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Reaction to Pope Leo's first encyclical, "Magnifica Humanitas" (Magnificent Humanity), has been prevalent online since its release last week.

New Mexicans will choose Democratic and Republican nominees for governor Tuesday as the state grapples with high rates of violent crime, chronically underperforming schools and cuts to federal programs that are key safety nets for residents.

Clint Eastwood has retired from filmmaking, his son Kyle Eastwood revealed in a newly surfaced interview, closing the book on a Hollywood career that spanned more than seven decades.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka threatened to expand a lawsuit to shut down the Delaney Hall immigration detention center a day after Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said he was considering sending immigration officers to handle protests.

Major protests haven't translated into real political change, prominent left-wing activists now admit. The group that turned out for George Floyd is largely silent on the deaths of anti-ICE protesters -- and they're asking why.

President Trump has replaced one-third of his senior White House staff, including four Cabinet secretaries, since returning to office. It's a remarkably stable pace compared to Mr. Trump's first term.

Rapper Vanilla Ice plans to perform at the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, despite other artists dropping out, telling CBS News that he would perform for anyone -- including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iran.

Sen. Lindsey Graham pushed President Trump on Tuesday to include strict limits on Iran's support for terror proxies in Lebanon as part of any peace deal with Tehran.

Displaying an "86 47" flag cannot be interfered with by the National Park Service, a federal judge ruled Monday -- the same anti-Trump message that led to former FBI Director James B. Comey's indictment for threatening the president.

Iran is considering the full text of a memorandum of understanding proposed by the United States despite recent blows to diplomacy between the two countries, the state-affiliated Mehr News reported Tuesday.