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Pope Francis has defended his words of consolation to U.S. bishops over the priest sex abuse scandal but says — for the first time — that those who covered up for abusers are guilty of wrongdoing. In a wide-ranging press ...

Every day before sunrise, people stream through a nondescript door behind the county jail in Sioux Falls, South Dakota’s largest city. Wearing neatly pressed business suits, neon-green construction uniforms or even wrinkled pajamas, they’re all here for the same reason: ...

A group dedicated to upholding the separation of church and state is asking sheriffs in Missouri to remove “In God We Trust” decals from their squad vehicles. The Freedom From Religion Foundation argues that the motto is “exclusionary” of atheistic ...

The city of Ferguson has turned to a Fortune 500 company based in the St. Louis suburb in hopes of reversing its deteriorating financial situation. Ferguson was in financial trouble even before the protests and looting touched off by the ...

Suburban St. Louis businessman John Brunner says he’s ready to move forward with a campaign for Missouri governor in 2016. A statement from the Republican sent Friday said he’ll make an announcement Oct. 5. Brunner in April formed a so-called ...

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito made a case against televising arguments before the high court, telling a campus audience that cameras would spin off sound bites distorting what happened. And he used the historic arguments over the federal health ...

St. Louis County prosecutors on Thursday were weighing whether to charge a man who police say fatally shot an intruder and could be protected under Missouri’s castle doctrine law. Joel Wright, 41, was shot once in the head Tuesday night ...

Bob Rand bought his Volkswagen Passat last year for its clean emissions and high gas mileage. He liked the car so much he convinced his son and a friend to buy one, too. Now, as Volkswagen comes clean about rigging ...

The rosary beads cost $175. Sounds a bit pricey, except the Craigslist ad says they come with tickets to see Pope Francis. Same with the $10 train passes marked up to $85 in another listing. With the wildly popular pontiff’s ...

Pope Francis praised American bishops on Wednesday for their “generous commitment” to helping victims of clergy sex abuse, drawing an angry rebuke from advocates who said the bishops acted only under the threat of hundreds of lawsuits. Addressing church leaders ...

Caterpillar is planning another round of job cuts that could exceed 10,000 people through 2018, as the construction and mining equipment maker adjusts to downturns in key markets that it serves. That would amount to more than 8 percent of ...