A new analysis on mortality paints a picture of a population with exactly the qualities—desperation, depression, deteriorating physical condition—that we should be worried about when it comes to physician-assisted suicide.

The U.S.-backed alliance in Syria is still little more than Kurds and on-paper agreements with small Arab forces.

Turkey launches fresh attacks on Kurds amidst crack-down at home.

The Obama Administration and the media have embraced a simplistic explanation for a worsening epidemic—and ignored the real threat.

Luxury car brands Porsche and Audi also cheated on emissions tests, according to the EPA.

The Russians would like to make it harder for America to defend the freedom of the seas. Is Washington taking note?

The company behind Keystone just asked the White House to delay its decision. Here’s what is likely behind this new strategy.

What Shakespeare’s Cardinal Wolsey has to teach us about the perils of swimming in the Potomac.

The corruption campaign is a tool for quashing dissent and consolidating power.

Rehabilitating a Russian plutocrat with the help of a federally funded U.S. institution.