Compared to its foreign disaster missions, the US military mobilized slowly after Maria. But in numbers, capacity and logistics…
Miguel Díaz-Canel, a 57-year-old engineer and Communist Party loyalist, is expected to succeed Raúl Castro as president…
The crisis over alleged Russian involvement in a murder attempt on a spy and his daughter in the UK has been called an extension…
Recent changes to the 2020 census are worrying experts who say they may lead to an undercount. It's an issue other democracies…
The Europeans have something to teach the US about protecting citizens subject to Russian internet propaganda. Their effort…
While emergency drills may help schools feel safer, they contain underlying and often unintended moral messages about the…
Rob Porter's ex-wife Jennifer Willoughby wrote movingly about staying in what she described as an abusive relationship.…
It's election season in Pakistan, and the Supreme Court is at war with the ruling party. Many Pakistanis wonder whether…
Some experts fret that the US birthrate is on the decline. That might not be so surprising, when the cost of having children…
A former State Department official says Bolton is a military hawk who wants the US to reclaim its global dominance -- mostly…
Just seven countries worldwide regularly execute people for drug crimes, most of them authoritarian regimes. Nothing suggests…
Changes to the official mandates guiding nonprofits and government agencies might be less significant than they appear.
Pork-barrel spending – that often reviled custom otherwise known as 'earmarks' – may well help Congress pass…
The author of 'Securing the Peace,' explains what's wrong with having US ambassadors operating in one-third…
Young activists are using journalism to advance their cause. Though their work echoes student activists and journalists…
On March 24, 1980, an outspoken Salvadoran bishop was murdered after decrying his country's military regime. Thirty-eight…
When it comes to political scandals, context is king.
US law limits public employees' political activity. But in today's hyperpartisan political world, it's getting…
Crime is way down in one Flint, Michigan, neighborhood, where locals have teamed up to revamp neglected public spaces. Here,…
Most Americans identify as animal lovers and support either full or partial legal rights for animals.