ROME—Pope Francis on January 6 named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, appointing an Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, to become prefect of the department responsible for all the ...

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The U.S. dollar rallied on Friday after data showed the world's largest economy created more jobs than expected last month, reinforcing expectations that the Federal Reserve will pause its rate ...

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will not go to jail or face any other punishment for his criminal conviction stemming from hush money paid to a porn star, a judge ruled on Friday but said Trump ...

Supreme Court Seems Poised to Uphold Law That Could Ban TikTok The justices are expected to rule quickly in the case, which pits national security concerns about China against free speech ...

Newsom Orders Inquiry Into Why L.A. Firefighters Ran Out of Water In one of L.A.’s richest ZIP codes, food service workers also lost their homes. One Altadena resident is being the ‘eyes on ...

Over time, both the Sudanese army and the paramilitary forces have received backing from foreign powers. (Illustration photo from pixabay.com) Fifteen people were killed December 14 in a drone ...