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Opposition forces marched into Damascus on Dec. 8, seemingly ending the half-century rule of the Assad family. But what happens next?

Opposition forces marched into Damascus on Dec. 8, seemingly ending the half-century rule of the Assad family. But what happens next?

Restoring democracy will be a tall order for the interim government as it grapples with security, economic and geopolitical crises.

Language changes because of how it finds itself most gainfully employed by speakers through time. So it's OK to say "The movie literally blew my mind" and not mean it literally.

The U.S. congressman from East Harlem promoted compassion in a district marked by ethnic, racial and class differences. It's a story worth remembering in today's divided America.

There have been 46 attempted self-coups since the end of World War II - 80% have succeeded. So what went wrong for South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol?

As Detroit civil rights leaders in the 1960s deliberated how to harness white support for the movement, they struck upon an innovation that would strengthen the fight for civil rights across the US.

For many of Lebanon's 1.5 million Syrian refugees, temporary crossing back into their war-torn homeland was a risk they felt they needed to take.

Since the earliest days of the nation, any person born on US soil is a US citizen.

The director of national intelligence is the president's principal adviser on intelligence. A former White House intelligence official explains the role and how the person in it serves the nation.