The "First World" consisted of the U.S., Western Europe and their allies. The "Second World" was the so-called communist bloc ...

Mr. Lakanwal was once part of a C.I.A.-backed paramilitary group working in Afghanistan and moved to the United States under ...

Hedge fund manager Kyle Bass had made a fortune betting against the subprime mortgage market when it collapsed in 2008. And now Bass is set to make lots more — from a Greek default. Bass' story is ...

Immigrants from poor countries like my own, Venezuela, often joke that Americans complain too much about “First World problems.” Back home, we don’t worry about microaggressions; we’re too busy ...