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Pope Leo XIV’s election as the first U.S.-born leader of the Catholic Church elevated him to the extremely rare, and legally ...

He’s back. Xabi Alonso is returning to Real Madrid to take over a club that failed to meet expectations this season. The ...

The Israeli military said it intercepted a missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Sunday. The missile triggered air raid ...

Rafael Nadal’s first French Open match in the tournament’s main stadium came on May 25, 2005 — a straight-set victory in the ...

Lando Norris has his first Formula 1 pole position in more than two months at the Monaco Grand Prix. Now he needs his first ...

State legislative sessions around the country are coming to a close, and fights over public versus charter school funding and cell phones were among the biggest policy battles this year.

A swarm of people poured through the gates at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Some were shirtless, some wore American flag overalls, others checkered flag mini-skirts. As they ...

A cryptocurrency investor has been arrested and charged with kidnapping a man and keeping him locked up for weeks in an ...

Strauss’ “Blue Danube” is heading into space this month to mark the 200th anniversary of the waltz king’s birth. The classical piece will be beamed into the ...

In what had long been celebrated every May 30 to honor America’s fallen soldiers, Memorial Day officially became a federal holiday in 1971, observed on the last Monday in May. Businesses ...