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With momentum on Vice President Kamala Harris’ side, Republicans are advising former President Donald Trump to focus on policy, not personal attacks.

To save people and property, firefighters take risks, earning recognition as heroes. In eastern Ukraine’s war zone, firefighter Ivan Subotin, founder of a rescue organization, is motivated, he says, to restore people’s faith in the future.

Our picks for August are more substantial than beach reads, but not as serious as the big September releases. They’re just right for the waning days of summer.

Ukraine’s attack on Kursk was a surprise to Russia. But whether the shock will actually change Russian perceptions of the war seems doubtful.

New York Mayor Eric Adams proposes broad rezoning that could make the city more affordable for the middle-class workers who keep it running.

President Joe Biden is set to sign an order designating the 1908 Springfield, Illinois, race riot site a national monument. This comes 5 1/2 weeks after Sonya Massey, a Black woman, was shot by a white sheriff’s deputy in her home in Springfield after she called 911 for help.

Columbia University President Minouche Shafik resigned Aug. 14 after a short and tumultuous tenure that included student protests over the Israel-Hamas war. Her decision comes just days after three deans also stepped down.

A ban on the highly popular video site evokes outcry, revealing a desire for sources of truth about the Ukraine war along with other services found on YouTube – and in free societies.

Age tech startups are recognizing that many older people have the means – and the tech savvy – to do everything younger generations do with digital devices.

Ukraine’s snap invasion of Russia could change the course of the war. But much will depend on the restrictions allies put on their weapons’ use.

“Sugarcane” casts a woeful, compassionate eye on the sordid history of compulsory education of Indigenous Canadian children, the Monitor’s film critic writes. In this powerful documentary, the survivors of atrocities want to move beyond their rage.

Donald Trump pledges the largest deportation effort in U.S. history, raising questions about how and whether this immigration policy could be carried out.

California, which has America’s largest homeless population, is taking a harder tack on enforcement – but some cities are pairing that with more support.

Our reporter sought to be a fly on the wall during her early morning visit to a Chengdu teahouse. Instead, she found community among strangers.

Two weeks after a rigged election, pro-democracy advocates use their own vote tally to rally for an end to a dictatorship.

Progress roundup: Social media family vlogs must set aside pay for children in Illinois. And child marriage is outlawed in Sierra Leone.

Recent days have seen false allegations of AI meddling, actual AI meddling, and reports of old-style hacking all involving the election campaign. From Iran to artificial intelligence, how big a risk is cyber chaos for the Trump-Harris race?

Local and tribal governments are aiming to reduce overdose deaths as they start to receive billions of dollars from legal settlements with opioid manufacturers.

Two POWs’ path from induction in Russia to captivity in Ukraine was paved with broken promises, insufficient training, and poor equipment. Having survived, they offer insight into Russia’s brutal, yet effective, battle plan.

Both fans and competing athletes displayed a warm unity that lives on, making the Games more than a distraction from world woes.

The U.S. women’s basketball team won gold with a 67-66 win over France on Sunday. The day before, the U.S. men’s team also beat France. This was the first time in Olympic history that both gold medal games featured the same two teams.

The strike came as U.S., Qatari, and Egyptian mediators renewed their push for Israel and Hamas to achieve a cease-fire agreement. The Israeli military says it hit a Hamas command center inside the compound. A top Hamas official denied there were militants in the school.

Imane Khelif was cheered to victory by crowds chanting her name in Paris. Her gold medal is Algeria’s first in women’s boxing.