Carl von Clausewitz, a Prussian general and military theorist, famously noted that war is an instrument, not an end in itself ...

The tolling initiative isn’t about hurting commuters but helping the MTA — and the miraculous car-free life it facilitates.

He never suggested that his dream of a discrimination-free society should make us blind to the persistence of racism.

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Their dealmaking cooperation represents an unusual moment in the polarized world of U.S. politics. But it did not stop both ...

The Senate is holding more confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks ahead of his return to office on Monday.

While air raid sirens during visits by foreign leaders have sounded before, it is rare for air defenses to actually have to ...

Authorities say aid trucks carrying food and other relief supplies for hundreds of thousands of besieged residents in a sectarian-hit district have come under a rocket attack in restive northwestern P ...

The deal, mediated by the United States, offered a glimmer of hope in a conflict that has taken an immense human toll.

The forced recruitment of Indians into the Russian army has been a point of tension between New Delhi and Moscow, even as the ...

While meritocracy may be embodied on the field, it frequently isn’t on the sideline. Marcus Freeman is an exception.

Better conditions are helping firefighters battle the Los Angeles wildfires. The latest: The two biggest fires have not spread significantly in days, helped by cooling temperatures and waning winds.