The Alternative for Germany party has a strong lead in a regional election, but it is unclear if it will be able to form Germany's's first far-right state government since WWII, exit polls indicate.

Activist and author Angela Davis remembers her friend Gloria Steinem, and discusses intersectional feminism today.

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The U.S. strikes three Iranian oil tankers after Iran targets two American warships, in the latest exchange over shipping and ...

On the centennial of father's birth, Ravi Coltrane talks about turning the home where the jazz legend spent a crucial period in the 1950s into a cultural heritage and community space.

In a massive restructuring under the Trump administration, U.S. Forest Service is closing dozens of research stations but, as ...

President Trump is the first living president to have his face on a coin. He's also reshaping Washington in his image, and working to influence midterm elections.

U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held meetings in Kyiv with Ukraine's President Zelenskyy on Sunday, a day after lengthy conversations with Russian President Putin in Moscow.

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The Republican midterm convention in Dallas takes place in the same city that helped give rise to the Bush political dynasty. Still, many policies championed by the conservative presidents are ...

The Trump administration says it will break ground on a 250-foot triumphal arch in Washington, D.C., without final federal approval and despite an ongoing lawsuit.

A powerful El Niño can rearrange marine ecosystems, sending sharks and their prey into unfamiliar waters. The biggest changes ...