With a new foreign aid policy that allows it to give money to foreign armed forces, the world’s third-largest economy moves closer to assuming a global leadership role.

A new poll shows that Americans don’t want to cut public employee pensions, but they won’t suffer higher taxes or fewer services to pay for them.

Prolific director Mike Nichols impressed critics and charmed audiences, but his legacy has more to do with the vanishing urbane world he represented than the quality of his films.

Iran’s power-producing capacity is far from keeping up with its demand for electricity.

Turkey tops the list of countries requesting Twitter censorship in the latter half of 2014.

Pope Francis’ heart and his perception of the world may be more to the Left than I perhaps expected.

A new report suggests divesting from fossil fuel holdings will cost university endowments “substantially.” Who would have thought?

This doesn’t bode well for European solidarity on Ukraine.

The Utah Department of Corrections is starting to budget for prison reform as legislatures aim to take it up in state bills. Republicans are helping to lead on this issue.

American natural gas power generation hit a record high this January, thanks to booming shale supplies.