Pope Leo reiterated the Catholic Church's teaching that the death penalty is "inadmissible," in a video message released hours after the Justice Department said it would allow firing squads for federal executions.
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Six leading candidates for California governor are jostling for advantage in a chaotic race with no clear leader. Four Democrats and two Republicans took the stage Wednesday for a televised debate.
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California’s notoriously long ballot-counting process has sown distrust in the state’s election systems. But experts can’t agree on how to speed up the process; some say a delayed result is better than potentially disenfranchising voters.
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Students were shown various propaganda that was used to sow hate in Nazi Germany and the effects it had on people.
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The move paves the way for the Senate to confirm Kevin Warsh, the president's nominee to head the central bank.
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Iran's foreign minister arrived in Islamabad, and the White House says Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will go there Saturday to try to "move the ball forward towards a deal."
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Utah's Great Salt Lake has been labeled an "environmental nuclear bomb" and it has the attention of the president of the United States.
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With an April 30 deadline fast approaching, Johnson unveiled his latest proposal to extend the controversial surveillance program known as FISA 702.
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The mother's story is a stark example of how immigration policy can change drastically with each administration — and transform the lives of immigrants.
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The European Union on Thursday approved a $106-billion loan package to help Ukraine meet its economic and military needs for two years, ending months of political deadlock.
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The Navy Reserve inspector general says Lt. j.g. Ammar Campa-Najjar's chain-of-command ordered campaign website fixes but issues remain on social media.
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