Donald Trump’s first-week executive orders back up his campaign promises. But some drew criticism, and the momentum may be ...

In the wake of President Trump’s pardons for the Jan. 6 rioters, police question the long-term effect on police and public ...

President Trump’s executive order required the release of classified documents related to the assassinations of John F.

Incarcerated people in California have helped put out the fires in Los Angeles. One man, deported to Mexico for his crimes, ...

Actors often mine their pasts for material. On a recent trip to Texas, Jeff Hiller of “Somebody Somewhere” reflects on the ...

Palestinian residents of Gaza, the vast majority of them homeless, celebrated when the Israel-Hamas ceasefire was announced.

What thoughts are we “wearing” today – materialistic and limiting beliefs or God’s healing inspiration?

Russian President Vladimir Putin has made Ukraine’s book publishing industry a target of the war. But the industry and Ukrainian readers are keeping books alive as a source of Ukraine’s resilient ...

As China emerges as a dominant market force, America – under President Trump’s leadership – is trying to find its new place in the global economy.

Erin Douglass wears two Monitor hats – the fedora of contributing book reviewer since 2021 and the visor of copy editor since 2023. She tries not to wear them simultaneously, because that would look ...

Pico Iyer makes time for retreats at a Benedictine hermitage in California. In “Aflame: Learning From Silence,” he writes about finding clarity.