CHICO — Christina Stoimenova has returned to Chico, her home town, for a few months. The former Christina Lando lives on the other side of the world, and is visiting Chico with a clear mission. “I ...

BUCHAREST, Romania – Soft toys on the beds and posters on the walls. No more than three children to a room. One of the girls living in the four-bedroom house gushes about getting makeup for her ...

On a chilly April 4, day, Sailors from USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) boarded a bus to Princess Nadejda Orphanage in Varna, Bulgaria, paint brushes in hand, for an afternoon with local children excited to ...

Mindy Gledhill with Bulgarian children. Gledhill will perform with Peter Breinholt, Samy Payne and Critter as part of a benefit concert, Courage to Shine, for One Heart Bulgaria. Courtesy One Heart ...

Across the globe, intensive efforts are underway to get children out of orphanages. Bulgaria and the former Soviet republics of Georgia and Moldova have made strides. China says it has. Rwanda is set ...