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The American Bar Association ranks nominees to the federal bench, with low rankings making confirmation difficult. A new study finds that these rankings systematically underrate women and minorities.

Her description of the world of money is "hella male, hella pale and hella stale."

Wagner mercenaries have halted their march on Moscow and agreed to return to their bases in Ukraine, to avoid what the Wagner chief described as "inevitable bloodshed."

Studies link social media to aspects of America's mental health crisis in adolescents. A handful of bipartisan members of the Senate hope to change that.

The new detainee-rights legislation passed by the Senate gives the President new authority in dealing with detainees suspected in the war on terrorism.

The Senate passed a $286-billion farm bill on Friday expanding grower subsidies and food stamps. An earlier version of the bill contained a bipartisan amendment designed to scale back the nation's federal crop insurance program, which critics have called one of the government's most inefficient programs.

Virginia Giuffre was one of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's most outspoken accusers. Six months after her death, Giuffre's book detailing her life will be published.

The Washington Post is cutting a third of its staff, leading some to say owner Jeff Bezos should sell the company.

An Islamist party has become Bangladesh's main opposition for the first time in the country's history, challenging the old dynastic political system despite persistent concerns among critics about the party's policies on women.

Each summer, the rice farmers of Narita, Japan, gather to pray for bountiful harvests with dancing, music and elaborate festival carts. This year, some farmers feel their way of life is under threat from a major trade agreement.