Thirteen dead in Kiev so far, and the number is likely to rise. The U.S. Ambassador is blaming the Ukrainian government. But will there be any follow-up to his words?

The CBO has just released a report saying that a $10.10 minimum wage would eliminate 500 thousand jobs. It also found that the wage increase would be precisely targeted at poverty.

Regional competition between India and China has found a new prize: the Maldives. In the eyes of both countries, the sovereign archipelago represents more than just an idyllic vacation spot. Its strategic location in the Indian Ocean, situated just 250 miles southwest of India’s southernmost tip, has China drooling and stepping up its charm offensive.

The Common Core curriculum seeks to standardize education programs across the country, but New York, an early adopter of the program, is rethinking its support.

One test for whether doctors are delegating more care is the success of scope-of-practice bills. One bill of this kind just passed in Kentucky, and two are pending in Florida and West Virginia.

The path for immigration reform has not only been a twisted one. It has had more stop and go lights than Fifth Avenue from lower Manhattan to Harlem.

The difference between the United States and Russia in both Syria and Ukraine has been that while the United States talks, Russia acts.

What is happening to speech and press freedoms in India? We’ve seen a slew of high-profile resignations of senior journalists, whispers of a clampdown on anti-Modi sentiment, including tweets and op-eds, and a loud and intimidating Indian right.

Charter schools and school vouchers have dominated most of the education debate over the past decade, but magnet schools are making a comeback as well. As a urban school districts begin to lose students to charter schools, many are looking to magnet schools as a way to compete.

Scottish hopes for independence are being clobbered from all sides. After the UK’s three main political parties stepped up efforts in their Better Together campaign last week, EU president Jose Manuel Barroso is now saying that it would be “extremely difficult, if not impossible” for an independent Scotland to gain membership in the EU. Working out a confederation within the UK while backing the UK against European overreach seems increasingly like the best bet for Scotland.