On a sultry morning in Basra, Muna Saud, her face framed by a black shawl, slipped unnoticed past the thick knots of men at the provincial health ministry. She glided from office to office until she found Zahra Abdul-Zahra, a former student, and greeted her with a kiss on the cheek. ...more

December 21, 2008

No player had gone so long between stints at No. 1 in women's tennis. ...more

September 9, 2008

Lingering outside a particularly fragrant classroom at Challenger K-8 School of Science and Mathematics on Wednesday, Carter Bolesta, 13, poked his head in. ...more

December 22, 2007

Lingering outside a particularly fragrant classroom at Challenger K-8 School of Science and Mathematics on Wednesday, Carter Bolesta, 13, poked his head in. ...more

December 21, 2007