A New Jersey Catholic diocese outside Philadelphia has agreed to pay $180 million in a clergy sexual abuse settlement, the latest in a church scandal set off more than two decades ago

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Mikaela Shiffrin ended her Olympic medal drought Wednesday when the American skiing standout put in two dominant runs to win the women’s slalom at the Milan Cortina Games.

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Alberto Castañeda Mondragón was hospitalized with eight skull fractures after being arrested by ICE agents in January

Minnesota and federal authorities are investigating the alleged beating of a Mexican citizen by immigration officers last month, seeking to identify what caused the eight skull fractures that landed the man in the intensive care unit of a Minneapolis hospital.

Investigators from the St Paul police department and FBI last week canvassed the shopping center parking lot where Alberto Castañeda Mondragón says Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents pulled him from a vehicle, threw him to the ground and repeatedly struck him in the head with a steel baton.

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Ami Nakai and Japanese teammate Kaori Sakamoto upstaged Alysa Liu and the rest of the “Blade Angels” from the U.S. to take the lead after the short program in the women’s figure skating competition at the Milan Cortina Olympics.

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An ungainly barrel of a shark cruising languidly over a barren seabed far too deep for the sun’s rays to illuminate was an unexpected sight.

A Pennsylvania man who spent 43 years in prison before his murder conviction was overturned was denied bail Tuesday while he fights deportation.

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European Union regulators are investigating Shein over concerns about illegal products and its platform’s addictive design.

The long-ago first husband of former first lady Jill Biden is set to appear in court Tuesday in Delaware on charges he killed his current wife.

As people head back to work Tuesday after the long holiday weekend, beads will be flying, crawfish boiling, and parades rolling in New Orleans as the city celebrates Mardi Gras.

Lawmakers and the White House offered no signs of compromise over the holiday weekend in their battle over oversight of federal immigration officers that has led to a pause in funding for the Department of Homeland Security

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Creative angles and fresh perspectives from below, above and beyond the hill, bring the artistry of ski jumping to life at Predazzo Ski Jumping Stadium in the Milan Cortina Games.

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Photos of the Fall-Winter 2026 runway show at New York Fashion Week.

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The France player who fought Canada’s Tom Wilson at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics was suspended Monday by the French ice hockey federation.

Fellow actors, colleagues and others are offering remembrances following the death of Robert Duvall

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People around Asia celebrate the Lunar New Year on Tuesday, Feb. 17, the start of the Year of the Horse.

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The abduction of the Mexican mine workers has raised fears locally and more widely generated questions about the security improvements touted by President Claudia Sheinbaum.

If convicted, the man could face between two and 10 years in jail

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The Hamas terrorist organization used a sequence of emojis as a code name for launching the Oct. 7, 2023, cross-border massacre, the IDF's Military Censor allowed for publication on Monday.

Celebrities having birthdays during the week of Feb. 22-28 include actor Dakota Fanning, singer James Blunt and comedian Chelsea Handler