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It is southern France’s answer to Excalibur, the mythical sword that King Arthur legendarily pulled from a rock to obtain the British throne. However, Rocamadour has no idea who managed...

Policemen have been showing off their strength by breaking blocks of concrete at a ceremony to commemorate the founding of Indonesia’s national police (Polri). Participants were pictured in impressive displays of physical force, smashing concrete...

Yesterday, the Supreme Court created a broad, unreviewable, and previously unrecognized presidential immunity for so-called official acts, basically blessing the old Nixon line: “When the president does it, that means...

After an unprecedented three-year timeout on federal student loan payments because of the pandemic, millions of borrowers began repaying their debt when billing resumed late last year. But nearly as...

The Pentagon has airlifted U.S. officers to serve on military commissions panels at Guantánamo Bay twice this year. The first time was in January, to decide a sentence for two...

He stood alone for months in blocking a European aid package for Ukraine worth $52 billion but then meekly folded. He refused to accept Sweden as a new member of...

Dear listeners, Hello again from your guest playlister — Lindsay’s editor, Caryn — in this lead-up to the Fourth of July. Last year, Lindsay brought you a 16-song soundtrack for...

Hurricane Beryl, a powerful storm that made landfall Monday as a Category 4, has been barreling through the Caribbean, killing at least four people, destroying houses and snapping trees in...

Democratic anxiety over President Biden’s fitness to run for re-election broke out into the open on Tuesday in a spike of panic, as the first sitting member of Congress called...

A longtime member of the Democratic National Committee is urging the party to establish a process to replace President Biden this summer. The member, James Zogby, formerly part of the...