Data shows that Japan’s economy stalled in the April-June quarter. It has missed the market forecasts and reignited worries about the government’s bid to prop up economy. Tokyo stocks fell after hitting their highest levels for over two months in the previous session. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe recently announced a massive 28 trillion yen ($276 billion) package aimed ...

  How much leeway should Marines have to express their religious beliefs? According to Congress, religious liberty laws apply with full force to the military. But last week the highest court in the armed forces put some limits on claims by active-duty personnel. Those limits cut against recent trends in Supreme Court jurisprudence — but they make a lot of ...

  Albert R. Hunt The lunch group in Monessen, Pennsylvania, is evenly divided between Trump supporters and Trump opponents. But the dark mood across the whole room suggests why this working-class town might end up favouring him in November. Monessen, once a steelmaking hub, has steadily lost plants, jobs and population over the decades. Along Donner Avenue, there are more ...