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An archeologist holds an ancient mummified bird that was found in a burial site unveiled on Friday.

Mummified Mice And Falcons Found In Newly Unveiled Egyptian Tomb

More than 50 animals were found in the tomb, along with mummies of a woman and a young boy. It's "one of the most exciting discoveries ever," Mostafa Waziri of the Supreme Council of Antiquities said.

'There Is Clearly Something Happening': Fires Destroy 3 Black Churches In Louisiana

Officials have not determined the cause of the fires, but have said they are unable to rule out the possibility of arson or that the three incidents were all related.

Chef Kwame Onwuachi in the dining room of his celebrated Washington, D.C. restaurant, Kith and Kin.

Chef's Memoir Tackles What It's Like To Be Young, Gifted And Black In Fine Dining

Kwame Onwuachi's new memoir, Notes From A Young Black Chef, isn't just about his rise from poverty to celebrated restaurateur. It's also a meditation on being a black man in a rarefied world.

<strong>Left:</strong> M., a survivor of sexual violence during the Kosovo war, holds a jar of red pepper spread that she prepared at her home to sell at a new artisanal food shop in Gjakova, in western Kosovo. Working with food is a form of therapy for M. <strong>Right:</strong> B., also a survivor, prepares fresh clotted cream from her home in a village in western Kosovo.

Artisanal Food Shop Helps Kosovo War-Rape Survivors Earn Income — And Heal

Victims are still stigmatized; many keep their trauma a secret. A new shop offers survivors an income stream, sometimes for the first time in their lives, by selling their homemade traditional foods.

Good Neighbor Settlement House in Brownsville, Texas, is helping recently released migrants by offering them a meal, shower and some new clothes before journeying up north to await their day in immigration court.

Shelters And City Governments Scramble To Help Migrants In The Rio Grande Valley

The mayor of Brownsville, Texas, was told to expect close to 6,000 migrants released in the Rio Grande Valley this week. A local shelter has been taking in hundreds each day.

A man stands in mud in the city of Mamulan in Iran's Lorestan Province. Heavy rain and unprecedented flooding has killed at least 70 people in Iran since mid-March.

Flooding In Iran Kills At Least 70, Forces Evacuation Of Thousands

Record rainfalls over the past two weeks have killed people across 13 provinces. Forecasters expect heavy rain to continue over the next few days, forcing the evacuation of regions bordering Iraq.

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