Adam Sege

Years ago, when Dorothy Okatch was getting her start as a basketball referee in the Namibian Basketball Federation, a towering player took issue with a foul she called against him.

The player strode up to Okatch, brought his face inches away from hers and yelled about the call. She briefly ...

Arriving in his father's homeland, President Obama has business on his mind.

The president will spend portions of his visits to Kenya (where his dad was born) and Ethiopia discussing security cooperation, but in a White House speech Wednesday, the president described his trip mainly as an opportunity to forge ...

Hilary Gardner made her debut on Broadway in Twyla Tharp's musical Come Fly Away, singing solos and duets with the recorded voice of Frank Sinatra. In 2014, she released her debut solo album, The Great City, a love letter to New York.

On this Song Travels, Gardner evokes ...

Starting a business is tough anywhere.

But when you live in a place where many people lack basic services, such as electricity and toilets, it's even harder.

These are the obstacles facing new business owners in South Africa's townships — sprawling communities designated for nonwhites during apartheid. Apartheid may be ...