To better connect incarcerated New Yorkers with loved ones, the state is paying for phone calls. In Africa, mobile money helps people save.

National conservatives, or NatCons, elevate tradition and culture over liberal democracy. They gather this week for their annual convention amid growing power in Europe and as a strong part of ...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s plane landed safely at Plovdiv airport. President Von der Leyen, a ...

The judge ruled Sunday after their lawyers said the youngsters were loaded onto planes in violation of laws affording protections for migrant kids. The judge, in Washington, says the children need to ...

Our reporter fled El Salvador after uncovering corruption. He’s one of many escaping authoritarian regimes.

The Iranian-backed Houthis say an Israeli airstrike has killed Ahmed al-Rahawi, the prime minister of the rebel-controlled ...

The tragic shooting of children at Annunciation Catholic School in Minnesota comes after a political assassination of a state legislator rocked the state earlier this summer. The elevated violence has ...

The idea of sanctuary has long been embraced by communities of faith. Religious leaders and volunteers are finding new ways to apply it, including by being present with immigrants at courthouse ...

Lisa Suhay has been a journalist for 26 years. Her career has spanned news, foreign war coverage, social issues and commentary writing for major national and international publications. She is a ...

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Charlie Wood wrote for the Monitor's Rapid Response team from January through April 2017 and wrote for the Science desk for the summer of 2017. In previous lives, he taught physics in rural ...