thousands of years ago. The farming on such islands, which sit in Mexico City, has also traditionally ...

Tropical Storm Jerry continues to spin in the Atlantic Ocean, the National Hurricane Center said on the morning of Oct. 8. The system is still far from land, nearly 900 miles from the northern Leeward ...

Tropical Storm Jerry is still on track to become a hurricane. Despite the showers and thunderstorms, Tropical Storm Jerry is being impacted by moderate to strong wind shear, which is preventing it ...

From rainforest plants to coastal herbs, discover how remote island communities still rely on traditional healing practices today. Stephen A. Smith walks out during TV segment about government ...

Tropical Storm Jerry is expected to become the fifth hurricane of the year this week as it heads toward the northern Leeward Islands, National Hurricane Center forecasters said Wednesday morning. As ...

Tropical Storm Jerry is no longer expected to approach the Leeward Islands at hurricane strength. NHC Tropical Storm Jerry is no longer expected to approach the easternmost Caribbean islands as a ...

CHICAGO — A man is facing multiple charges after allegedly battering multiple women and a police officer in Evanston. Derek Rucker, 37, of Blue Island, was taken into custody Thursday just before ...