The 20th century looms large in this selection of five new historical novels. Momentous events — the sinking of the Titanic, life after World War I, the Hollywood blacklists — shape the lives ...

This tells us that other unknown factors in the body might be causing TDP-43 disfunction," says School of Medicine researcher Ashok Cheemala. "In the next phase of our research, we aim to ...

Commissioner Joe Perske said something needs to be done with regard to Lenzmeier, citing recent disfunction on the county board. "There's been a lot of dysfunction here for a while," Perske said ...

There is a real disfunction in this state over the initiative process. Many people spend their time and money securing signatures on petitions to overturn government laws. This procedure is ...

Victoria Christopher Murray's latest novel, "Harlem Rhapsody," tells the story of Jessie Fauset, a leading figure in the Harlem Renaissance. Murray's research for the book led her to uncover ...

Murray is the author of "Harlem Rhapsody," which tells the story of Jessie Redmon Fauset, one of the leading writers and editors of the Harlem Renaissance. New York Times best selling author ...

Looking ahead, Broadwater predicts we'll see more Congressional disfunction, rather than less — especially since "it seems that voters actually like the fisticuffs." "A successful way to win ...

Corrections & clarifications: A previous version of this article misstated when "The Women" by Kristin Hannah is set. Women’s History Month is almost at a close, but there's still time to add ...

A team of scientists is trying to understand how the trees of the Bobiri forest reserve in southern Ghana react to extreme heat. Using thermal cameras, they are revealing the maximum temperatures ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m 65 years old, and for the past year, I have not been able to maintain an erection while making love with my wife. I can still ejaculate, just not inside her. With cuddling ...

The character occupying the central armchair in “Rhapsody” also is an actual historical person although she’s less well-known: Jessie Redmon Fauset, who arrives in New York as the book opens.