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The partial government shutdown hasn't just shuttered museums in Washington, D.C. Across the U.S., and even beyond its borders, artists and the groups supporting them are grappling with the fallout.

The rights of refugees were enshrined in international law in the wake of World War II. But those rules aren't always respected.

Dozens of immigrant recruits who joined the military through a special Defense Department program, promising a path to citizenship, have been abruptly discharged with little or no explanation.

In the first half of the 20th century, American eugenicists used forced sterilization to "breed out" traits they considered undesirable. Adam Cohen tells the story in his new book, Imbeciles.

Advocates for ending birthright citizenship point to "birth tourism" schemes to argue that the legal principle is ripe for exploitation and threatens national security. Experts say it's not so simple.

As tensions deepen, the flow of tourists, students, researchers and entrepreneurs has slowed between the U.S. and China.

When you think of the entertainment industry, Los Angeles or New York probably come to mind. But Kansas City?As it turns out, the City of Fountains is…

When it’s cold and snowing — or if you’re feeling under the weather — there’s just something that’s so comforting about a hot bowl of soup or stew.From…

As Mun Choi approaches six months on the job as president of the University of Missouri System, the challenges keep coming.Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens'…

Update, 9:15 a.m. Tuesday: this post was updated after Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders and Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz…