The beginnings of British settlement in North America are hardly untrodden territory. But in “Two Ships,” an engrossing intellectual history, David S. Reynolds sheds light on a cultural collision that ...

A new California secession proposal is making the rounds again. Here’s a look at the proposal and other notable failed attempts to carve up the state. There have been at least 220 attempts to break up ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

CHATHAM, Va. – The Chatham Volunteer Fire Department announced Friday that two individuals were hospitalized following a serious vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer and a dump truck. According ...

The two men became president and prime minister by defeating the political old guard in Senegal. Now they are fighting each other. By Saikou Jammeh and Ruth Maclean Reporting from Dakar, Senegal The ...

The quest to approximate irrational numbers with fractions reveals hidden patterns, surprising hierarchies and enduring mathematical mysteries ...

Economics is split between analysis of how the overall economy works and how single markets function Physicists look at the big world of planets, stars, galaxies, and gravity. But they also study the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Twin mental fences have split the Whites Creek Community Garden on White Street, Lilyfield. A planning quirk has led to an ...

Now, that frustration seems to be spilling over, with a mounting pushback from regional communities. Australia’s alarming – and ever-increasing – rural-urban divide was thrust under the national ...