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The modern House speakership has always seen more than its share of drama and rebellion.

The fundraising events cast schoolteachers as servers at local McDonald's. Supporters say the events bring families and teachers closer. Critics say they turn teachers into billboards for fast food.

At times in our history, the speaker's power has rivaled that of the president himself.

A group of authors had sued over Google's effort to compile a digital library, arguing the project was illegal. An appeals court found the program complies with copyright law.

Times change and so do manners. We reassess good behavior in 2015.

In the port of Mariel, Cuba is creating a huge enterprise zone intended to encourage trade and welcome foreign businesses. Some companies are eager to jump in. The Americans sound a bit skeptical.

A new report on world hunger says that the age of mass famines is behind us. That's the good news. Unfortunately, there's sad news, too.

In Lenny Abrahamson's new film, a 5-year-old boy lives with his mother in a prison fashioned by a psychopath. Critic David Edelstein calls Room an amazing and "heart-stopping" survival story.

Some doctors across the country are starting to suggest that maybe there is a different way to treat a certain kind of breast cancer. Not all breast…

The New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics released the top spending lobbyists in an effort to influence state government during the 2015…