The 6-year-old is one of hundreds of Venezuelan minors in Colombia's child-welfare system. Colombia is seeking permission to begin putting them up for adoption.

Francia Márquez, a political newcomer, is forcing Colombia to confront its racist, classist and sexist past and present.

The sanctions relief is to be announced after the socialist government of Nicolás Maduro and the U.S.-backed Venezuelan opposition sign a separate agreement in Barbados on Tuesday.

GWU investigation more than doubles previous death toll acknowledged by government.

This new position extends The Post’s global footprint and adds a critical post in South America.

Men in power might sympathize with women’s issues, but Kamala Harris knows them by heart.

Their high school years have been punctuated by protests for women's rights, safe schools, racial justice and climate change. But most have never come face to face with police in riot gear, or...

Nearly $600,000 in federal COVID-relief funds is available for Oregon strippers and sex workers of color who have seen a loss of income during the coronavirus pandemic.

Omar and Michigan's Rashida Tlaib will become the first two Muslim women to serve in Congress.

The groups will escort their respective graduates during Wednesday’s events.

Hutchinson called the bill a "product of the cultural war in America" and said it would be a "vast government overreach."

Oregon officials had linked the fires to at least nine deaths Saturday, while in California, more than 3 million acres have burned in historic blazes now connected to at least 22 deaths.

Following the excessive use of police force in this year's protests, the country should consider moving its national police out of the Ministry of Defense, the agency said.

At 15, Chloe Clark’s identity has become a political flashpoint, questioned by those who have never met her or her parents.

The ruling, which allows the procedure in the first 24 weeks of pregnancy, was the latest sign of a turning tide in a region with a long history of restrictive antiabortion laws.

The country's first leftist president calls for "a new international convention that accepts that the war on drugs has failed." The United States opposes decriminalization.

Derrick Evans built a brand as a confrontational local activist known for harassing people he deemed immoral or threatening. Usually, his targets were women or people of color.

What are puberty blockers and hormone treatments for transgender teenagers? What do we know about transgender participation in sports? Experts answer these questions and more.

As the daughter of Chinese immigrants who grew up in poverty, Leana Wen enrolled in college at 13 and rose to the top of her profession. But she still identifies with the struggles of her soon-to-be...

Hundreds of homes were lost when a fast-moving wildfire hit, giving residents just hours to evacuate.

Monica Roberts, one of the country's most influential transgender voices, documented the violence against trans women long before mainstream news outlets began acknowledging it.

As they prepare to inter their son at Washington National Cathedral, Matthew Shepard's parents reflect on the 20 years since his death.

Knowing it would be available, Ana Estrada says, would free her to live.

These believers are praying for a Trump victory to keep America Christian.

Five thousand dollars “will not even buy a decent chair,” a HUD official allegedly said regarding a $5,000 limit for redecorating Secretary Ben Carson's office.

The fires have fed on heat and dry conditions, including in some places that normally have the highest rainfall totals in the nation.

Teens in Argentina are rewriting the rules of the Spanish language to eliminate gender in order to change what they see as a deeply gendered culture. Their efforts are at the center of a global...

Twice as many families rejected an offer to return to an elementary school in the poorest ward than in the wealthiest one.

For Black transgender women, intimate relationships are key to survival. But too often, they lead to death.

Sen. Rand Paul on Thursday compared genital mutilation to transition-related surgery for transgender youths at a confirmation hearing for a doctor seeking to become the highest-ranking openly...

From Zoom poker games to neighborhood-dad WhatsApp chains, casual chats about sports and politics have suddenly led to deep conversations about life.

Hundreds are gathering for a rally in Freedom Plaza before marching to the Supreme Court. More than 429 other Women's March events are planned in all 50 states.

One of the youngest casualties of the war, two-day-old Serhii was among the more than 440 Ukrainian children killed and hundreds more wounded so far as a result of Russia’s invasion.

As vaccine teams travel to inoculate Indigenous peoples, geography is only one challenge. They must also overcome decades of mistrust.

The battle over barking dogs involves the wife of the Federal Reserve chairman, a former candidate for governor and lawyers galore in the well-heeled Maryland suburb.

Trump's profane words Thursday created yet another translating headache around the world.

In Ayacucho, Peru, the deaths of protesters and official accusations of terrorism are reopening old wounds. The region was brutalized by the Shining Path.

Abortion was illegal with few exceptions in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia. Now, decades after Roe v. Wade, new abortion restrictions are being imposed in Georgia, Missouri, Ohio, Utah and...

The stage is set for a contest unheard of in a country historically led by the political elite.

Demonstrations after the police killing of Javier Ordóñez drew "one of the most serious episodes of violations against human rights in the history of the city of Bogotá," investigators report.

More than half of LGBT adults identify as bisexual, and women are more likely than men to be bisexual, new Gallup survey data shows.

In 2015, the inmates at Eastern New York Correctional Facility took on and defeated the team from Harvard University.

Dozens of senior girls at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School have confronted their administrators and male peers, demanding a school-wide reckoning over toxic masculinity.

Ukrainian orphans were at risk of being taken by retreating Russian soldiers, so orphanage staff took them into their own homes to hide them.

The Clan del Golfo terrorized cities across more than 100 municipalities in 10 departments, confining residents in their homes, blocking roads and paralyzing businesses.

The podcast and Opinions page will be available in September with notable international hosts, editors and contributors.

Governors in North and South Dakota resist new controls even as virus deaths rise.

Activists have worn the color for nearly two decades — but its roots go further back.

Chileans on Sunday will consider a dramatically new vision to replace the 1980 constitution, written during the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet.