April 25, 2017 – Editor's Picks

A mother of five, who wed at 15, has high hopes for her daughters’ futures now that child marriage will no longer be allowed.

To strike or not to strike

FILE - In this April 15, 2017, file photo, soldiers march across Kim Il Sung Square during a military parade in Pyongyang, North Korea, to celebrate the 105th birth anniversary of Kim Il Sung, the country's late founder and grandfather of current ruler Kim Jong Un. North Korean fury at Washington was rising well before U.S. President Donald Trump took office, in particular over reports that annual U.S.-South Korean military exercises now include training for precision strikes on the North's leadership or nuclear and military facilities. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

There’s been plenty of speculation that the United States might launch a pre-emptive strike against North Korea, so we ask the experts how likely that is.

It might be too soon to expect the 3-month-old Trump administration to express any view on Iran’s electoral process, but some believe the silence says a lot.

There’s more at stake than getting high

FILE- In this Nov. 9, 2016 file photo, Dave Jimenez, left, smokes marijuana with his friend Anthony A. in San Francisco. California law enforcement officials objected Wednesday, April 5, 2017, to Gov. Jerry Brown's proposed streamlining of the state's marijuana regulations, saying his plan could endanger public safety. Brown's administration released documents late Tuesday outlining proposed changes to square the state's new recreational pot law with its longstanding law on medical marijuana. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

In the fight to legalize marijuana, about 90 percent of Americans approve using pot for medical purposes.

Democrats are dealing with a riled-up political base that’s demanding they oppose the president at every turn, at a time when Donald Trump will likely need the Democrats to avoid a government shutdown.

Millions of uneducated children could spell disaster for Pakistan

Pakistani children study in a makeshift school after fleeing from the neighboring Khyber tribal region due to fighting between security forces and militants, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Monday, Nov. 17, 2014. The Pakistani army is now regularly targeting militants' hideouts in Khyber, since fighters fled there from neighboring North Waziristan tribal region where it has been conducting a monthslong operation. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)

An estimated 3 million young people — 58 percent of children in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province — don’t attend school thanks in part to terrorism and government counter-terrorism measures.

When the welcome runs out and there’s no place to go

A woman, who says she belongs to the Rohingya community from Myanmar, washes clothes as children play in a camp in New Delhi September 13, 2014. India, despite hosting some 30,000 registered refugees, has no legal recognition of asylum seekers, making it difficult for them to use essential services like schools and hospitals, human rights groups say - and the Rohingya community is among the most vulnerable. According to the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR), there are around 9,000 Rohingya registered in Delhi. Picture taken September 13. To match FOUNDATION-STATELESS/INDIA-ROHINGYA REUTERS/Anindito Mukherjee (INDIA - Tags: SOCIETY POVERTY CIVIL UNREST POLITICS) - RTR467NY

After fleeing persecution in Myanmar, Rohingya Muslims who found refuge in India now face hostility from Hindu groups calling for their deportation.

In Malawi, girls will be girls…not wives

To strike or not to strike

Does US silence on Iran presidential election speak volumes?

There’s more at stake than getting high

As Trump nears first 100 days, Democrats ramp up opposition

Millions of uneducated children could spell disaster for Pakistan

When the welcome runs out and there’s no place to go