The French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo republished controversial caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad on Wednesday to mark the start of a trial more than five years after its offices were attacked by Islamist gunmen. The…

Bundled into a police van, beaten and crammed into a cramped Belarusian cell with dozens of others, Aleksei V. said he hadn’t realized it was possible to feel such fear. “I could never imagine being…

Despite an ailing economy and a bungled pandemic response, polls show that President Donald Trump continues to enjoy strong support among white male voters. Could one reason be his affinity for conspiracy theories — a…

Another record-breaking heat wave is expected for California, Arizona and Nevada over Labor Day weekend, forecasters said Tuesday. Even southwest Oregon was under a heat advisory. "High pressure building in the west will contribute to…

The University of California system must stop using ACT or SAT test scores for admissions or scholarship decisions, a judge ruled while citing the disadvantages the procedure places on applicants with disabilities. Alameda County Superior…

College campuses are opening, and positive COVID-19 cases are skyrocketing. Already, administrators have responded to these spikes by projecting a sense of calm and control and a hope that, despite everything, their schools can still…

President Donald Trump on Tuesday toured the site of a building that burned during the protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and met with local law enforcement officials, a trip meant to underscore his re-election argument that…

It's too soon to say whether last week's Republican convention made any dent in the polls. But it did make clear President Donald Trump's chief line of attack going forward: After months of drifting between…