An explosion tore through a mosque in the Syrian city of Homs Dec. 26, killing and wounding worshippers in a neighborhood associated with the country’s Alawite Muslim community. Syrian authorities said an investigation was underway; a little-known terrorist group later claimed responsibility. Whatever the final attribution, the attack was a reminder of a basic reality in post-Assad...

A civilized society protects women and children from men who seek to harm them. Yet under the banner of progress, child rapists, serial sex-offenders, and wife-killers can now secure access to one of our most vulnerable populations — female prisoners — by uttering five magic words: “I identify as a woman.” This is not hyperbole....

Trump's calls are taking on a new level of seriousness after the Venezuela operation.

The pilot who landed the Boeing 737 MAX-9 aircraft that lost its door plug soon after takeoff is suing the aircraft manufacturer.

A growing number of Senate Democrats say they should use every tool at their disposal to rein in President Trump’s efforts to seize control of Venezuela and perhaps expand his administration’s territorial ambitions to Cuba, Colombia or possibly Greenland. Many Democrats — and Republicans — were left exhausted by the 43-day government shutdown that ended...

Higher education advocates are hoping for a bigger fight from universities in 2026 after President Trump's first year in office focused on attacks against colleges through funding and federal investigations. Universities watched with fear as the Trump administration paused millions of dollars in research funding, demanded leadership and policy changes at multiple schools, attacked diversity, equity and...

Some Republicans are concerned they could be erasing their gains with young voters, a blue-leaning demographic that President Trump made significant inroads with in 2024. Recent polling has shown young voters overwhelmingly disapproving of Trump and the GOP amid increasing anxiety over the state of the economy, while young people played a big role in helping Democrats win in...

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison faces scrutiny over a 2021 audio recording with alleged Somalian fraudsters who stole millions from taxpayers.

Alleged mastermind of Minnesota's $250 million Feeding Our Future fraud case faces forfeiture of luxury Porsche, designer bags and $5.2 million in assets.

Former CIA case officer Aldrich Ames, one of America's most damaging spies who sold secrets to Russia, died at 84 in a Maryland prison.