Pope Leo XIV, now the successor of St. Peter, leads the 1.4 billion-strong Catholic Church in a sacred role that few others will ever hold.

The U.S. is on track to run out of money to pay its bills as early as August without congressional action, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned Friday.

During the rest of the interview, Prevost and I spoke about the new pope and the brothers' family. We talked about their childhood in Chicago and the pope's favorite food, which i ...

The former North Carolina elections director who was ousted this week after a politically motivated move by Republicans said Friday she hopes the new leadership will approach elections in a ...

Protests in Gambia over the sale of a former dictator's assets led to the arrests of at least 27 demonstrators and two journalists, who were later released, police said Monday.

There is an optimism to Don Kelly. A buoyancy. A lightness. How could there not be? The Pittsburgh native has spent the last two-plus decades authoring an unlikely success story that has carried him ...

Chris Paddack had a perfect game through the first 17 batters he faced, helping the Twins run their streak to six.

Pharmaceutical companies have agreed to pay Hawaii $700 million to settle its lawsuit over the efficacy and safety of the blood thinner Plavix, the state attorney general's office announced Friday.

Shedeur Sanders began the process Friday of trying to show he can be a factor in the Cleveland Browns' quarterback competition.

A Christopher Columbus statue removed in 2020 amid a climate of racial reckoning after the police killing of George Floyd has finally found a home in a new museum dedicated to preserving the history ...

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A Tesla driver charged with attacking motorists' vehicles with a pipe in the Los Angeles area has been arrested again for allegedly assaulting two women during a road rage incident in Honolulu.