The conclave to select a new pope will be sharply different from the body that chose Francis in 2013. Experts say that could ...

The Dow Jones advanced after Trump said he wouldn't fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell and on hopes of easing tensions over tariffs ...

The Illinois Democrat has announced he will retire at the end of his term next year after nearly three decades in the Senate.

The National Institutes of Health plans to pool information from private sources like pharmacies and smartwatches.

The Department of Education says it will resume collections on May 5 and send wage garnishment notices "later this summer." ...

More schools have announced plans to close or consolidate in the first few months of 2025 than all of 2024, according to the ...

Laila Lalami's dystopian novel centers on a woman who's been incarcerated because an algorithm flagged her as a crime risk.

Solar developers will need to obtain permits and pay fees to build on high value agricultural land according to new rules ...

The U.S. is showing signs that it is increasingly willing to withdraw from a peace process that has grown more complex in ...

Frustrated with their party's response to President Trump, a wave of young Democrats are challenging incumbents in safe blue ...

In some countries, including those facing national elections soon, political leaders who've advocated a homegrown style of ...

The word itself predates Christianity, but the conclave with its secretive deliberations and ancient trappings still captures ...