Hope and scepticism are both running high in the wake of a historic US$35-billion commitment by African leaders and a raft of ...

Why is Black History Month in February? The commemoration of important Black Americans and events happens largely during the ...

Julian “Jaz” Rignall has been playing games for nearly 50 years, and writing about them for most of those. The former ...

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 ...

Whether it’s Snake’s elevator ascent to the rainy cliffs of Shadow Moses or the climactic battle between student and mentor ...

In 1926, a week was dedicated to honoring the contributions of African Americans to the nation. This initiative, initiated by ...

Thousands of critically endangered tortoises in Madagascar have been rescued after they were swept away from their sanctuary and left swimming for their lives in floods. The 12,000 radiated and ...

High in the mountains of Madagascar, just east of the capital ... author of “Caviar: A Global History,” told CNN, “and the little eggs dissolve into deliciousness.” Inspired by a ...

It has been nearly a week since a commercial jetliner and an Army helicopter collided in midair near Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport, killing 67 people in the deadliest U.S. air ...

For 41 years, the historic Byrd Park Pump House along the Kanawha Canal — recognizable for its Victorian Gothic design — served as Richmond’s waterworks. Put in service in 1883, it drew ...

Since vandalism shut down Huntsville’s River Mill Park washrooms in early December, the town remains uncertain about when they will reopen. “We do not have a reopening date at this time as the ...