In a column from before the election, I described a sign planted in a yard on my street; it read “Democrats Are Communists and Terrorists— ARE YOU ?” The election is over, but the sign remains. So ...

Researchers, nonprofit leaders, and other experts share what keeps them optimistic about a better future for American society ...

Lisa Murphy, another of Ms Harris’s supporters, described the rally as “an act of hope”. That’s what it felt like. People hoping, hoping, hoping – but not quite daring to believe.

There's a renewed push to overhaul voluntary assisted dying laws over concerns terminally ill people are finding it tough to access due to attitudes and unnecessary barriers.