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Kaing Guek Eav oversaw Phnom Penh's notorious S-21 prison, where thousands of people were executed and tortured during the Khmer Rouge's terrifying rule in the 1970s.

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Michael Schmidt says it's unusual for advisers to be so focused on preventing a president from breaking the law. His new book is Donald Trump v. The United States.

Congressional forecasters expect the federal deficit to reach $3.3 trillion during the current fiscal year. By 2023, government debt will reach an all-time high of 107% of GDP.

Scientists say new drugs are on the way for patients with ALS. The latest is a two-drug combo that appears to slow the progression of the fatal nerve disease with a modest but meaningful benefit.

Officials enacted a nightly curfew in response to unrest following the Aug. 23 police shooting of Jacob Blake and had previously said it would continue until Labor Day.

College campuses are traditionally a big venue for voter registration, but during the pandemic, political mobilization efforts are going virtual.

More Americans support than oppose recent protests after the shooting in Kenosha, Wis., according to an Ipsos poll. But sharp divisions are emerging along racial and political party lines.

Whites without a college degree have gone from 45% of eligible voters in 2016 to 41%, per a Brookings Institution and NPR analysis. Meanwhile, whites with a degree and Latinos are on the rise.

Online fights over racial justice have spilled onto the courthouse lawn in Prineville, Ore. Black Lives Matter protesters there stand off regularly with counterdemonstrators waving Trump flags.

Scientists say it's increasingly clear that airborne virus particles help the coronavirus superspread. Here's what they recommend to reduce the risks.