China sends armed naval vessel into waters claimed by Japan. The move could be a sign of an ominous change in Chinese policy.

U.S. shale firms are drilling but not yet fracking wells, and the growing backlog may push oil prices down for some time to come.

The surprise Modi visit to Pakistan is almost certainly not the beginning of a real process of reconciliation between these estranged neighbors.

Ukraine’s parliament spent Christmas Eve debating a budget.

A little good news in an otherwise gloomy world.

Unfunded pension liabilities are setting up a political clash in Oregon.

Erdogan could have gone down in history as a man who helped heal one of Turkey’s most doleful divisions. Instead, he drove the Kurds and the Turks apart.

Blue states are experimenting with new ways to make retirement secure in the 21st century. Red states should build on these ideas.

Misguided biofuel policies are killing valuable wild bee populations, according to a new study.

When asked whether big government, big labor, or big business was a bigger threat, 69 percent of respondents to a recent Gallup poll name big government as “the biggest threat to the country in the future.”