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What was the purpose of America's longest war? 

In May 1985, Jason Berry, a Catholic journalist in Louisiana, wrote his first piece on child sexual abuse in the church for the National Catholic Reporter and the Times of Acadiana. So why was the "Watergate of the Catholic Church" ignored?

Capitol Police Lieutenant Michael Byrd describes why he’s choosing to identify himself, and how, as officers barricaded the door separating the rioters from congresspeople, he fired a single shot, killing Ashli Babbitt.

As new coronavirus variants emerge and the longevity of vaccine protection remains unknown, scientists are researching how booster shots could work.

Lindsey has been married to the Game of Politics, but he hasn't been faithful to anyone but himself. Narrated by Desi Lydic. #DailyShow #DesiLydic #LindseyGraham

Before the Gulf of Tonkin, before Iraq, before Afghanistan, Dylan surveyed the wars our country has fought with God on our side. And he makes a request of God about the next one.

The human immune system is the most complex biological system we know, after the human brain. What happens when your body is invaded and your first lines of defenses are engaged in a fight for life and death?

Do not discount the voices of young people. #HomeroomOnHulu (premieres Aug 12) follows Oakland High School’s class of 2020 through a year of pandemic and growing demands for systemic change. 

Ahana Fernandez trekked through the rainforests of Central America, ears tuned for high-pitched, repetitive chirping and squeaking from greater sac-winged bat pups. Their babbling may shed light on why human babies babble and the origins of speech.

John Oliver explains how the Sackler family has been handling opiod lawsuits and why you should judge the situation for yourself.