Hundreds of civilians are being killed in South Sudan in an upsurge of ethnic violence. The same ethnic tensions that ripped South Sudan away from the north are now tearing it apart as well.

The City of Angels has more demons than many would care to admit. Is Mayor Eric Garcetti the man to stave off the city’s looming blue disasters?

Turkish soccer fans are up in arms over a new law mandating that tickets be purchased through a bank with ties to Erdogan’s family. The government says the new system will curb violence, but many believe it is aiming to keep tabs on anti-government protests at sporting events.

Meet Dmytro Firtash: Ukrainian gas tycoon, middleman, and political fixer. The extent to which he and people like him are involved in governing Ukraine after May 25 can tell us a lot about how different things will be under a new administration.

San Bernardino is fighting to reduce the $17 million debt it owes to the Calpers pension fund. This isn’t just about the money: A victory for San Bernardino would spell trouble for pension funds around the country.

More community colleges are renaming themselves in order to appeal to a broader range of students, as they move into the market for four-year degrees and workforce development programs.

Shinzo Abe’s visit to the Yasukuni Shrine and China’s seizure of a Japanese ship over a 1930s-era debt have heated up the region in advance of President Obama’s visit.

A map allegedly recovered from the Ukrainians Communist Party’s central offices shows Ukraine carved up into a collection of autonomous republics. Is this what Putin has in mind by “federalization”?

Happy Easter to all of our readers who are celebrating today. Here are a few of our most popular essays, short and long, you might have missed this past week.

The concept of investing directly in students’ education in return for a percentage of their future earnings has been kicking around for a while now. One Chicago startup is putting it to the test.