The cases show disturbing examples by church authorities of avoiding accountability for the criminal problem within their ranks and exposing children to further danger.

A federal judge wrote that the phrase, which also led to charges against the former F.B.I. director, James Comey, did not appear to constitute a true threat.

As Republicans on Capitol Hill try to figure out how Eric Schmitt’s bombshell fell apart so embarrassingly, it turns out he was warned that the texts were unvetted.

Republican attorneys general in Alabama, Arkansas, and Louisiana allege that abortion shield laws in Massachusetts, New York, and California are unconstitutional and should be invalidated.

Measles outbreak in the state has now reached 39 counties, with 943 confirmed cases and 176 hospitalizations