Vice President J.D. Vance cast the tie-breaking vote Friday night, only the second time a vice president has done so on a ...

The movie industry plans to help Los Angeles recover from wildfires with a spotlight on creative inspiration.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Reducing news to hard lines and side-taking leaves a lot of the story untold. Progress comes from challenging what we hear and considering different views.

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.