Upper-income households have seen more rapid growth in income in recent decades The growth in income in recent decades has tilted to upper-income households. At the same time, the U.S. middle class, ...

Ismael Zambada García and Joaquín Guzmán López helped run the Sinaloa Cartel, one of the most dominant criminal groups in Mexico.

The culprit was Dhaka muslin, a precious fabric imported from the city of the same name in what is now Bangladesh, then in Bengal. It was not like the muslin of today. Made via an elaborate, 16 ...

This ancient city in modern-day Bolivia is almost 13,000 feet above sea level. Only a small portion of the ruins have been excavated.

The history of the Plaza de Armas stretches back all the way to the Inca Empire when it was called Huacaypata or Aucaypata. The massive square (originally twice its current size) was built as a ...

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What’s at Stake as Netanyahu and Trump Meet in Washington With the fighting in Iran over, President Trump is considering whether to pursue a new nuclear agreement with Tehran. He is also urging ...

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