A RECORD NUMBER OF journalists and media workers were killed last year, with Israel held responsible for two-thirds of this total. This is the second consecutive year-on-year record for press deaths.

Some 111 artists have been selected to participate in the 60th edition of the Venice Biennale, set to take place in May.

From Medellín to Mexico, the deaths of cartel kingpins rarely end the narcotics economy. As history shows, the fall of one drug lord often signals transformation, not closure.

U.S. Rep Mike Levin, whose district includes parts of O.C. and San Diego counties, will attend the State of the Union and ...