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The move escalates Trump's fight with the press amid court battle over barring CNN, Politico and MS NOW from the White House.

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Pope Leo XIV announced Sunday that he would have surgery this week to remove a "localized nodule" in his lung. Leo said the ...

An antibiotic morning-after pill has been shown to be effective for preventing STIs among gay men, but some doctors worry about antibiotic resistance. This story discusses STIs and their symptoms.

Five years after the return of the Taliban and their restrictions on women, we look at how Afghan girls and women find ways to work and study.

The Civil Rights Division, long the crown jewel of the Justice Department, has been radically reshaped under President Trump, using its enforcement powers to pursue the president's MAGA agenda.