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In the three years since gay marriage became a reality in Massachusetts, interest in — and enthusiasm for — civil unions has dropped off sharply in the four states that allow them. Many gay couples now view civil unions as an unacceptable substitute for marriage.

Will Donald Rumsfeld's departure from the Pentagon lead to a new direction for the U.S. in Iraq? Many observers are skeptical that a new defense chief will make much headway... or that a Democratic Congress will sway President Bush's commitment to "victory in Iraq."

Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair says he will leave his post June 27, after 10 years on the job. Times of London columnist Matthew Parris, who served in Parliament as a Tory, discusses Blair's decade in power.

Hours after a federal appeals court declined I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's request to delay his prison sentence, President Bush commutes the former White House aide's sentence.

Russian gas is expensive, so many Poles still rely on coal. Krakow is one of the most polluted cities in the EU's most polluted country. All that coal is akin to "smoking 2,000 cigarettes per year."

Born in a moment of despair, as its creator was staring down hearing loss, Beethoven's Third Symphony is as odd as it is transcendent.

Biden administration rules have one main legal pathway to seek asylum for migrants already at the border: a mobile app called CBP One. Immigrant advocates and immigration hardliners have objections.

So yes, some people in India love their lassi so much that they mix up the drink in a washing machine! Heat researcher Gulrez Azhar says it's a healthful way to cope with summer heat.

Robert Siegel is joined by author Nicholas Carr for a look at the future of automation and automobiles. Carr's new book, The Glass Cage, warns against the rise of automation in our lives.

The new novel reveals sharp observations and a great, sprawling story. But critic Roxane Gay says the book gets bogged down with absurdly drawn characters and misfired critiques of modern life.