Russia sold Alaska to the United States for just $7.2 million, about two cents per acre. Today, many historians and analysts call it one of the greatest strategic mistakes in Russian history. But why ...

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden said Saturday it will step up insurance checks on foreign ships in a move aimed at tightening controls on Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet ” of aging ships.

TASS/. Despite all the difficulties, US President Donald Trump is really trying to improve relations with Russia, American economist, professor and director of the Center for Sustainable ...

The Church publishes the Monitor because it sees good journalism as vital to progress in the world. Since 1908, we’ve aimed “to injure no man, but to bless all mankind,” as our founder ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An Alaska man who was pinned facedown in an icy creek by a 700-pound (318-kilogram) boulder for three hours survived the ordeal with only minor injuries, thanks in part to ...