Chicago dyes its river bright green as it opens St. Patrick's Day celebrations.

Thousands lined the river and packed bridges Saturday and erupted in cheers.

Members of the Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Union Local 130 sprayed dye into the water from boats.

The dyeing immediately precedes the annual downtown St.Patrick's Day parade.

The day , which falls on Monday , celebrates Irish culture.

San Diego , Robstown , Alice , Beeville girls capture state powerlifting titles.

Lady Pickers and Lady Vaqueros won fourth -consecutive state championship.

London girls placed second overall after finishing with a team score of 21 .

Alice and Beevillas also won state championships.

To date, only 11 percent of all astronauts have flown in space.

Women face an earlier risk of osteoporosis due to estrogen levels.

Women are far more likely to develop autoimmune diseases, around 80 percent of these conditions occur in women.

Personalized medicine research is becoming increasingly vital for long-duration space missions.

The move toward personalized medicine for astronauts, tailoring treatment and preventive measures to each individual, continues to be an active area of research.

Advances made for space medicine also benefit healthcare on Earth .

Every medication, treatment protocol, and diagnostic test we’re using with astronauts started with Earth .

The U.S. committed to spending $20 million to counter the spread of al-Qaida and the Islamic State group in northern Ivory Coast .

In Kimbirila -Nord, funding helped young people get job training, built parks for cattle to graze.

Violence in Mali and other countries in the Sahel region south of the Sahara has reached record levels.

Ivory Coast became known as a target for extremists in 2016 , when an attack on the seaside resort of Grand Bassam killed tourists.

Ivory Coast has the second -highest GDP per capita in West Africa , but according to the U.N. it remains one of the world’s least developed countries.

Bloomington North senior Sofie Garcia finishes 12th in the all-around at 36.5 .

Hannah Abel was the only Cougar to score on all four events at the meet.

Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger won its sixth title but first since 2012 with 112.975 points to top Valparaiso .

Bomb targeting bus carrying security forces kills 5 , wounds 10 in Pakistan .

No one immediately claimed responsibility, but suspicion is likely to fall on outlawed Baloch Liberation Army .

Oil- and mineral-rich Balochistan is Pakistan ’s largest and least populated province.

Ethnic Baloch residents have long accused the central government of discrimination.

Germany 's benchmark DAX index was up almost 2% , while mid- and small-caps rose over 3% each.

The euro gained 0.5% to $ 1.0907 - taking its gains so far this month to 5% .

The trigger for the latest euphoria was a source-based report that German chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz had reached an agreement with the Greens on a massive increase in state borrowing.

The crowds waved Syrian flags and chanted in celebration of the rebel victory that ended the Assad family's five-decade rule.

“ Today , helicopters are gifting you hope instead of pain, peace instead of fear,” read a poster carried by a man at Damascus ’ Umayyad Square .

Half a million people have been killed and more than 5 million left the country as refugees.

82% of school leaders said they had been abused by pupils' parents in the last year .

Abuse includes physical violence, verbal attacks, spitting and online trolling.

86% of respondents said parental abuse has increased in the past three years .

One victim said she had her face slapped and was "threatened with murder over the phone".

IsraAID is trying to bridge the gap with technology to find and help survivors more quickly.

It's not easy in a country with low connectivity, high illiteracy and wariness about how information is used.

Tech experts say technology can reduce human error and manual file keeping, but organizations need to ensure data privacy.

Pontalti has piloted two chatbots, one to help youth and parents better access information about sexual reproductive health.

She said technology focused on reporting abuse should include an audio component for people with low literacy and be as low-tech as possible.

Some survivors of sexual assault say they just want to be heard, whether by phone or in person.