The C.D.C. reports a 25 percent spike between 1999 and 2016 in the frequency of suicide across the country.

Two Notre Dame lawyers describe Kennedy as a jurist who consistently ruled in favor of personal liberty and free speech.

Another Supreme Court nominee by President Trump could tilt the balance against the 1973 Roe v. Wade court decision that legalized abortion nationwide.

Pope Francis used strong words that can be read both as an admonition and guidance for the entire college of cardinals.

The Fuego volcano eruption destroyed properties recently sold to indigenous Guatemalans for subsistence farming.

Photographer Tom Kiefer took a job at U.S. Customs and was horrified to discover personal items in the trash. He decided to show them to the world.