Western World Steers Clear of St. Petersburg Economic Forum in Russia
The annual international economic forum opening in the Russian city of St. Petersburg on Wednesday has long been the country’s premier event for attracting Western...
Los Angeles Councilman Curren Price Faces Corruption Charges
A Los Angeles City Council member was charged on Tuesday with embezzlement, perjury and conflict of interest, becoming the latest in a procession of elected...
What’s at Stake as Southern Baptists Move to Bar Women Pastors
The Southern Baptist Convention, a denomination that is often a bellwether for evangelical America, has expelled five churches from the convention this year over their...
Putin Addresses Ukraine War in Interview With Russian Journalists
In an unusual, wide-ranging interview with war correspondents and military bloggers, President Vladimir V. Putin on Tuesday portrayed the Russian military as standing firm against...
I-95 Collapse in Philadelphia: What We Know About the Fiery Truck Crash
A section of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia collapsed on Sunday after a fiery crash involving a tanker loaded with gasoline. Officials warned that it could...
Southern Baptists Move to Purge Churches With Female Pastors
The letter in October came as a shock to Linda Barnes Popham, who had been the pastor of Fern Creek Baptist Church in Louisville, Ky.,...
Inside a Remarkable Dance Program at a California Prison
To dance is to be vulnerable, to feel free. To trust the people around you. It’s perhaps the least likely art form to show up...
How Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump Appointee, Could Influence Documents Case
Jack Smith, the special counsel handling the documents investigation into former President Donald J. Trump, vowed to seek “a speedy trial.” But that will be...
Mother of 6-Year-Old Who Shot Teacher in Virginia Pleads Guilty to Gun Charges
The mother of a 6-year-old who shot his first-grade teacher in a Virginia classroom pleaded guilty on Monday to federal criminal charges for using marijuana...
Fatal Blast at Florida Fireworks Warehouse Was Preventable, OSHA Says
A Florida fireworks display company violated several workplace safety regulations that could have prevented a warehouse fire and explosion last year that left four employees...
Arizona Limited Development Because of Water Shortages. Can Towns Keep Growing?
As the mayor of an old farming town bursting with new homes, factories and warehouses, Eric Orsborn spends his days thinking about water. The lifeblood...
In South Florida, Voters Ponder Trump Case
Follow for live updates as Donald Trump is scheduled to be arraigned this afternoon in Miami. As a registered voter in Palm Beach County, Fla.,...
Young Environmentalists Bring Climate Case to Trial in Montana
A landmark climate change trial opened on Monday in Montana, where a group of young people are contending that the state’s embrace of fossil fuels...
After I-95 Collapse in Philadelphia, a Body Is Found Amid Wreckage
Authorities on Monday said that a section of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia burned and collapsed after a truck driver trying to navigate a curve lost...