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It's best thought of as the ideological glue that holds NATO and EU together. Lose that bond, or replace it, and it’s hard to ...

The smell of tangerines, the sound of chimes, the glitter of garlands — these attributes of the New Year seem eternal and inviolable to us. However, the holiday, which unites millions of people today, ...

US President Donald Trump views allies as expendable and power as transactional. But the idea of “the West” was never just a ...

"The West" is a club on life support, skewered on the lance of Donald Trump's Hobbesian view of the world as a series of protection rackets carved up by countries strong enough to command a seat at ...

A fire heavily damaged Grace Slavic Church late Friday, displacing the Eagan congregation from a building that has served for years as its spiritual and community home. The fire broke out Dec. 19 at ...

The distinction for the Lumbee Tribe in North Carolina, signed into law on Thursday, opens access to federal support and defies challenges from other tribes over their legitimacy. By Rick Rojas ...

The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina is on the verge of full federal recognition after the Senate on Dec. 17 approved a $900 billion defense policy bill, titled the National Defense Authorization Act.

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 ...

North Carolina’s Lumbee Tribe is the closest it has ever been to receiving full federal recognition now that a bill — which President Donald Trump has promised to sign — is on the verge of passing ...

After a 137-year struggle, the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina has finally received full federal recognition from the U.S. government. Members of the Native American tribe shed tears as it reached the ...

Between 2014 and 2022, 300 people died of overdoses in Slavic Village. Compared to the overall population, this means 1 in 68 residents of the neighborhood have died as a result of a drug overdose.