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Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton have been fighting hard to win over African-American voters. They're a critical voting bloc in Saturday's Democratic primary in South Carolina.

It's highly unusual for veterinarians to perform C-sections on gorillas. The western lowland gorilla is critically endangered.

Violence at a camp in Malakal, which is managed by the U.N., erupted on Feb. 17. A spokesperson expressed sympathy for lives lost but insisted the world body was able to protect many thousands more.

Scientists were studying the properties of the light coming from a quasar — one of the brightest objects in the universe — when the light just seemed to wink out. Now they think they know why.

The chief of the U.N. has called for a better way to mark the coming-of-age of girls. Some communities are paving the way with a new kind of ritual.

New York City plans to add streetcars to connect its isolated areas, but critics are wary. Streetcars in other cities have few riders, and Washington, D.C.'s streetcar opening was delayed for years.

Iranians were promised that a nuclear deal would lead to an economic boost as sanctions vanished. But as the country votes for a new parliament on Friday, there's been no economic upturn.

The judge said he will allow Judicial Watch to take steps to find out whether the State Department and former Secretary Hillary Clinton "deliberately thwarted" an open records law.

The Birmingham City Council approved a minimum wage of $10.10 an hour, but some state legislators want to block it. A coalition representing low-wage workers is trying to defend the Birmingham bill.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said "virtually everybody" in his conference believes the nomination should be made by the next president, rather than Obama.