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Louisiana’s prison system routinely holds people weeks and months after they have completed their sentences

Russian President Vladimir Putin has hosted Slovakia’s prime minister, Robert Fico, in a rare visit to the Kremlin by an EU leader since Moscow’s all-out invasion of Ukraine in February 2022

Approximately 1 million taxpayers will automatically receive special payments of up to $1,400 from the IRS in the coming weeks

Capitol buildings are almost always an imposing presence

About 7 in 10 U.S. adults say they believe in angels, but what, exactly, is an angel

Cyclone Chido not only ravaged Mayotte’s fragile infrastructure but also laid bare deep-seated tensions between the island’s residents and its large migrant population

Bluesky has seen its user base soar since the U.S. presidential election, boosted by people seeking refuge from Elon Musk’s X, or wanting an alternative to Meta’s Threads and its algorithms

Nigerian police say the death toll from stampedes during two Christmas charity events has increased from 13 to 32

German authorities say they received tipoffs last year about the suspect in a car attack at a Christmas market in Magdeburg as more details emerged about the five people killed

Palestinian medical officials say Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip have killed at least 20 people, including five children