Pope says ‘backward’ U.S. conservatives have replaced faith with ideology

How PayPal is using AI to combat fraud, and make it easier to pay

Jacksonville shootings refocus attention on the city’s racist past and the struggle to move on

Shakira to be given the Video Vanguard Award at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards

Trans-Siberian Orchestra will return with a heavy metal holiday tour, ‘The Ghosts of Christmas Eve’

Libya’s foreign minister suspended, flees country after meeting with Israel’s chief diplomat

China won’t require COVID-19 tests for incoming travelers in a milestone in its reopening

8 US Marines remain in hospital after fiery aircraft crash killed 3 in Australia

Coco Gauff comes back to win at the US Open after arguing that her foe was too slow between points

Biden says action needed against ‘hate-fueled violence’ after racist shooting in Florida

Son stolen at birth hugs Chilean mother for first time in 42 years

Trump chief of staff Meadows says actions laid out in Georgia indictment were part of his job

Trump trial set for March 4, 2024, in federal case charging him with plotting to overturn election

Biden is widely seen as too old for office, an AP-NORC poll finds. Trump has problems of his own

Foxconn’s Terry Gou will seek Taiwan presidency as an independent, but he’ll need signatures to run

US, China agree to discuss export controls as commerce secretary visits to warm up chilly ties

Illegal logging thrives in Mexico City’s forest-covered boroughs, as locals strive to plant trees

Simone Biles wins a record 8th US Gymnastics title a full decade after her first

The Ukraine war, propaganda-style, is coming to Russian movie screens. Will people watch?

Many big US cities now answer mental health crisis calls with civilian teams — not police

Viktor Hovland wins FedEx Cup with the best 2 weeks of his career

Luis Castillo stars as Mariners beat Royals 3-2 to grab sole possession of AL West lead

California wins Little League World Series 6-5 over Curacao on walk-off homer

DeSantis cancels SC campaign travel, returns to Florida facing tropical storm and shooting aftermath

Mookie Betts caps Boston return with another homer as Dodgers beat Red Sox 7-4

Roberto Mancini appointed Saudi Arabia coach 2 weeks after quitting job in charge of Italy

Man City and 10-man Liverpool leave it late to secure victories in the Premier League

‘Gran Turismo’ and ‘Barbie’ are neck-and-neck at the box office

After falling early in FIBA World Cup, France quickly turns focus toward Paris Olympics

Environmental groups recruit people of color into overwhelmingly white conservation world

Verstappen wins rainy Dutch GP to equal Vettel’s F1 record with 9th straight victory

Tropical Storm Idalia takes aim at Gulf of Mexico on a possible track toward the US, forecasters say

Dolphins WR Daewood Davis released from hospital after being carted off with injury vs. Jaguars

Former 2-term Republican Tennessee Gov. Don Sundquist dies at 87

Members of US Congress make a rare visit to opposition-held northwest Syria