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Trump administration has been considering $5,000 baby bonus to boost birth rates in US, report says
The $5,000 bonus is one of several ideas the White House has reportedly been considering in an effort to encourage Americans ...
Student loans in default will be sent for collection. Here's what to know for borrowers
The latest announcement from the Education Department could impact millions of borrowers with federal student loans.
RFK Jr. plans to phase out eight artificial dyes from the US food supply
Details were expected to be announced Tuesday afternoon by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Food and Drug ...
Her newborn baby died after a hospital refused to treat her, now she is suing for change
Nurses at Sharp Grossmont told 29-year-old Hannah Michaelis she needed to go to another hospital. She gave birth to her baby ...
Why Earth Day is on April 22
WASHINGTON — Millions of people around the world on Tuesday are celebrating Earth Day, an annual event founded by people who ...
Vatican releases first photos of Pope Francis after his death
In changes made by Pope Francis last year, his body was not placed in three wooden coffins, as it had been for previous popes ...
Pope Francis' nightly calls offered hope to Gaza church community
ROME, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital — In the last 18 months of his life, Pope Francis had a frequent evening ritual: He ...
Arkansas pastor sentenced to 110 years for possession of child sexual abuse materials
An Arkansas pastor has been sentenced to 110 years in prison for charges related to the possession and distribution of child ...
A smile in the sky? Here's when you can see the joyous planetary alignment this week
Venus and Saturn will align with a crescent moon to create the illusion of a smiley face in the sky on the morning of April ...
Pope Francis converted to the environmental cause and denounced those he blamed for climate change
In his landmark 2015 encyclical “Praised Be,” Pope Francis cast care for the planet as an urgent and existential moral ...
From 'conclave' to 'white smoke,' a glossary of terms used in a papal transition
A lot of unusual terms and Latin words will be thrown around in the coming days as the Vatican picks a new pope. Here's what ...
Anti-Defamation League says anger at Israel is now the driving force behind antisemitism in the US
The ADL has produced annual tallies of antisemetic incidents for 46 years. This is the first time Israel-related incidents comprised more than half the total.