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The Vatican returned 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada, a historic restitution that is part of the Catholic Church's reckoning with its role in helping suppress Indigenous culture.

Pope Leo likes movies. As he meets with Hollywood stars today, we have a look at his four favorite movies.

Research on brain disorders may slow as young neuroscientists struggle to find jobs and research grants.

King's 1982 novel was set in the year 2025, in a world with widespread poverty, mass surveillance, and giant corporations. The newest film version loses some of its critique.

The image of gun ownership in America has been white, rural and Republican, but that's been changing as more liberals and minorities have been buying guns, especially after the 2024 election.

"To me, these are nothingburgers. If they're even real," said one pro-Trump podcaster, of the thousands of documents that were released this week, including several that named the president.

The government is back open. There are lots of questions about what this means, how we got here and where we go from here. Let's dig in.

Acceding to President Donald Trump's demands, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said Friday that she has ordered a top federal prosecutor to investigate Jeffrey Epstein's ties to Trump political foes.

The dismissal of Greene — once the epitome of "Make America Great Again" — appeared to be the final break in a dispute simmering for months.

President Trump announced the removal of U.S. tariffs on beef, coffee, tropical fruits and other commodities amid pressure to address high consumer prices.