When governments are brought down, like Nepal's recently was after youth-led protests, a sense of renewal abounds. But the ...

This week's naming of a new U.S. poet laureate reminds us how this literary form can foster wonder, understanding, and uplift ...

The French-Saudi initiative at the United Nations supporting an independent Palestine, while symbolically important, is not ...

Israel has built settlements in the occupied West Bank for 50 years. It’s about to construct a Jerusalem suburb making a ...

Is there a way to feel grounded when things around us seem turbulent?

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is opposing President Donald Trump with actions and a new online tone, earning him more national ...

The people are independent and self-sufficient, and the landscape is marvelously rugged.

Time to put down those summer beach reads and focus on September’s crisp mix of fiction and nonfiction titles.

In Israel, the shared burden of military service in “the people’s army” is a consensus value, and an exemption granted the ...

After months of White House pressure, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter of a point on Wednesday, signaling ...

As the Trump administration throws diplomatic elbows, Canada and Mexico see a chance to build a new rapprochement with each ...

History shows the loss of a charismatic leader can propel a political movement into something even more powerful – or mark ...