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Former Florida Republican state Rep. Joseph Harding has been sentenced to four months in prison after pleading guilty on charges related to committing fraud surrounding COVID relief funds.

A spokesperson for the family of the two American hostages who were freed by Hamas last week said that they will not be celebrating until the other hostages kidnapped by Hamas are freed.

A Mississippi church has dissociated from the United Methodist Church (UMC) over the denomination’ stance on homosexuality.

The Philadelphia Inquirer apologized for publishing an editorial cartoon that pushed "antisemitic tropes" earlier this week.

Former President Trump vowed this week in Iowa to bring back his travel ban on day one if reelected into office.

Massachusetts House lawmakers passed a bill that is considered to be the "worst anti-gun legislation in the country" by gun rights advocates.

A Catholic nun in France took down a climate change protester this week attempting to block construction on a new religious center.

A suicidal man had a good view of the sunset over the Hudson River from his perch on the side of a Manhattan overpass earlier this month. It would likely have been the last thing he'd ever see — apart from the pavement below — were it not for New York Police Department officers Carl Fayette and Eleodor Mata.

Hamas has released two American citizens who were captured on October 7 following an attack by militants in southern Israel.

Hamas and Putin both want to "completely annihilate" democracy, according to U.S. President Joe Biden.