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A total of 11,445 refugees were allowed into the United States during the budget year that ended on Thursday, according to figures obtained by The Associated Press.

Of 12 sitting heads of state implicated in the Pandora Papers, most are from low- or middle-income countries. So are many other politicians and elites named in the leaked documents.

The internet pounced on a senator's clumsy ask that Facebook end "finsta," but there was more to take away from a recent hearing about how Congress understands Big Tech.

The nation's biggest name-brand pharmacy chains including CVS and Walmart are facing opening arguments in a high-profile opioid trial beginning Monday in Ohio.

The sports world is still buzzing after Sunday's thrilling return of Tom Brady to New England. The longtime New England quarterback guided his new team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, to yet another win.

Fruits of Labor is a new documentary from director Emily Cohen Ibañez. It follows a teenage farm worker Ashley Pavon as she navigates working long hours and tries to graduate from high school.

Some Kentucky hospitals have been over capacity with COVID patients for nearly two months and are getting help from the National Guard. The governor expects them to stay full for another month.

Monday was the first day of the Supreme Court's new term. It was the first time in more than a year that almost all the justices were at the court.

Hurricane Ida walloped south Louisiana a month ago. The killer storm wrecked lives and buildings. Now, kids are beginning to head back to classrooms for the first time since the hurricane.

Two scientists who helped explain how we sense temperature and touch have received the Nobel prize in physiology or medicine. Their research could lead to new pain treatments.