The testimony of David Pecker, the former publisher of The National Enquirer, included stories of celebrity encounters and his own wild journalistic tactics.

The “Yes in God’s Backyard” movement to build affordable housing on faith organizations’ properties is gaining steam in California and elsewhere.

Mr. Kim, the New Jersey congressman, has become the odds-on favorite to win Robert Menendez’s Senate seat. His strategy? Don’t ask anyone for permission.

College students started a venture that has diverted glass bottles from landfills and crushed them into sand for coastal restoration efforts.

Each spring, Columbus, Miss., has opened its Civil War-era homes to visitors. Some say the event should reflect more the oppression behind the architecture, and how the city has changed since.

The opening ceremony for this summer’s Paris Games will be held outside a stadium — an Olympics first. Making it safe is complicated.