You had to really listen to hear what he was doing, and even then he never played anything the same way twice. For more than 60 years, by his own estimate in more than 6,000 shows, Bob Weir told a ...

History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes,” goes the saying attributed to Mark Twain. To those of a certain vintage, today’s uprising in Iran carries not just the rhyme of history but a sense ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

It’s only Wednesday, and it already feels like a long news week. For a perspective shift, peer through our camera lens today. Staff photographer Melanie Stetson Freeman and staff writer Jackie Valley ...

Welcome to a new week. This morning our veteran Middle East correspondent Scott Peterson, who has made dozens of reporting trips into Iran over the years, has the latest on the escalating protests in ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Welcome to your final holiday-special Daily. Today, we offer a pictorial finale, looking back at 2025. The regular Daily resumes on Monday as our staff comes fully back online. I edit our weekly ...

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