Sending federal troops to Washington to guard a city with falling crime rates has raised questions. Experts say community ...

The Monitor’s reviewers choose the best of August 2025, from novels and biographies to accounts of history.

After a week of summits around peace for Ukraine, Russia is holding firm to its demands. While the White House suggests that ...

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More than two decades after 9/11 and years of anti-Islam stereotypes, the city’s voters are leaning toward a candidate ...

Giving thanks to God can be a powerful starting point that erases doubt about what path we should take.

Our reporter and photographer get the scoop (or two – with sprinkles!) on a favorite summertime treat.

Storyteller,” a new biography by Leo Damrosch, arrives amid a brighter spotlight on Stevenson’s life and legacy.

The Tabernacle and Ebenezer Baptist churches have been sister congregations with a storied legacy that includes Martin Luther ...

An era of abundant low-cost imports faces a reckoning – but not necessarily an end – as the Trump tariffs take hold. America’s long pivot from thrift toward consumption is deeply ingrained. So are the ...

When we’re willing to let go of willfulness and welcome divine wisdom, inspiration replaces impasse.

Peter Ford is The Christian Science Monitor’s International News editor, based in Paris. Prior to his current posting, Peter was the Monitor's global affairs correspondent, based in Paris. And ...