Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

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President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row, converting their punishments to ...

As Syrians seek to recover from decades of a brutal dictatorship, they want to learn what happened to missing loved ones. For ...

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The city of Berlin pays half the cost if you repair electronics and don't throw them away. That sounds better than it worked ...

The U.S. military says two U.S. Navy pilots have been shot down over the Red Sea in an apparent “friendly fire” incident.

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Recent dramatizations about the British Post Office scandal are making it seem that entertainment is a better way to relay ...

Congress has pushed through final passage of a bipartisan plan to fund federal operations and prevent a government shutdown.

The Oct. 8 fire at a market in Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, highlights the fragility of life for those toiling on the margins ...

As our writers unwrap their favorite memories of childhood holiday gifts, something else comes into focus: the giver.