The diplomatic initiative amounted to a pivot for the Obama administration, which seemed to acknowledge that Russia’s moves, like sending combat aircraft to Syria, had effectively changed the calculus in the civil war.
The appointment of Eric Fanning, the current acting under secretary, has been widely expected. Mr. Fanning, a graduate of Dartmouth College, is well liked at the Pentagon.
The Marine Corps and its civilian leaders at the Pentagon are squaring off over whether integrating women into all-male combat units will undermine the units’ lethality.
With the approval by Japan’s parliament, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has succeeded in his efforts to move beyond the postwar pacifism that has kept his country out of conflicts.
Francis has drawn from his life in Argentina to try to create a humbler papacy. His push has stirred both hope and anxiety.
Barred from Hungary, sent packing from Serbia and unable to enter Slovenia, asylum-seekers found themselves boxed in.
Apps that block all ads in iOS 9 are threatening some web publishers’ livelihoods, and in turn some content on the web.
The Environmental Protection Agency accused the German automaker of installing software known as a “defeat device” in 4-cylinder vehicles.
The style icon and provocateur, who says, “I’m 5,000 years old,” discusses her memoir and today’s pop stars. She’s not impressed.
The kids who come next are emerging as the next big thing for market researchers, cultural observers and trend forecasters.
Traveling from the Australian desert to the United States for his first solo show there, Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri has had much to adjust to.
Immigrants generally pay more in taxes than they claim in government benefits.
The Catholic Church needs to reconsider its policies on celibacy, women priests, and divorce.
Ambitious initiatives will fail or fall short if the quality of reading instruction is not significantly improved.
The cancellation of a production brings up complicated questions about race and racism in theater.
A full-floor sponsor apartment at the Baccarat Hotel and Residences was the sale of the week.
The Broadway actress’s 1934 Cortlandt Manor, N.Y., home underwent extensive renovations after she bought it last year.
