The people of northern Peru call him el obispo. Sometimes he is also Padre Prevost. Maybe when the shock wears off, they will get used to his new title, Pope Leo XIV.

The "Fostering Care in NC Act" would standardize the process to allowing parents to petition for reconnecting with their children after they've been removed to foster care.

A top Federal Reserve official said Friday that massive uncertainty created by President Donald Trump's tariffs has caused ...

In the breathless day since Pope Leo XIV’s election as the first American pontiff, the memes, doctored images and ...

Outgoing U.S. poet laureate Ada Limón and her two immediate predecessors, Joy Harjo and Tracy K. Smith, are condemning ...

A Raleigh postal worker was held at gunpoint and robbed of his mailbox access keys by Aaron Worthy and Brian Thomas, police ...

More churches are going solar to save money and cut emissions, but some face long waits for federal tax credits promised ...

Margot Friedländer, a German Jew who survived the Theresienstadt concentration camp and became a high-profile witness to Nazi persecution in her final years, has died. She was 103.

The Pentagon has ordered all military leaders and commands to pull and review all of their library books that address ...

The new head of the federal agency tasked with responding to disasters across the country warned staff in a meeting Friday ...

The Lenovo Center in Raleigh is experiencing an unprecedented five-day stretch of sold-out events, transforming rapidly between diverse setups to accommodate a star-studded lineup.

Yet China quickly denied any talk towards a deal. When asked about such negotiations, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Guo ...