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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.

A lab member tests transcranial brain stimulation on a research subject at Boston University.

Scientists Test Whether Brain Stimulation Could Help Sharpen Aging Memory

Memory faltering as you age? Parts of your brain that used to work in sync may be out of step. A study shows that a precise jolt of electricity can bring these parts back together, boosting memory.

Director of the U.S. Secret Service Randolph Alles speaks at the Justice Department last year. The White House announced on Monday that Alles will be replaced.

Trump Replacing Secret Service Director

In a statement, the White House said Randolph "Tex" Alles "has done a great job at the agency" and would be replaced by James M. Murray, a career Secret Service member, who will start in May.

Animal rights protesters link arms to block an intersection in the central business district of Melbourne, Australia, on Monday.

Vegan Protesters Block Downtown Melbourne In Coordinated Action Across Australia

In Queensland, protesters arranged a deal with the owners of a slaughterhouse: The activists would unchain themselves if the owners handed over three sheep and agreed not to file a complaint.

Israeli settlers celebrate the Jewish Purim holiday on al-Shuhada Street in the divided West Bank town of Hebron on March 21.

After A Decade Of Netanyahu, Hopes Fade For A Palestinian State

In one of his last campaign moves, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a far-right pledge: If re-elected, he would annex Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank.

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