A change in popes is a complicated process. Here are the need-to-know terms — some of them in Latin — to help make sense of news in the coming days.

The Ruxton Liberty Tree, a majestic white oak, has stood witness to nearly four centuries of history from its vantage point alongside what is now Bellona Avenue.

The U.S. Forest Service used incomplete, inconsistent and misleading data to justify a dramatic expansion of logging in western North Carolina’s national forests over the coming decades, according to ...