Ruling could allow legislatures to redraw congressional maps and eliminate majority Black and Latino districts ...

The Supreme Court appears ready to gut a key tool of the Voting Rights Act that's helped root out racial discrimination in voting for more than a half century.

Lawmakers in Missouri are the latest to try to draw a new U.S. House map for the 2026 election that could improve the Republican Party's numbers in Congress. It's a trend that began in Texas, at the ...

This year’s theme is “The World Pivots.” That’s putting it mildly. The ground beneath global business has shifted. What once ...

Crucial for marine life and the global economy, coral reefs are the planet's first major environmental system to cross a ...

Scientists are presenting new evidence that the worst effects of climate change can’t be avoided without a major ...

Over the last 25 years, the world map has undergone dramatic changes due to wars, diplomacy, and shifting alliances. This ...

Time can be a controversial business. Who came up with time zones – and why is the International Date Line a bit squiggly?

RABAT — Anti-government demonstrators in Morocco filled the streets for a fifth straight night, as protests over the state of public services once again descended into violence and destruction. The ...

If you're in Providence Tuesday night, the Boston Globe is hosting its regular Rhode Map Live event at its offices on Dyer Street. New COVID variant ‘Stratus’ on the rise, what are the symptoms?

GLOBE, Ariz. — (EDITOR'S NOTE: On 9/28, officials in Globe amended the number of deaths reported in Globe to two instead of three. Officials said one person is confirmed to be missing. This story has ...