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The USS Fort Worth is entering 'a new and final chapter,' as the Navy continues a yearslong push toward taking all of its ...

The nationwide drugstore chain must pay the government at least $300 million and will owe another $50 million if the company ...

Faithful from around the world are pouring into the Vatican, where Pope Francis' body will go on display Wednesday, ahead of ...

Most — but not all — political scientists are deeply troubled by the president's attempts to expand executive power, ...

In the weeks that follow the passing of a pontiff, the city of Rome, and the Vatican in particular, comes alive with ...

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Ryan Mindell stepped down just days after marking one year as executive director of the Texas Lottery Commission. Over the ...

Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller presided over a noon Mass on Monday at San Fernando Cathedral to honor the pope.

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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Speaker of the House Emerita Nancy Pelosi about her experiences meeting Pope Francis and ...