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The spotlight was on Iowa Saturday, a small state with a big – some would say too big – role in the presidential primaries.
An estimated 1.6 million American children are separated from their parents through deportation.
Egypt’s president has devoted three years to cracking down on the Muslim Brotherhood. Now ISIS is forcing him to pull his punches.
Two political scholars evaluate the fourth GOP debate. This round was more about the issues, and less about the moderators.
By sailing a destroyer close to an artificial island in the South China Sea, the US is challenging China’s claim to the waterway. At stake are trade routes worth billions of dollars.
The commonalities between Black Lives Matter and the Black Panther Party are striking when they’re compared to the civil rights movement, when black people protested politely and defensively.
Today’s refugee crisis is not just about the movement of people. It is also about the human immobility that is baked into contemporary laws and politics. What, then, of the code of hospitality?
Twenty years ago, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin – the man who ushered in the Oslo Accords with the Palestinians – was assassinated. Today’s Israel is a very different place.
Ohio passed an amendment that will make it harder for partisans to draw unfair district maps in state elections. The fight could provide a road map for other states where gerrymandering is an issue.
Americans’ religious beliefs have made them more tolerant of capital punishment. Some may even see it as holy.
Asian Americans are the wealthiest, best-educated and fastest-growing segment of voters in the US. They are also increasingly voting Democratic.
After a period of decline, cities around the world are revitalizing but it’s coming at a cost: an increasingly tight affordable housing squeeze.
An advocate for the power of innovation to improve the world offers some cautions.
Candidates sparred among themselves and the media but still managed to debate some of the key economic issues that matter most to Americans – though they ignored a few.
Was the latest GOP debate designed just to give candidates – and viewers – something to tweet about?
Yes, we have Hillary and Carly. But fewer women hold elected office in North Carolina, California and Kansas than they did just five years ago. Hyper-partisanship may be one root cause.
Online threats can quickly lead to real-life shootings.
In the 1920s, refugees were allowed unrestricted passage to countries that needed workers. There’s a lesson here.
When they vote October 25 in parliamentary elections, Poles will be taking a dangerous step into the unknown, and the rest of Europe may not be far behind.
Is it enough for the nation’s best newspapers to rely on ‘official sources’ – even when independent investigators say they’re wrong?
Canada’s new leader is young. He promises change. He supports the XL Pipeline and promised US$46 billion in infrastructure spending to boost the Canadian economy. Here’s what else you should know.
We have openings for a Science and Technology Editor as well as a manager of a Knight Foundation-funded project.
A US$5.7 million payout by a rogue gun shop in Wisconsin could force other gun sellers to get more serious about following the law.
Russia has different goals in Syria than the US and its allies. As ISIS weakens, that will become more apparent.