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Humans are traveling farther into space than ever before. We look at the physics of launch – how to send something up and how it can come crashing back down.

A Supreme Court case over Louisiana's congressional map could determine the future of Voting Rights Act protections against racial discrimination and allow Republicans to draw 19 more House seats.

Like Pope Leo, Bishop Ronald Hicks is an Illinois native with deep experience in Latin America.

Neighbors say the restaurant is glorifying people like mob boss Whitey Bulger and Stephen "The Rifleman" Flemmi. The bar's owners say they're only recognizing the history of their place.

Former San Francisco City Attorney Louise Renne was Kamala Harris’ boss when Harris served as head of the office’s division on children and families — a job that demanded both grit and empathy.

The cost of living in November was up 2.7% from a year ago, according to a report Thursday from the Labor Department. That's a smaller annual increase than for the 12 months ending in September.

At least four wildfires on Colorado's populous Front Range have caused thousands of people to evacuate and one death. None of the fires are under control and conditions are ripe for more to start.

Baldwin was arguably the most evocative Black writer of his generation. But if you know him from film, it is for just one movie, If Beale Street Could Talk, released more than 30 years after his death.

The U.S. men's gymnastics team hasn't won an individual medal since 2016 and, before the Paris Olympics, hadn't medaled in the team all-around since 2008. Olympic rookie Frederick Richard isn't done yet.

The U.S. women's basketball team begins its quest for an unprecedented eighth straight Olympic gold medal. The squad opens at the Paris Olympics with a game against Japan.