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Zurab Tsereteli, a prominent Georgian and Russian sculptor known for colossal, often controversial, monuments, has died at 92

Cardinal Kevin Farrell will orchestrate the conclave to elect the next pope

Benefits, state pensions and the minimum wage all rose in April

One man was arrested after reports of a disorderly person inside Trump Tower

Pete Hegseth’s children appeared to cringe as they listened to the defense secretary hit out at the media over Signalgate 2.0.

Despite putting multiple colleges and universities under pressure since taking office, President Donald Trump has selected two schools to speak at next month

The market shifts came after Trump claimed that the economy could slow unless Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell immediately lowered interest rates

The suspect fled before armed police arrived at the scene

A statement released by the Holy See said his death was confirmed using an echocardiogram

British firms will be able to access an EU defence fund after negotiators prepared to make concessions on fishing

People have gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican to mourn Pope Francis, the first Latin American pope who charmed believers with his humble style.

Jamison Wagner accused of spray painting graffiti reading ‘Die Elon’ and ‘Tesla Nazi Inc’

Opponents of GOP budget plan hope reality of Medicaid cuts for rural and low-income Americans will drive Republican defections

A history scholar convicted of spying on Chinese dissidents by ingratiating himself as a sympathizer has been spared prison time by a U.S. judge

Beijing warns Britain to treat its firms fairly risk future investment

The government has responded to the experts’ opinions

President Donald Trump’s top advisers and Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador, said Monday that they had no basis for the small Central American nation to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was wrongly deported there last month

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson says the Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied the state's request for emergency relief funds to help repair damage from a deadly bomb cyclone in November

Karmelo Anthony, 17, has been charged in the stabbing death of Austin Metcalf, 17, following a confrontation at a Frisco, Texas, track meet

Haiti’s government says it has approved what it called a “war budget” of $275,000 aimed at alleviating the country’s crisis as gang violence surges

Vice President JD Vance ended the Ohio State football team’s visit to the White House by fumbling the trophy the players won as their sport’s national champion

The Princess of Wales has opened up about how nature became her family’s sanctuary in the wake of her cancer diagnosis

Onlookers gasped loudly as Vance scrambled to retrieve the base of the 35-pound trophy from the floor and put it back together

A female Army Ranger for the first time competed in the annual Best Ranger Competition, and her two-soldier team finished the grueling three-day event over the weekend and came in 14th overall

The White House’s Office of Management and Budget has proposed gutting the State Department’s budget by almost 50%, closing a number of overseas diplomatic missions, and eliminating funding for nearly all international organizations, including the United Nations, many of its agencies and for NATO headquarters