An annual camp in New York State is part of the effort to preserve Yiddish – engaging people who have spoken it for years, ...

The U.S. and China are racing to build humanoid robots capable of performing many daily tasks – but the complexity of home and business environments makes that challenging.

America’s Indian diaspora has never been larger – or more dependent on mail from home. But the end of tax exemptions for small parcels entering the U.S. has post offices around the world suspending ...

In the years since their postwar reconciliation, leaders of Germany and France have bonded in ways that help Europe face its challenges. The latest summit shows why.

It’s possible to go through life with childlike joy that comes straight from God.

Hurricane Katrina was a wake-up call for states as well as for federal disaster response. Lessons in resilience have born fruit, but a proposed scaling back of FEMA’s role is stirring debate in an era ...

As classes get started on college campuses across the U.S., schools and students are absorbing the changes that the recent law will bring to everything from educational loans to taxes on endowments.

Why did the fiercely independent flyer go along with the schemes of her promoter spouse?

From walleyes to fireflies, capturing summer memories steeped in nature.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Public sentiment in European countries is turning against asylum-seekers, prompting some governments to consider abrogating treaties that protect them.

The shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis was the third such tragedy involving a private religious school in as many years. Security has long been top of mind at Jewish and Muslim ...