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In 2007, it settled 144 claims for $198 million and said that settling cases now at the same rate would cost over $550 million.

Catholic Bishop Rolando Alvarez refused to leave Nicaragua with other political prisoners released on Thursday.

Gorbachev was the Soviet Union's last leader and played a central role in ending the Cold War. The hospital that treated him said he died of a serious and protracted disease.

Tennis's top-ranked Swiatek beat Gauff 6-1, 6-3 in the final at Roland Garros. Swiatek's unbeaten run of 35 matches equals one by Venus Williams in 2000 as the longest this century.

Same-sex couples still can't marry in the church, but clergy can now choose to confer blessings on a civil marriage or partnership. The decision came after a vigorous debate.

Valerie Pecresse, the conservative nominee for president of France, is struggling in her bid to unseat President Emmanuel Macron.

Sunday's contest has implications for the spread of far-right ideology, France's relationship with the rest of Europe and the country's posture toward Russia.

Vice President Harris meets with French President Emmanuel Macron, the latest in series of Biden administration diplomatic make-up sessions in the wake of the Australian nuclear submarine deal.

Josephine Baker will be reinterred at the Panthéon in Paris 46 years after her death. The famed entertainer will be the first Black woman to receive the honor. Scott Simon reflects on her legacy.

The court heard arguments in a major case pitting environmental regulators against property rights advocates backed by industries with a history of pollution.