A new NASA satellite will take a closer look at our planet’s carbon emissions. This will deepen our understanding, but it also reminds us how little we know about earth’s climate.

The Liberian President has threatened to prosecute anyone who conceals a victim of the Ebola virus. As the death toll climbs, health organizations and governments are scrambling to control the worst ever outbreak of the virus.

Chinese President Xi Jinping is amping up his campaign against corruption, as the highest-ranking general ever to be ensnared is accused of bribery. This is another sign that the country is battening down the hatches.

Putin has changed tacks since announcing last week that he’d asked the Russian parliament to revoke his mandate to send troops to Ukraine.

The AP will now use algorithmically generated stories to cover companies’ quarterly earnings reports. TAI, for one, welcomes its new robot journalism overlords.

Two votes at this year’s Presbyterian Church USA General Assembly show the favorite mantra of liberal Protestants—”speak truth to power”—is still at work. But who exactly is the power and what is the truth being spoken here?

With Europe AWOL, can the Obama Administration lead NATO on Russia policy?

As public financing for state universities continues to decline, schools are forced to adapt. UCLA’s business school, for example, will soon be self-supporting.

After breaking the ceasefire due to increased activity from the separatists, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko calls on the EU to turn up the heat on Putin. But don’t hold your breath….

Jordan is vulnerable to ISIS. That poses a serious problem for both the U.S. and Israel.