Pope warns of "demographic winter," urges action to boost birth rates
Pope Francis called on Italian and other European leaders to solve problems he said were preventing young couples from choosing parenthood.
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1 maternal or newborn death happens every 7 seconds, WHO report finds
Global progress in reducing deaths during pregnancy has flatlined since 2015, according to a new report from the World Health Organization.
Dog steals pacifier from baby
Kaylee Burks was changing her newborn baby, Hallie, when she noticed her dog had stolen something from her daughter: her pacifier. Video of the sneaky dog, who was unbothered by the crying baby, went viral online. Burks said this was the first time the dog had stolen the pacifier, but "it was apparent she had been plotting it all along."
CDC: Maternal mortality spiked during COVID-19
The number of pregnant women in the U.S. who died during pregnancy, or shortly after childbirth, reached a six-decade high during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Caitlyn Huey-Burns has the details.
Government shutdown continues as Smithsonian museums, National Zoo temporarily close
The government shutdown entered its 12th day on Sunday as Republicans and Democrats remain at an impasse over a spending plan, and the Trump administration began laying off thousands of federal workers.
Vance accuses Democrats of "hostage-taking" with government shutdown posture
Democratic leaders in Congress have pushed for serious negotiations with Republican leaders and the White House to end the stalemate.
Israel expects hostages to be freed "in a few hours" as ceasefire holds
The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has brought cautious calm to the region as aid begins to flow into the Gaza Strip.
Diane Keaton, star of "Annie Hall" and "Father of the Bride," dies at 79
Diane Keaton had a decades-long career with performances in 1977's "Annie Hall," the "The Godfather" films, and many more.
Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court today
The former justice who was the deciding vote on some of the Supreme Court's most consequential decisions talks about the Court today, and about his memoir, "Life, Law & Liberty."
Former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez released from Indianapolis hospital
Mark Sanchez was hospitalized with multiple stab wounds following the altercation on Oct. 4. He was then charged with battery involving serious bodily injury, a felony.
South Carolina bar shooting kills at least 4, injures 20
The shooting at Willie's Bar and Grill on St. Helena Island left at least 20 injured, including four in critical condition, the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office said.
"A House of Dynamite": Battling a nuclear nightmare
The latest white-knuckle thriller by director Kathryn Bigelow imagines the responses within the government and the military when a single ICBM is launched toward the United States.
A wife is accused of her husband's murder. Can she clear her name?
Alison Davis says she woke up to find her husband, Kevin Davis, face down in a pool of blood inside their New Haven, Indiana, home. She says he fell down the stairs. But after an autopsy report, police came to a different conclusion.