Unites States

Amir Tal holds his newborn baby girl in a conversion ceremony in Portland, Oregon.

How Oregon became a center for Israeli babies born to surrogate moms

Health

Many gay couples opt to use surrogates in Oregon for babies. The state has become a home for women willing to become pregnant and carry children for others.

New Orleans held emotional hearings over the summer about a plan to remove its Confederate monuments. Last week, the City Council voted to take four of them down.

America’s unfinished civil war through the eyes to two US reporters in Africa

Conflict