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Dalits, formerly known as "untouchables," do construction work in Tamil Nadu, India. Members of the lower caste are often relegated to jobs such as construction and garbage collection.

In India, 6 People Get Death Penalty For 'Untouchable' Attack

A young couple was attacked by a gang of knife-wielding men in 2016. The woman's family orchestrated the "honor killing" because she had married below her caste.

How A Used Bottle Becomes A New Bottle, In 6 GIFS

Recycling old bottles into new bottles is surprisingly complex. We visited a recycling plant and a bottle factory to see the whole process.

Georgia Woman Accidently Gives Away Her Son's $6,500

A woman in Conyers, Ga., cleaned house and donated a lot of items to Goodwill. Her adult son would like the coffee mug she gave away back — including the wad of cash inside it.

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio may have finished third, but he had a better-than-expected night in Iowa, thanks in part to larger turnout and evangelical voters.

Iowa Caucus Results: 6 Things That Explain How It Happened

Marco Rubio was the surprise beneficiary of heavy GOP turnout and made the fight for evangelicals a three-way contest. Bernie Sanders won with younger voters, but not enough voted for him to win.

Joey Chestnut ate 83 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes onstage in Las Vegas for a live Netflix event on Monday. His longtime rival, Takeru Kobayashi, ate 66.

Top dog Joey Chestnut beats his archrival and his own hot dog-eating world record

Joey Chestnut faced off against Takeru Kobayashi in a Netflix showdown on Monday. Chestnut downed 83 hot dogs and buns to Kobayashi's 66 in 10 minutes, beating his own world record from 2021.

Feds releasing $15.6 million for I-5 bridge repair

Sen. Patty Murray says the U.S. Department of Transportation is releasing the remaining $15.6 million of the federal share for repair of the I-5 bridge…

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