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Refugees and migrants wait to be transferred by buses Tuesday during the evacuation of the camp near the Greek village of Idomeni. At its height, there were more than 12,000 people crammed into the makeshift camp, which exploded in size when Balkan states began closing their borders in mid-February.

PHOTOS: Greece Begins Evacuating Thousands Of Asylum-Seekers From Camp

Migrants and refugees have waited for months at the makeshift camp near Idomeni. They hoped to cross into Macedonia, but the border has been shut. Now they're being transferred to camps farther south.

Roberta Siao, a Brazilian immigrant in London, works for Mazi Mas, a London pop-up restaurant that trains and employs immigrant and refugee women. "Coming here allows women to feel confidant and respected, to have a life outside of the home," Siao says.

'Invisible Army' Of Immigrant Women Finds Its Voice Through Cooking

Brazilian immigrant Roberta Siao says being both a foreigner and mother made it hard to find work in London. At Mazi Mas, a restaurant that trains and employs immigrants, she found more than a job.

For simple care and prescriptions, veterans in Northern California can go to 14 CVS MinuteClinics.

To Cut Wait Times, VA Tries MinuteClinics In Northern California

Veterans can visit 14 CVS MinuteClinics in the San Francisco Bay Area and Sacramento, Calif., for simple care, lab tests and prescriptions. Will the experiment work well enough to go nationwide?

President Obama shakes hands with Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi on Monday. Obama's Vietnam trip is the latest in a series of moves reaching out to old U.S. rivals.

Casting Aside Cold War Ghosts, Obama Reaches Out To Old Rivals

As his time in office winds down, President Obama has sought to jettison vestiges of the Cold War and reach out to old rivals, from Vietnam to Cuba and beyond.

The Bagram nurses have Ameera draw henna patterns to distract her from the pain.

Saving 6-Year-Old Ameera, Shot In An Afghan Firefight

With fewer U.S. troops, there's less need to treat combat trauma at the Bagram Airfield hospital. But civilian casualties continue. A surgeon at Bagram has been trying to save an injured girl's leg.

Irked By The Way Millennials Speak? 'I Feel Like' It's Time To Loosen Up

While some of his colleagues have criticized the current trend of starting sentences with the phrase, "I feel like," linguist Geoff Nunberg says it's just a case of generational misunderstanding.

Monsanto Calls Bayer's $62 Billion Takeover Offer 'Financially Inadequate'

But the St. Louis-based seed company makes clear it's still willing to negotiate with the German chemical and pharmaceutical giant.

Bethune-Cookman Students Still Reeling From A Year That Saw 13 Shooting Victims

Historically black colleges and universities have often been viewed as a refuge for African-American students. But at Bethune-Cookman University in Florida, 13 students have been shot this year alone.

On May 24, 1976, the Judgment of Paris pitted some of the finest wines in France against unknown California bottles in a blind taste test. Nine of the most respected names in French gastronomy sat in judgment.

The Judgment Of Paris: The Blind Taste Test That Decanted The Wine World

Forty years ago, the top names in French food and wine judged a blind tasting pitting the finest French wines against unknown California bottles. The results revolutionized the wine industry.

Men, African-Americans, Hispanics and less educated young people are particularly likely to live with their parents. But across all demographics, more and more people are living with Mom and Dad, Pew found.

For First Time In 130 Years, More Young Adults Live With Parents Than With Partners

Living with Mom and/or Dad is more popular than any other form of living arrangement among Americans ages 18-34, the Pew Research Center says.

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