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An easy ‘A’

Money | Does approval from the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability offer Christians useful information about an organization’s financial discipline?

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Young, black, and conservative

Politics | A vocal group of young African Americans wants to change the face of conservatism

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Five years after Ebola

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Middle East | An entrenched aid machine in Washington is endangering a post-ISIS comeback for Iraq’s Christians and Yazidis—and a big success story for the Trump administration

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Trump sues to stop tax return subpoena

President Donald Trump has asked a judge to block New York prosecutors from accessing his tax returns.

Internet abuzz over UFOs, Area 51

The U.S. Navy turbocharged conspiracy theories by confirming last week it cannot identify the flying objects in three videos taken by its pilots.

California vehicle standards overruled

The Trump administration is revoking a waiver that allows California to set its own vehicle efficiency standards, which are higher than federal req

Trump picks Bolton’s successor

WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on Wednesday

Impeachment efforts flounder

WASHINGTON—Some House Democrats have kicked off impeachment efforts against President Donald Trump and Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

Journalist Cokie Roberts has died

Cokie Roberts, who covered politics in the nation’s capital for ABC News and NPR over several decades, died Tuesday from complications of breast ca

Democrats call for Kavanaugh’s impeachment

Democrats once again took aim at Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh on Sunday after The New York Times published a new accusation of se

EPA rolls back Obama-era water regulations

The Environmental Protection Agency announced this week it will toss 2015 regulations governing wetlands and small waterways.

Democrats want healthcare and income—but not guns—for all

Ten Democratic presidential candidates vied for the spotlight Thursday night, but no one dominated the stage for long.

Timeline: The Hong Kong protests

Hong Kong | Police violence, protester vandalism, and a new anthem for a free Hong Kong in ongoing pro-democracy demonstrations

Iran stokes tensions over Saudi oil attack

Iran’s foreign minister on Wednesday warned of “all-out war” if Saudi Arabia retaliates for Saturday’s attack on its oil infrastructure.

Trudeau deals with brownface scandal

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized Wednesday for wearing racially offensive costumes in his younger years.

Israel still at political impasse after election

An extended political crisis is developing in Israel after a second elec

Afghans wary of more carnage

International | The Taliban promises more attacks after peace talks with the United States break down

Taliban targets presidential campaign

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani escaped uninjured from a suicide bombing Tuesday, but 24 people died in the attack at one of his campaign rallies.

Israel votes in early election

Israelis returned to the polls on Tuesday for a snap election in the absence of a clear governing majority.

Six hours stuck at the Hong Kong airport

Hong Kong | After thousands of passengers got caught behind a protest, one man become an everyday hero

Oil prices jump after attack in Saudi Arabia

President Donald Trump on Monday said the United States is “locked and loaded” to respond to the bombings of two Saudi energy facilities.

Texas and Bermuda battle tropical weather

Some areas near Houston on Thursday faced worse flooding than during 2017’s catastrophic Hurricane Harvey.

More wind and rain coming to beleaguered Bahamas

A developing tropical storm could add to the misery of people recovering from Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas.

Scars to heal

Disease | In a country ravaged by war and epidemic, an American Ebola survivor and a Liberian pastor help residents recover from trauma

Rough weather

News analysis | Two weeks of meteorological and political storms, with more brewing 

Technically allowed, ethically wrong

Science | Scientists turn to editing sperm to get around criticism of embryo research

Five years after Ebola

Disease | One small mission hospital in Liberia saved lives and paved the way for better healthcare in Africa

Dorian lashes Canada on its way out to sea

Hurricane Dorian knocked out power for hundreds of thousands of people in Nova Scotia, Canada, on Sunday.

North Carolinians assess damage from Dorian

Residents along North Carolina’s Outer Banks awoke Saturday to clear skies, receding floodwaters, and a better look at the damage left by Hurricane

Dorian makes landfall on North Carolina’s Outer Banks

Weakened to a Category 1 storm, Hurricane Dorian’s eye moved over Cape Hatteras on North Carolina’s Outer Banks Friday morning.

Colt suspends AR-15 production

The gun-maker said it is shifting focus to fulfilling military and police contracts.

Federal Reserve cuts interest rates

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday approved the second cut this year to its benchmark interest rate.

U.S., Saudi Arabia promise to tap oil reserves, if needed

Oil prices eased back down on Tuesday as Saudi Arabia worked to restore one of its major processing plants.

GM workers go on strike

More than 49,000 workers at U.S. General Motors plants headed to the picket lines on Monday.

Purdue Pharma files for bankruptcy

The producer of the prescription painkiller OxyContin has agreed to pay up but not to admit responsibility in the nationwide opioid crisis.

Patent office rejects two quirky trademark requests

Ohio State University wanted to start using “The” in large letters on promotional materials and merchandise to distinguish itself from other public

Oil magnate, megadonor T. Boone Pickens dies

Oil tycoon and philanthropist T. Boone Pickens died on Wednesday at his home in Dallas. He was 91.

States rally to rein in Google

Nearly every state and two U.S.

City invests in 13-year-old’s hot dog business

An entrepreneurial 13-year-old hoped to earn money for school clothes by selling hot dogs, chips, and sodas in front of his Minneapolis home this s