Global heating could go beyond 1.5C within five years.

Puerto Rico's debt is being "restructured" in a way that will allow the debt to continue squeezing people there into poverty.

While meddlesome billionaires have strewn ruin in American public schools, grass-roots reformers have made their schools better.

A French politician whose career was ruined by accusations of sexual harassment has sued his accusers for defamation.

Both he and the accusers seem to believe they can prevail in court. From the shreds of information in the article, I can't begin to judge what the truth is. I am glad there will be a trial to judge the question.

Salafi Arabia is torturing imprisoned womens' rights activists.