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With the return of Israeli forces, the Lebanese parliament scrapped elections scheduled for May. The move is a recurring theme in the country's fractured politics.

Some major events in the history of US-Iran relations highlight differences between the countries' views, but others have presented real opportunities for reconciliation.

The combined political and legal roles and responsibilities of the US attorney general can create conflicts. Some attorneys general yielded to political pressure from the president - many did not.

A new study reveals how the lake bed's toxic dust impairs lung development in children living nearby.

Denying Jewish men's masculinity, or blaming them for weakening 'traditional' masculinity, has long been part of antisemitism.

The court decided Colorado's ban on conversion therapy violated the free speech of a talk therapist.

Different kinds of Americans are generous in different ways.

Hersheypark underwent a total transformation in the 1970s, when candy mascots and thrill rides replaced barn animals and old-timey recreations of Tudor England.

The action star's death forced fans to reckon with his strange legacy: a real person with a complicated past, and a meme that made him into an immortal symbol of exaggerated masculinity.

It's not unusual for presidents to select attorneys general who share their views and policy preferences. But Trump has gone far beyond what is usually done.