At a time when Black military history is being rewritten under Trump officials, new book The War Within a War provides a vital reminder Wil Haygood’s new book, his 10th, is The War Within a War: The ...

Wil Haygood’s “The War Within a War” is a rare, illuminating look at the way the war shaped the struggle for equality back home. By Brent Staples Brent Staples is a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer on ...

Even President Donald Trump’s push for total, unchecked power may struggle to overcome the potent combination of political reality and moral outrage. Public fury over another horrific killing of a ...

Does string theory—the controversial “theory of everything” from physics—tell us anything about consciousness and the human brain? If you're enjoying this article, consider supporting our ...

As the U.S. military carried out a daring operation to capture Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro, a second front opened up within minutes in the United States: an information warfare, psychological and ...

(RNS) — Sister Mary Magdalene of the Immaculate Conception Prewitt, a 38-year-old nun in the Dominican order, is often asked how she got from her upbringing in Kansas to life in a monastery in New ...

Two earthquakes of a 7.0 or greater magnitude have struck within days of each other in Alaska and Japan, prompting worries another big temblor could be on the way. The first quake hit in Alaska on Dec ...

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that "dangerous cities" could be "training grounds" for troops. Watch the clip in the video player above. The president's declaration came during a litany of ...

Since the mega cruise ships started to evolve with water parks and celebrity dining, you could be forgiven for thinking that there was little innovation left in the world of cruising. However, new ...

A Florida man with near-unmatched gumption for slaying snakes was awarded $1,000 through a new state incentive system for capturing a staggering 87 invasive pythons in just one month. Aaron Mann ...

The challenge takes place from July 11-20 in designated South Florida locations. Participants compete for prizes, including $10,000 for removing the most pythons. Pythons must be killed humanely using ...