In his first major document as leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo urges nations and believers to care for the poorest in society.

Mormon Women for Ethical Government was one of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit that could overturn Utah's Republican-leaning map for U.S. House seats. That could matter in next year's elections.

Craig Clark, 79, calls himself the "Tech Fairy." Clark spends his time refurbishing old laptops and giving them away for free to people who need them.

For the first time on record, renewable energy generated more electricity for the planet than coal, a new report says.

A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.

The state says the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center missed the window to sue. The group says the harm of the state's policy is ongoing.

Ill., challenging an Illinois regulation that allows ballots mailed in by Election Day to be counted for up to 14 days after ...

The deal raises the possibility that the war may now be over, ending the bloodiest fighting ever between Israelis and Palestinians.

Two major Michigan law firms have teamed up to represent patients who were allegedly sexually assaulted by a former Sinai Grace Hospital nurse.

Marijuana businesses are already filing lawsuits to try to stop a new wholesale cannabis tax from taking effect in January.

Photographers and storytellers Karla Gachet and Ivan Kashinsky document cumbia music in Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, ...

Alysia Abbott's memoir about growing up in 1970s San Francisco with her gay, single father, has been adapted into a film ...