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Martin's Must-Reads: 'The Calamity Club'

“As I was writing this book, a curious fact caught my eye. It was regarding a law passed in 1928 that made it legal to sterilize any person in M…

Floods kill more than 670 people in Nepal and Tibet, with 90 Americans among the missing

Both countries say over 3,000 people remain missing, with more than half of them foreign nationals.

'It's racial profiling': ICE detains Sikeston rodeo-goers after beer ID checks

The Sikeston Department of Public Safety and Scott County Sheriff's Office defended the ICE action and disputed claims that agents indiscriminat…

This rising painter reimagines Renaissance art in a cocoa plantation in Cameroon

A new gallery show in London features the paintings of Marc Padeu, playing with themes from Renaissance art and bringing them to his homeland of…

Ukraine mourns 'collector of souls' Oleksiy Yukov, killed recovering war dead

Oleksiy Yukov spent two decades recovering the bodies of soldiers — including many Russians. He was killed during a recovery mission after stepp…

3 fired DOJ workers add to chorus of layoffs in 'foundering' workforce

The Department of Justice has fired hundreds of employees this year, transforming a federal workforce that enjoys vast powers and responsibility…

On the Menu: Caesar Salad

It was born 100-years ago in Tijuana, Mexico, to an Italian immigrant who is said to have invented the dish on July 4, 1924, at his restaurant,…

Momentum in the war has shifted and Ukraine says it needs more weapons

As NATO countries begin talks in Brussels, Ukraine is making its message clear: send more heavy weapons and fast. Ukraine's outgunned military i…

Pelosi Announces Formal Impeachment Inquiry Into President Trump

"The president must be held accountable," the House speaker said Tuesday. "No one is above the law."

Energy Companies Urge Trump To Remain In Paris Climate Agreement

Shell CEO Ben van Beurden says he wants the U.S. to remain in the 2015 Paris climate accord. Energy companies like Exxon Mobil and BP have also…