This medieval emperor ruled through fear, paranoia, and erratic decisions. Allies became enemies overnight. Executions were sudden and often public. His behavior destabilized the empire from within.

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This great leap in the power of computing has enormous consequences for teaching and has already subverted many traditional forms of assessment, like homework and essays; it raises profound ...

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This story was co-published with The Trace, a nonprofit newsroom covering gun violence in America. The memo’s logic was easy ...

FILE - Palestinians rest outside the steam room at Hamam al-Sumara, a historic bathhouse in Gaza City, Saturday, May 2, 2015. Hamam al-Sumara means "Samaritans' Bath" in Arabic. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra ...

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Novelist Charlotte Mendelson explores an institution that holds the history of humanity — and, on any given day, a curious cross-section of the capital itself ...

I read the books that helped shape The Family, the cult founded by an Australian yoga teacher in the 1960s – when Western ...

After the shock loss of his federal seat, former Greens leader Adam Bandt has a new focus: powering up the low-key Australian Conservation Foundation.

You won’t find him in any history book, but he deserves some kind of recognition as the first known person to graffiti the ...