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Sean Combs (at right) watches his children present impact statements during his sentencing hearing in New York. Combs was sentenced to 50 months in prison. Jane Rosenberg/Reuters hide caption toggle …

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The Food and Drug Administration seal is seen at the Hubert Humphrey Building Auditorium in Washington, D.C., on April 22, 2025. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption toggle caption Jose Luis …

Unexpecting tourists arrived to Philadelphia to find entrances closed. Behind the scenes, park employees fear that layoff threats mean they might not have jobs to go back to when the …

Secretary of Energy Chris Wright listens during a press conference this spring at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California. Godofredo A. Vásquez/AP/AP hide caption toggle caption Godofredo A. Vásquez/AP/AP The …

As Democrats and Republicans trade barbs, Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought works to carry out what the Trump administration calls the “good that can come” from a …

Hundreds of A-list celebrities have signed on to support the Committee for the First Amendment, an organization that was created during the Red Scare after World War II, to defend …

Pope Leo XIV waves as he arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Oct.1, 2025. Gregorio Borgia/AP hide caption toggle caption Gregorio Borgia/AP …

These books top PEN America’s list of the books most often challenged and banned from school classrooms in the U.S. during the 2024-2025 school year. PEN America hide caption toggle …