VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has suggested there could be ways to bless same-sex unions, responding to five conservative cardinals who challenged him to affirm church teaching on homosexuality ahead of a big meeting where LGBTQ+ Catholics are on the agenda. The Vatican on Monday ...

Former major league pitcher Trevor Bauer and a woman who accused him of beating and sexually assaulting her in 2021 have settled their legal dispute, Bauer's attorneys said Monday. “Both of their respective claims have been withdrawn with prejudice, effective today," attorneys Jon Fetterolf ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Unfortunate statements made by a potential juror in the re-trial of Robert L. Moore, 53, in the disappearance of Glenna J. White, 16, in 2009 from a home in Smith Township near Alliance, was postponed this morning until next week. Read more in Tuesday's Vindicator.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An estimated $1.04 billion Powerball jackpot will be up for grabs tonight, tempting players to spend a couple dollars on a longshot chance at instant riches. The prize is the world's ninth-largest lottery prize behind earlier drawings of Powerball and Mega Millions, ...

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials plan to endorse a common antibiotic as a morning-after pill that gay and bisexual men can use to try to avoid some increasingly common sexually transmitted diseases. The proposed CDC guideline was released this morning, and officials will move to ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The justices are taking the bench at the Supreme Court for the first time since late June. Their new term begins today with ethics concerns swirling around the court. The only case being argued today concerns the meaning of the word "and" in a federal law dealing with ...