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Sprawling investigation finds decades of sexual abuse among Catholic priests in Rhode Island

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Catholic priests in Rhode Island preyed on hundreds of children for decades, and were protected by bishops more concerned with the church's reputation than the victim...

Top FDA drug official is trying to hire a friend who's seeking a bold new warning on antidepressants

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration’s top drug regulator, Dr. Tracy Beth Hoeg, is working to hire a researcher and friend who wants the agency to add new warnings to antidepre...

Texan James Talarico becomes a fresh face of Democrats' midterm hopes after Senate primary win

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — James Talarico did not mention Donald Trump when he greeted exuberant supporters at his primary night celebration. But the newly minted Democratic U.S. Senate nominee in...

Hegseth says US 'can't stop everything' that Iran fires even as he asserts air dominance

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth acknowledged on Wednesday that some Iranian air attacks may still hit their targets even as he asserted that U.S. military superiority is qui...

Rising energy prices from the Iran war could help Russia pay for fighting in Ukraine

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The Iran war's disruption of Middle East oil and gas supplies and soaring prices are strengthening Russia's ability to profit from its energy exports, a pillar of t...

US sinks Iranian warship as Iran warns of widespread destruction in the Middle East

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean, as Washington and Israel intensified their bombardment Wednesday of Iran's security forces an...

A son of Iran's late supreme leader is a possible candidate to replace his father as war rages

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has long been considered a contender to the post of the country's next paramou...

Atlanta Braves' Jurickson Profar suspended for 2026 season following second positive drug test

NEW YORK (AP) — Atlanta Braves outfielder Jurickson Profar was suspended for the 2026 season by Major League Baseball on Tuesday following his second positive test for a performance-enhancin...

The Latest: US submarine sinks Iranian navy ship as war expands

A U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship in international waters, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday. In addition to striking Tehran, Israel hit the Iranian-backed Hezbollah milit...

Cracks appear in Trump's MAGA base as leading figures criticize the Iran war

NEW YORK (AP) — For President Donald Trump, some of the sharpest criticism he's faced in the early days of the Iran war has come from once-loyal media figures far more accustomed to singing ...

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Standing firm for the First Amendment

The American Revolution didn’t end with the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776 – that is when the fight began. It ended in 1793, eight years later. To prevent “miscon...