Republicans have raced to approve the president’s picks to serve as top diplomats around the globe, in some cases with solid ...

Two professors from Rutgers University in New Jersey went out on a limb to write a “mutual defense compact” for Big Ten schools. Their effort is gaining steam.

Having escaped prison and death, President Trump has returned to power seeking vindication and vengeance — and done more in ...

Reducing federal support for research and development could cause long-run economic damage and reduce government revenue.

In Connections, each category has a different difficulty level. Yellow is the simplest, and purple is the most difficult.

As the Trump administration dismantles foreign aid, Bill Gates, whose philanthropy is devoted to global health, is trying to ...

The country’s top officials are trying to figure out the cause of a power outage that stranded tens of millions of people ...

Or as the journalist Raymond Clapper wrote of Roosevelt at the end of his first term: “It is scarcely an exaggeration to say ...

At Le Prem’s, a small bar in western France that sells lottery tickets and tobacco, this greeting has become a running joke ...

Nowhere in the world is the Roman Catholic Church growing faster than in Africa, a continent Francis showered with attention.

The justices have allowed vouchers for religious schools and required equal treatment in tuition programs. But direct ...

The government announced a raft of aviation safety measures after a Jeju Air crash late last year that killed 179 people, ...