Katherine Jacobsen is a correspondent on the Monitor's international desk. She holds a Master’s degree from Columbia’s Journalism School and a Bachelor’s degree in History and Slavic Languages and ...

The standoff over the Strait of Hormuz has escalated again as Iran reverses its reopening of the crucial waterway and fires ...

Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that.

When Bobbi Gibb sprang out of the bushes and into the Boston Marathon, she proved women could run 26.2 miles. A new sculpture ...

Hampshire College stood out for its nontraditional style, with no grades or majors. The recent announcement of its upcoming ...

Ahead of Tuesday’s vote on redrawing Virginia’s congressional districts, the first few months of Democratic Gov. Abigail ...

For decades, perceptions of U.S. power did not rely on the use of America’s unrivaled military might. In the Iran war, a ...

The ceasefire in Lebanon left northern Israeli residents saying they felt betrayed, and that Hezbollah was still a threat.

A section of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, designed to help head off terrorist attacks, is also seen as a threat ...

April’s top nonfiction titles include a revelatory take on Lewis and Clark’s expedition, while fiction favorites cover the latest from Tana French and Ben Lerner.

The Artemis II mission has concluded with a safe return to Earth. The mission rekindled “moon joy” for the public and made ...

Washington and Tehran are testing the boundaries of international laws that have managed the seas remarkably well, protecting ...