The KGB ‘played the game as if they were immensely impressed by his personality’, Yuri Shvets, a key source for a new book, tells the Guardian

Our friends Alain and Isabelle treated us to a wonderful afternoon yesterday at their house on the Ile de Ré. A delicious, long lunch followed by a short nap (!), then a walk on the beach and through the village of Le Bois Plage. Perfect weather, perfect company ... elle est belle, la vie!

WASHINGTON — The Republican candidate to be Alabama’s next governor admitted Thursday he actively avoids reading anything — because only his opinion matters to him."No, I read very little," Sen. Tommy...

TLDR: An easy trip, but some surprises awaited in La Rochelle. So, two-and-a-half long travel days. The first was an 11 hour overnight flight to Paris, which was bit delayed, but otherwise perfect. We'd sprung for business class seats, which meant that the food and service were excellent, and that it was possible to sleep...

It was the Trump administration’s latest stumble in its effort to find proof of widespread noncitizen voting, despite decades of evidence that it is extremely rare.

California solar panels tower over canals in Turlock, proving to save water, produce clean energy and improve local water quality.

Bessent spoke with CNBC's "Squawk Box" about AI safety concerns and this week's summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Donald Trump.

Perceptions of government corruption in the U.S. hit a record high in 2026, with broad agreement across partisan lines.

Language isn’t necessary for logical reasoning, cognitive neuroscientists at MIT’s McGovern Institute find. Evelina Fedorenko and Hope Kean discovered people can perform well on tasks that require log...

The conservative attack on higher education in states like Iowa is hard to watch. But it also provides an opportunity for blue states like Minnesota.