Julia Glum

"My death needs to mean something," Leelah wrote in her suicide note, so organizations are working to make sure it does.

The picture shows a gay couple, Jon and Alex, being intimate in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Once, upon being asked if Abraham Lincoln had a hobby, his wife replied, “Cats.”

Whether you're ordering lingerie or a steak, chances are the vendor has a Valentine's Day deal.

The news of Boko Haram deaths came as Niger officials declared a 15-day state of emergency in border city Diffa.

Judge George O'Toole recently rejected another request by the defense that the trial be moved out of Boston because of juror bias.

The expansion of the Central American Minors program is “a whole new pipeline for legal migration,” says Ann Corcoran of Refugee Resettlement Watch.

Here's where to go if you want to spend your week by the pool, on a beach or in a club.

Buy beads online, fry the easiest beignets ever and put on some jazz.

None of the top chains have announced deals for National Pizza Day, but coupons abound on the Internet.

The young and elderly are particularly at risk of developing serious conditions related to the flu.

Family Gras, a free street festival with parades and a food court of its own, is also scheduled for this weekend near New Orleans.

The 27-year-old posed with severed heads in one recruitment video out of Syria.

Twenty-two states and Washington, D.C. have adopted laws that require sex education in public schools.

A new policy, called portability, could cause districts with large low-income populations to lose an average of $85 per student if their states opt out of the Title I funding procedure.

The pope will host a Google Hangout on Thursday and take questions from kids in Brazil, India, Spain and the United States.

'Star' Burton told a friend she plans to get another marriage license and proceed with the wedding.

America's College Promise would increase the deficit by $60 billion over the next 10 years.

Famous groundhog Punxsutawney Phil allegedly saw his shadow Monday, and that means six more weeks of winter in the U.S.

Candlemas, also called Día de La Candelaria and La Chandeleur, is celebrated 40 days after Christmas.

Did you know Katy Perry has twerked with Paul McCartney? Now you do.

Did you know that Black History Month takes place in February because it was set between the birthdays of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln?

The basics of Plan C were revealed in federal documents that were recently published by transparency organization MuckRock.

In 2012, 43 percent of all traffic fatalities on Super Bowl Sunday and the next morning were caused by alcohol.

Tommy Thompson was found living in a South Florida hotel, where he stayed under a fake name and only paid cash.

New York City public schools reopened Wednesday, but there were still 75 closings and delays in the area.

The winner of the Super Bowl gets the Vince Lombardi Trophy, which is named after the coach of the Packers in the 1960s.

There were reportedly "rows of paparazzi" in court to see the human rights lawyer who recently married American actor George Clooney.

Attorney General Jesus Murillo Karam’s press conference outlining the investigation came four months after the 43 students disappeared.