WASHINGTON (RNS) — On the anniversary of a Supreme Court ruling reinstating the US death penalty, faith leaders, those affected by murder and activists organiz…

The man whose Tesla struck and killed a woman inside her Texas home last month is now facing manslaughter charges, as reported earlier by The Wall Street Journ…

Planned Parenthood will regain access to federal funding on Saturday, one year after Republicans were able to cut its clinics off from Medicaid. Last year, Rep…

A Wisconsin man who was out drinking with his mother when he crashed his car into a ditch and ran away from the scene, leaving her to die alone is headed to pr…

A California mom and dad who watched their son get crushed by a "massive" tree branch that his summer camp allegedly knew was "waiting to fall" is getting mill…

The Second Continental Congress produced the Declaration of Independence 250 years ago. Its legacy can also be seen in the Congress we know today.

(RNS) — There is a powerful movement working tirelessly to abolish the death penalty.

This year's surveys of gray seals in the Wadden Sea and on Helgoland once again show an upward trend. During the 2025–2026 survey year, 3,385 pups and 12,497 g…

Geoffery Powell, a 28-year-old multimedia artist and computer scientist, said he was drawn to VRChat for its imaginative potential. Via Geoffery Powell/Photo c…

Is it possible to study the history of viruses that emerged several hundred million years ago? An international team of INRAE and CIRAD researchers answered th…

POLITICO talked to Boston University economist and soccer super-fan Florian Ederer about fluctuating ticket prices and whether governments should do anything a…