Articles about the Israel-Hamas war seem the opposite of children’s stories. But the push for a solution draws on lessons we learned as children.
The NCAA president on Tuesday proposed allowing universities with top sports programs to pay athletes, a potentially seismic shift.
The Israel-Hamas war has seen unthinkable brutality. Yet there is also profound humanity on both sides, and it illuminates a different view.
A new study looks at how redwoods survived a fire in which flames destroyed even the canopy. The answer: draw on 1,000-year-old buds.
The Monitor talked to Mia Schem’s family when she was being held hostage by Hamas. On Thursday, she was freed.
Henry Kissinger died Wednesday. The Nixon-era U.S. secretary of state was one of the most influential figures of the Cold War era.
Indian miners working on a road tunnel were freed Tuesday, 17 days after the tunnel collapsed. The final part of the rescue was the most dangerous.
IDs can be essential for jobs, housing, and voting. But so many Americans don’t have one. Colorado is making strides to address that.
The Israel-Hamas war has caused rifts at Carnegie Mellon University, too. So two faculty members used Thanksgiving to help build community.
Abraham Lincoln established the first national holiday for Thanksgiving in 1863. In recognition, we offer a poem of his words arranged for the needs of today.
The Monitor’s Ghada Abdulfattah has provided a view from inside Gaza during the Israel-Hamas war. Here, she tells us what that’s been like.
The Monitor has Gaza coverage thanks to Ghada Abdulfattah, who sees the Israel-Hamas war not only as a reporter but also as a refugee.
Fahad Shah, who’s written for º£½Ç´óÉñ and other international outlets, was granted bail after nearly two years in jail.
The United States’ women’s national team signed a new coach to a record contract. In Germany, Union Berlin made history by hiring a woman coach.
A summit in Kenya is pushing toward a first global treaty on plastic. Along with other advances, it speaks to new efforts to address plastic waste.
LGBTQ+ rights remains one of the most potent topics in the culture wars. In the conservative South, gay candidates for political office are thriving – and challenging assumptions about politics and identity.
The Monitor’s Howard LaFranchi has a moving story today about the family of a kidnapped Israeli. But there’s a story behind the story, too.
Like the world, the Monitor is stretched reporting between two wars. But the inspiration and resolve of the Ukraine war should be kept alive.
Tuesday’s election has been exhaustively parsed, but one overlooked story was a backlash against the culture wars in schools.
U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib was censured in part for her comments about the Israel-Hamas war. Words are part of the battleground.