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Nearly three-quarters of Americans believe religious influence on life in the U.S. is waning and nearly half think that churches and other houses of worship should play a greater role in the national discourse on social and political matters, according to a new Pew study.

President Obama’s prime-time speech prompted generally cautious support from the editorial pages of major newspapers across the country this morning.

U.S. public support for airstrikes in Iraq and Syria has spiked as President Obama prepares to meet with leaders in Congress.

Three Americans who have been detained in North Korea appealed today to the U.S. to send a senior representative to secure their release.

A Washington Post analysis revealed that nine out of 10 communications intercepted by the NSA were from ordinary Internet users, not legally targeted foreigners.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has revoked the trademark of the NFL’s Washington Redskins, after ruling in a case brought by five Native Americans that the name disparages a minority.

Based on documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, the paper reports the U.S. spy agency is collecting millions of pictures a day from emails, text messages, social media, videoconferences and other sources for a facial-recognition project.

The State Department has issued a new travel warning for Libya, saying U.S. citizens should leave the north African country immediately because of the “unpredictable and unstable” security situation and threats of attacks against Americans.

Glenn Greenwald, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who helped to break stories about mass surveillance in the United States, is making more revelations in a new book coming out Tuesday.

Nevada Sen. Harry Reid says the NFL should consider ousting Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder.