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Lawmakers face growing political pressure from their parties over aid to Israel and Ukraine. Some say politics have obscured serious security debates.

The EPA recently strengthened regulations on PFAS chemicals in drinking water. A next step, some experts say, is reducing the creation of these chemicals in the first place.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity is driven by a long-standing ideology that seeks to transform India from a secular nation into a Hindu one.

Despite persistent violence, voters seek a freedom from fear by embracing two presidential candidates marking a historic change.

Israel must decide whether to take its place alongside Washington’s Arab allies in a “new Middle East” or to continue to go it alone.

Mexico is struggling to provide water for Texas farmland due to a severe drought – a failure on Mexico’s part to fulfill its end of a 1944 treaty. As a result, the last Texas sugar mill has shuttered as Mexico City residents go without tap water.

A Boeing engineer told lawmakers the company has been taking manufacturing shortcuts that led to “putting out defective airplanes,” part of a larger suite of allegations in the wake of a 737 Max flight that saw its door plug blow out in midair.

In 2023, a Maui fire killed 101 people despite heroic actions from firefighters, one of the deadliest wildfires in the United States to date. A new report looks at what could have been different and honors the efforts of those who responded.

The 10 best books of April offer adventurous readers everything from a futuristic novel to Doris Kearns Goodwin’s history-laced memoir about the 1960s.

For the Monitor’s reviewer, the young boys in “We Grown Now” exude something that is often difficult to find believable amid tough surroundings: innocence. The new film, he says, honors “just being a kid.”

Doris Kearns Goodwin had a front row seat to the presidency of Lyndon Johnson. Helping him write his memoirs set her on the path of becoming a presidential historian.

A deterrence doctrine is so entrenched in Israel that even moderate leaders will find it hard not to support some retaliation against Iran. But the success of a U.S.-led alliance offers a new approach.

Stubborn inflation is not only upsetting investors who await interest rate cuts. It’s also threatening to undermine the rise in workers’ real wages.

As nearly half of humanity holds elections this year, voters seek to be heard in order to place their trust in democracy.

Immigration is a top campaign issue amid questions about the pace of illegal border crossings. Here’s what the available data tells us.

Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hopes to pass a youth smoking ban along in a show of bipartisanship. Fellow members of his conservative party, however, are not supportive of what they deem an overreach by government into the lives of everyday Brits.

Millions struggle with housing affordability in Southern California. But Los Angeles County’s experimental tool combines more than 400 factors to identify the residents most at risk of ending up on the streets – and it’s working.

China has been courting influence with countries in the South Pacific – and the Solomon Islands have been its biggest success. An election this week could change that.

Progress roundup: Digging up paved surfaces inspires others to reap the climate benefits. In Australia, landlords are installing solar to help meet emissions goals.

“The Outsiders” offers a timely – and tuneful – reminder that differences that seem so intractable might not be impossible to overcome after all. Adam “not a musical theater person” Rapp talks about how he came to write the book.

Indians head to the polls this week for a 44-day general election that is set to break records.

With a muscular and collaborative defensive effort to help deflect Iran’s missile barrage, the Biden administration is hoping its message of “ironclad support” for Israel can prevent the escalation of the Gaza war into a regional conflict.

This past weekend, when Iran attacked Israel directly for the first time, reaction among Iranians was not exactly what the regime in Tehran expecte

The so-called hush money case has been billed as one of the less important lawsuits facing former President Donald Trump. But it’s the one underway.