National Security Advisor John R. Bolton (L), acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney (C), and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in the Oval Office on July 26, 2019. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski…

The Atlas of Ancient Rome, ed. Andrea Carandini, Princeton University Press, 2 vols., 1280 pages. Rome holds a special place in the tradition of Western urbanism. Its forms, its colors, and its layout transmit echoes…

German soldiers (wearing distinctive pickelhaube helmets with cloth covers) on the front at the First Battle of the Marne during World War I, taken in September 1914. (Wikimedia Commons) When World War I broke out…

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets with U.S. President Donald Trump during the Singapore summit June 12. The U.S. special North Korea envoy, Steve Biegun, delivered a speech yesterday that shows just how far…

Authorities in New Mexico said country music star Kylie Rae Harris caused the fatal car crash that killed herself and a 16-year-old girl, and they are investigating whether speed and alcohol may have been factors.…

Three couples have filed a lawsuit challenging a Virginia requirement that people seeking a marriage license identify their race. The suit was filed Thursday in the Eastern District of Virginia and slams the state statute…

Helicopters airlifted food and water to stranded residents of a North Carolina Outer Banks island Friday after it suffered “catastrophic flooding” as Hurricane Dorian swept up the coast, the governor said. Dorian, a Category 1…

"Release me," said Antonio Brown. And the Oakland Raiders did, bringing the NFL offseason's most bizarre saga to an abrupt end before the star wide receiver had the chance to catch a meaningful pass in…