A heat wave covered about half the U.S. this past weekend and was blamed for at least one death and canceling many outdoor events. But a cold front swept east Sunday, bringing Midwest temperatures down. The East Coast should get relief Monday. Still

In the U.K., tension between the Tory base and the elite has echoes of the tea party revolt that reshaped the GOP and blazed a path for Donald Trump.

China’s arrests of two Canadians, which followed the arrest of a Huawei executive in Vancouver, have some people rethinking their dealings in China.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy now has the ability to make sweeping reforms in Ukraine, after Sunday’s election gave him a majority in parliament.

If the territory’s officials can punish the pro-China thugs who attacked peaceful protesters on Sunday, it will show rule of law can be applied equally, unlike in the mainland’s version of justice.

Juan Guaidó declared himself interim president in January, but has fallen short of many lofty promises. Why does he still have so many supporters?

The timing of Iran’s declaration today that it captured 17 Iranians last year who were trained by the CIA signals a renewal of the US-Iran covert war.

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Musician Johnny Clegg, who died this week, embraced South African culture and worked to change minds about Nelson Mandela and apartheid.

Elon Musk and his company Neuralink see the prospect of humans “merging” with artificial intelligence, as brain-implant technology improves.

Singer R. Kelly and financier Jeffrey Epstein faced new charges of sexual crimes after journalists’ investigations. Both were denied bail this week.

Andrea Wulf and Lillian Melcher’s “The Adventures of Alexander von Humboldt” follows a prescient naturalist’s voyages in South America.

An international show, “Refugees Got Talent,” is putting a new light on the issue of immigration. And Mozambique’s elephant herds are increasing.

The world’s largest aid effort is also a tool to end the world’s worst conflict. As a humanitarian deal between warring parties in Yemen moves along, peace seems more possible.

Back channels between adversaries help limit tensions, and can pave the way toward peace. But they’re missing from this round of U.S.-Iran tensions.

In the eastern half of the United States, few purple martins have natural nesting habitat left. But humans have stepped up to fill the housing void.

It’s common to hear “What’s up?” as a greeting today, but you may be surprised that Sherlock Holmes, the Victorian detective character, said it too.

NRCC chair Tom Emmer said there’s “no place” for language like the “Send her back!” Trump rally chant aimed at Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar.

The new “emergency” over the spread of Ebola in Africa is really a desire to address the fears and distrust that drive this second-worst outbreak of the virus.

On July 1, as Hong Kong’s young protesters stormed the legislature, Brian Leung became a face of the movement’s most controversial action yet.

In a turnabout from prior generations, most Americans now see women and men as having equal capacities for leadership – or give women the edge.

Europe may be the best hope for salvaging the Iran nuclear deal amid rising tensions between Tehran and Washington in the Persian Gulf.

The musician’s creative and spiritual rebirth is the subject of the new film “David Crosby: Remember My Name.”

President Trump faces a storm – but one that varies by geography and politics – over tweets telling congressional women of color to “go back.”

John Paul Stevens’ memoir “The Making of a Justice” and the biography “Oliver Wendell Holmes” are must-reads for legal buffs.

The outrage and protests that followed the death of an Ethiopian Jew are forcing Israel to confront anti-black racism as a real problem.

That Russia, the U.S., and the EU could oust an oligarch in Moldova is raising hopes that they can find solutions in Ukraine and Georgia too.

To the left, calling out racism is a step toward eradicating the problem. To the right, the term is being flung around recklessly.

Vocabulary and cadences, phrasings and simple expressions shifted from canton to canton, even valley to valley.

Amid the worst downturn for farmers since the 1980s, Glenn Brunkow of Wamego, Kansas, is heartened by the next generation’s desire to serve others.