Ron Chernow has written biographies about great men before but in Mark Twain he tackled a larger than life character known ...

Mark Twain gave us inimitable characters such as Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer. He was no less creative in styling himself as ...

The Washington Post’s longtime book critic Michael Dirda took a break from reading, then delved into some favorites and new ...

BERLIN — Germany's new government said Wednesday it will start increasing border controls to clamp down on migration. Germany's new Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said that more police would be ...

The Jacksonville Jaguars released veteran receiver Gabe Davis on Wednesday, moving on nearly 14 months after signing him to a three-year, $39 million contract in free agency.

Boosted by the return of Thomas Partey, Arsenal looks to overcome a 1-0 deficit in its Champions League semifinal against PSG and do what only two teams have achieved in the history of Europe's top ...

State media say Mali 's military government has announced the suspension of political party activities in the West African country ''until further notice." ...

Michael Henry Adams had reached a fashion crossroads by the early 1970s: As bell bottoms and afros became the trend and the look of film figures like John Shaft and ''Super Fly'' became style ...

The Republican challenger for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat conceded last November's election to Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs on Wednesday, two days after a federal judge ruled that ...

Owners Ryan and Ashley Smith unveiled the franchise's permanent name Thursday morning after nearly a year of fan input and voting. ''From Day 1, we committed that this team would be built with and for ...

China announced a barrage of measures meant to counter the blow to its economy from U.S. President Donald Trump 's trade war, as the two sides prepared for talks later this week.

Chernow specializes in big American lives. He won a Pulitzer Prize for his biography of George Washington, and another of his ...