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“A sister is not a friend.” So begins Coco Mellors’s sophomore novel, “Blue Sisters,” whose three adult protagonists are in a constant fight — with one another, with their various...

Investors in private real estate funds have a problem: Even as the prices of office buildings and other commercial properties tumble, their holdings are locked up, possibly for years. Wall...

In May of last year, Marcus Carli, the plant manager of the Master Lock factory in Milwaukee, Wis., called a surprise meeting with the board of United Auto Workers Local...

For nearly a century, the Weimar Republic has served as the West’s compact mirror, pundits compulsively checking it for ominous signs of resemblance. Is society more polarized? Is the press...

In the ocean food chain, large sharks generally only have to worry about keeping orcas at bay — but a new study suggests the apex predators may have to watch out...

With a little more than two months to go until Election Day, it’s fair to ask if Donald Trump can win in November. The presidential race is virtually tied in...

I feel that there’s something important missing in our debate over screen time and kids — and even screen time and adults. In the realm of kids and teenagers, there’s...

Perhaps you spend your mornings at the gym, working out with the help of a playlist on Spotify. In the evening, you wind down with Netflix or a movie on...

An unusual trial scheduled to begin on Tuesday in Tampa, Fla., involves obscure candidates for local office, activist groups far outside the political mainstream and relatively little money changing hands....

Picture two 20-year-olds. One is a full-time college student and the other is a full-time waiter. Both go out one night to drink and have a good time. If the...