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Wilson Kipsang of Kenya has won marathons around the world, including the New York City Marathon last fall.

Kenyan Marathon Stars Walk For Peace In Great Rift Valley

They will travel on foot from Lodwar to Lake Bogoria, 520 miles over 22 days, and pass an Olympic-style torch from walker to walker, writes The Guardian.

You don't have to be outdoors to be hurt or injured by a nearby lightning strike, like this one in New Mexico. The pain for survivors can be lifelong.

'When Thunder Roars, Go Indoors' To Best Avoid Lightning's Pain

Deaths in the U.S. from lightning strikes are up in 2015, compared with recent years. A convertible won't save you. Get inside at the first rumble of thunder, and stay away from plugged-in appliances.

Workers pull out plastic and trash from a conveyor belt of paper at a recycling plant in Elkridge, Md. The plant processes 1,000 tons of recyclable materials every day.

Reduce, Reuse, Remove The Cellophane: Recycling Demystified

Are plastic bags recyclable? Why are Christmas lights a no-go? A recycling plant operations manager takes readers' questions about the process.

This booking photo taken in April and released by the Hamilton County, Tenn., sheriff's office shows a man identified as Mohammod Youssuf Adbulazeez after being detained on suspicion of a driving offense.

Shootings In Chattanooga: What We Know About The Alleged Gunman

Mohammod Youssuf Abdulazeez, whom authorities have signaled as the man who shot and killed four Marines, is described by friends as funny, charming and devout.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble talk during a special meeting of the German parliament over the proposed bailout package for Greece.

German Lawmakers Back Greek Bailout Plan

The Bundestag voted overwhelmingly in favor of the $93.6 billion package aimed at keeping Athens in the eurozone.

In Nieuwegein, Netherlands, on Friday, relatives and friends of victims gather in front of a "hedge of compassion" made of thousands of stuffed animals during a commemoration of the victims of the Malaysia Airlines MH17 plane crash in eastern Ukraine.

A Year After MH17 Shot Down, Kremlin Rebuffs Call For Tribunal

Russia's foreign minister says that a United Nations tribunal would only "ensure punishment of those Washington has decided are guilty."

Sandy Kress (right) an attorney from Dallas, listens to Texas Education Agency general counsel David Anderson in 2004. Kress was the chief education consultant to the Bush administration's No Child Left Behind initiative.

Stop Picking On No Child Left Behind (Says One Of Its Parents)

The Senate may have voted to replace NCLB, but one of the old law's chief architects argues that much of it should stay just the way it is.

Tokyo's proposed National Stadium, a key part of its 2020 Olympics plan, is being reopened to design proposals after Japanese officials said new cost estimates had risen sharply.

Mocked And Maligned, Japan Spikes Plan For $2 Billion Olympic Stadium

Its cost had swollen; its design sparked an unflattering meme. Now Japan's prime minister is telling Tokyo organizers to start over with their plan for a centerpiece stadium.

In the center left of Pluto's vast heart-shaped feature – informally named "Tombaugh Regio" — lies a vast, craterless plain that appears to be no more than 100 million years old, and is possibly still being shaped by geologic processes.

NASA's New Pluto Images Point To Geologically Active World

The latest photos show ice plains that appear to be only 100 million years old and a hilly region that could be what is left when surrounding material is eroded away.

Remembering The 4 Marines Who Died In Chattanooga Shootings

Authorities announced the identities of the four Marines killed in the Chattanooga shootings: Gunnery Sgt. Thomas Sullivan, Staff Sgt. David Wyatt, Sgt. Carson Holmquist and Lance Cpl. Squire Wells.

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