Ruth Marcus reports on the lawyers and the lobbyists who are in the business of getting clemency for their clients. For some ...

On April 28, 1947, Thor Heyerdahl and five crew members began a trip from Peru to Polynesia on the Kon-Tiki, a raft made of ...

We must either hang together or be hanged separately.”  Ben Franklin warned of the need for unity among the colonists as they ...

In a 6-3 ruling Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority struck down one of Louisiana’s majority-Black congressional districts. The decision weakens key protections under the Voting ...

Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick finally conceded the inevitable. It’s about time. The Democrat from Broward abruptly resigned from the U.S. House Tuesday, minutes before the House Ethics Committee ...

Iran has proposed, via Pakistani mediators, to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the war, delaying nuclear talks until later, just days before the U.S. War Powers deadline. President Trump, ...