In 1258, Hulagu Khan led a Mongol army to the gates of Baghdad, demanding submission from the Abbasid Caliph. The refusal led to one of the most devastating sackings in world history.

On Valentine’s Day 2023, Latyr Thiaw, a 19-year-old maintenance worker living in Washington, D.C., saw a picture of UCLA women’s basketball player Kiki Rice on Instagram. He then watched interviews ...

In the meantime, Gavi is trying to cut costs and is seeking new funders. Unless other governments decide to make up for the loss of U.S. funding, which so far they have not, Gavi will likely become ...

RETHINKING REDISTRICTING — Sara Sadhwani is proud of her work on California’s independent redistricting commission, but now she wants voters to tear up the maps she and her colleagues spent hundreds, ...

Only three days into his second term, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order 14178, to “promote United States leadership in digital assets and financial technology.” Among other things, the ...