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Michael Chertoff, former Whitewater Committee special counsel and homeland security secretary, says "chasing small peccadilloes" like Whitewater in the 1990s "is a luxury we only have in a world at peace."

Once A Clinton Nemesis During Whitewater, Now A Clinton Supporter

Michael Chertoff was lead counsel to the Senate committee investigating Whitewater in the '90s. Now, the former Homeland Security chief says Hillary Clinton would do a "good job" on national security.

As head of the LGBT Liaison Unit, Sgt. Jessica Hawkins trains officers how to respond to crimes involving LGBT people and does community outreach.

For D.C.'s LGBT Community, A Police Liaison Who Can Relate

Sgt. Jessica Hawkins was a cop for 20 years before she transitioned. Getting through that first day at work after she came out was hard — but it turned out to just be the start.

New Research Zeroes In On Sources Of Methane-Emissions Uptick

New research reveals that the amount of methane from oil and gas operations is much larger than previously thought. But the recent uptick in methane emissions seems to be from agriculture.

Voter-Registration Drives In Fla. Focus On Puerto Ricans

The fastest growing group of voters in Florida is up for grabs. Hundreds of thousands of Puerto Ricans have moved to the swing state in recent years, and both parties are aggressively courting them.

People bike on the beach ahead of Hurricane Matthew in Atlantic Beach, Fla., on Wednesday. Droves of people in the U.S. have begun evacuating coastal areas ahead of the storm, which tracked a deadly path through the Caribbean in a maelstrom of wind, mud and water.

Millions Of Coastal Residents Warned To Flee Inland As Hurricane Nears Florida

Hundreds of people died as Hurricane Matthew struck Haiti, Cuba and the Bahamas. The National Hurricane Center says the hurricane conditions will affect eastern Florida through Friday.

Sen. Tim Kaine has made his Catholicism a central part of his identity on the campaign trail.

Why Don't We Hear More About The Christian Left?

Long story short: The right is very, very Christian, while the left is much less so.

Fox News Reporter: Sorry If 'Tongue-In-Cheek' Chinatown Segment Caused Offense

His critics say that instead of lampooning racist bigotry, the segment embodied it. Fox News' Jesse Watters says he is a political humorist and didn't mean for his report to be taken seriously.

Dr. Denis Mukwege, a gynecologist in the Democratic Republic of Congo, treats victims of rape, tending to physical and emotional needs. For the past several years he has been considered a strong contender for the Nobel Peace Prize along with two women from Congo who aid victims of sexual violence.

A Doctor Who Treats Rape Survivors Seen As Nobel Peace Prize Contender

Dr. Denis Mukwege opened a hospital in Eastern Congo to help women give birth safely. His first patient was a rape survivor. And she changed his life.

A game rancher near Port Elizabeth who couldn't afford the high cost of protecting his rhinos from poachers sold this one to a more secure operation. The rhino, blindfolded and wearing earplugs to calm it, will be sedated and accompanied by a veterinarian during the 20-hour truck journey to its new home.

Rhino Horn: The Most Valuable Appendage In Illegal Wildlife Trade

Journalist Bryan Christy estimates the wholesale market for rhino horn is a quarter of a billion dollars. Customers think the horn has healing powers. Criminal syndicates take the money.

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, left, and Federica Mogherini, high representative of the European Union at a press conference on Wednesday after a two-day conference on Afghanistan.

EU Will Send Afghans Back To An Increasingly Violent Home Country

A deal with the Afghan government paves the way for European countries to deport tens of thousands of asylum seekers back to Afghanistan, even as the security situation there worsens.

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