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DETROIT — Detroit-area faith leaders are encouraging churches, mosques, synagogues and other houses of worship to review their security plans as area faithful feel shaken after two attacks targeting Michigan churches in ...Read more

When the Supreme Court returns for its new term on Monday, the crucial question will be whether it serves as a check on President Trump or just a rubber stamp approving his actions. And actually, although the court ...Read more

It is easy to take for granted that the current Supreme Court has a majority of committed originalists. But only four decades ago, such a court would have been unimaginable. Who deserves credit for this remarkable change? ...Read more

As a middle-school student in 1980s Philadelphia, Shelley Hunter remembers getting to and from school pretty easily thanks to the city’s public transit service, SEPTA, which had bus and train routes near her home and her...Read more

Wearing a straitjacket has long been associated with asylums, stage escapes, and pop culture caricatures. Yet in recent years, some clinicians, therapists, and researchers have begun to examine the garment with more nuance...Read more

Nina Dobrev has insisted she and Zac Efron are "just mates".

The former Vampire Diaries star, 36, and the 37-year-old High School Musical alum were rumoured to be dating after they were spotted on vacation together in ...Read more

DEAR ABBY: I am a man who was widowed 11 months ago. I met a woman on a dating site, and we clicked immediately. We have been enjoying each other's company for several months. We have a long-distance relationship. She ...Read more

Rough-skinned and oddly shaped, jicama is rather humble looking. A peek inside reveals a creamy white flesh with the crisp and juicy texture of a pear and the mild sweetness of a water chestnut.

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U.S. Immigration Judge Charles Neil Floyd, whose court is at the center of a class-action lawsuit over controversially tough rulings on bond for detained undocumented immigrants, has been tapped to be the new U.S. attorney...Read more

Morocco reported its first deaths from youth-led protests over poor public services and heavy spending on preparations for the 2030 men’s soccer World Cup.

Officers of the Royal Gendarmerie killed two people and wounded...Read more

Gov. Josh Shapiro signed an executive order Wednesday aimed at protecting Pennsylvanians' access to vaccines after recent federal policy moves raised concerns about the availability of this year's COVID shot and the future...Read more

BOISE, Idaho — Two families whose college-aged children were killed among four University of Idaho students in a highly publicized attack in Moscow obtained a partial victory in their legal fight to prevent the release ...Read more

In his first major climate speech, Pope Leo XIV renewed the Vatican’s vow to remain at the forefront of the movement to halt global warming.

“We must shift from collecting data to caring, and from environmental ...Read more

LONDON — The UK will no longer automatically allow refugees granted asylum to stay indefinitely or reunite with their families, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer seeks to curb the incentives for migrants crossing the ...Read more

Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua are once again being excluded from the Summit of the Americas, a regional meeting of leaders from across the hemisphere.

The Dominican Republic’s foreign ministry said the three U.S. foes,...Read more