Officials say a fast-growing wildfire in Reno, Nevada, was human-caused. The Hawk Fire grew to 13,000 acres Sunday and is ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

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President Trump expanded the U.S. military’s role in immigration enforcement, and a new legal opinion gives the Pentagon ...

In Mexico, where cocoa has been grown and consumed for 4,000 years, communities are keeping old traditions alive.

President Donald Trump has asserted that “nobody” cares if he and his family are making big money during his presidency. But ...

At Washington Freedom 250 events, like this weekend’s IndyCar race at the National Mall, fans ask how politics might be ...

The state fair in Des Moines has been a mainstay for generations of Iowans – and for White House hopefuls. But some worry its ...

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The best books of August deliver thrills, time travel, and tongue-in-cheek commentary from the nine Greek Muses.

In the United Nations’ 80 years, it has been led by nine secretaries-general, none of them women. But as the U.N. begins the ...