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Putting aside bipartisan acrimony, Republican and Democratic lawmakers joined to honor 13 service members who died in the 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal.

The relationship between Black people and the Atlantic Ocean is often a heavy, tragic one. But artists in “Becoming the Sea” use the exhibit as an opportunity to reclaim and transform the water narrative.

Kamala Harris successfully got Donald Trump to waste valuable time litigating things like crowd size rather than zeroing in on the economy.

Republicans are pushing to require proof of citizenship to vote, because of concerns over voter fraud and illegal immigration. It is already illegal and rare for noncitizens to vote, Democratic critics say.

Elizabeth Strout tenderly reminds us that each person longs to be heard, and their story is worth hearing, in “Tell Me Everything.”

Can reason overcome emotion during a national emergency? Warnings from Israel’s security and judicial establishments that Jewish extremists are causing the country great harm are struggling to be heard amid a barrage of heartbreaking news.

While presidential debates may suggest otherwise, many state legislatures are most productive when rival lawmakers treat each other as moral equals.

I yearned for my childhood summers by the lake. With my son, I have a chance to revisit that enchantment.

Faced with a recruiting crisis, the U.S. armed forces take a gentler, more supportive approach to training new soldiers. Will it work?

Sweden’s public health agency recommended children under 2 should not use digital screens. Research finding poorer sleep, depression, and developmental delays among 1-year-olds spurred the advisory.

First responders dug through sand and rubble with garden tools and bare hands early on Sept. 10. Palestinian officials say the blast killed 19 and wounded 60, while Israel disputes the toll.

A professor’s lament on social media about her college students got us thinking about the best way to encourage the joys of reading. To find out more, we asked the experts: teachers.

The SpaceX rocket, blasting off early Sept. 10, will take astronauts farther than any other since 1972, when Apollo 17 completed the final NASA mission. The third day will bring the first privately funded spacewalk.

Eldest daughters – or átes in Filipino – face unique social and family pressures, and take on more domestic responsibilities than their siblings. Some have found comfort and community online.

James Earl Jones’s legacy as a voice of reason is a reminder of what we might overcome when we face our trauma and find our purpose. His voice was a well of dignity, a reservoir of resonance that not only echoes from his career, but in all of us who heard him as well.

Drawing on lessons from past epidemics like HIV and COVID-19, communities in East Africa are fighting stigma around mpox to stop the disease’s spread.

The end of the Olympics also closed out the feel-good limbo that had frozen French politics. Now President Emmanuel Macron and his newly chosen prime minister will have to figure out how to govern a France that looks on the verge of ungovernability.

History will judge whether Ukraine’s bold incursion into Russian territory will pay off in military terms, but it has cheered the public mood.

The Taliban’s harsh laws that even command women not to sing at home have led many women to sing on social media – with a melody of equality and dignity.

Increased air-conditioning demand, alongside rising energy prices in some places, is causing some consumers to feel strained. Here are charts on AC usage in the U.S. and tips on how to lower costs.

The first freshman class since a Supreme Court ruling ended affirmative action in higher education is starting college. Experts say it will take years to see the full impact on enrollment, but some colleges are reporting fewer incoming Black students.

Edmundo González, considered by several foreign governments to be the winner of the July presidential election, landed in Madrid Sept. 8. There, he joins at least four former presidential hopefuls who are victims of Nicolás Maduro’s brutal rule.

President Abdelmadjid Tebboune jointly issued a statement alongside his two main opponents criticizing the country’s election chairman. His victory, totaling 94.7% of the vote, contradicted initial turnout figures and local tallies.

The Harris-Trump debate, hosted by ABC News, comes as polls show a neck-and-neck race in the states that will determine who wins in November.