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The 18th century Catalan tradition of castelling,the building of human towers, or castles, is undergoing a renaissance today. This has accompanied a rise in Catalan nationalism.

Criticizing Syrian President Bashar Assad can be a dangerous business. But that hasn't stopped the creators of YouTube videos called Top Goon, which relentlessly mock the Syrian leader with papier-mache puppets.

In A History of the World in Twelve Maps, Jerry Brotton examines the construction of a dozen world maps throughout history, and argues that world maps are no more objective today than they were thousands of years ago.

Even though the top four congressional leaders left their White House meeting with the president separately and silently Friday, they cast the hourlong encounter in a positive light back at the Capitol.

In 2015 and 2016, the number of pedestrians killed in the U.S. increased significantly. In 2017, the number held steady at nearly 6,000 estimated fatalities, according to a new report.

The widening disparity that extends through Election Day worries Senate Republicans as they try to hold on to a fragile majority.

What’s scarier than Halloween?Actually, the macabre cluster of events taking place the weekend before All Hallows’ Eve might put more hair on your chest –…

In hundreds of pages of documents, police also say Martin's shooting was "ultimately avoidable."

Congress planned to shave $8.6 billion from the food stamps program by closing a loophole, cutting benefits to 850,000 households. But it left states an out to avoid the cuts, and many are taking it.

The book lists the tax that importers have to pay on approximately every single thing in the universe — and raises a key question about the Planet Money T-shirt.