By the time Mr Kirk was in middle school, shootings like this were, if not common, then no longer surprising. The shooter in ...

At the Royal Opera House in London on September 11th, the Russian-born soprano sang the title role in “Tosca”—Puccini’s tale ...

Yet it has long caused rancour between Ethiopia and downstream Egypt and, to a lesser extent, Sudan (see map). Years of ...

Wednesday: Greg Gianforte was accused of body-slamming a reporter while running in a special election for a Montana ...

And nicotine really is addictive. The dopamine it stimulates, particularly in a brain area called the nucleus accumbens, ...

Distinguishing madmen and militants is never simple, but the Prosecution Project, led by Michael Loadenthal of the University of Cincinnati, analyses felony criminal cases involving political violence ...

Mr Milei’s party had been widely expected to win those with a strong showing, revitalising his aggressive cost-cutting and ...

However, trouble spots could still emerge. The more the investment boom spreads, the more financing structures could get ...

But these days one deficit trumps them all: the urgency deficit. Europe is a continent in peril. Its economy is souring; its ...

Perhaps he recognises the long odds: almost 12,000 amendments have been proposed since the constitution replaced the Articles ...

Police have yet to arrest or name a suspect. On social media President Donald Trump called Mr Kirk “legendary”, adding that ...

Editor’s update: On September 11th a federal appeals court allowed the Trump administration to press ahead with plans to ...