Yemen’s Houthi rebels have launched a missile toward northern Israel, a rare target for the group as a monthlong intense U.S. airstrike campaign continues to target them. Sirens sounded in Haifa, Krayot and other areas west of the Sea of...
By Wladimir PantaleoneROME (Reuters) - The superyacht that sank off Sicily last year, killing British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and six others, will...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis will be laid to rest Saturday after lying in state for three days in St. Peter’s Basilica, where the faithful are expected to flock to pay their respects to history’s first Latin American pontiff.
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinal Kevin Farrell remembers the day Pope Francis asked him to be the camerlengo, the Vatican official who runs the Holy See after the death of one pope and before the election of another. They were flying back to Rome from the 2019 World Youth Day in Panama, and Francis popped the question in business class.
The reported drone attack on Odesa comes less than 24 hours after a purported ceasefire declared by Moscow ended.
BAGHDAD (AP) — The death of Pope Francis has sent shockwaves through Iraq’s Christian community, where his presence once brought hope after one of the darkest chapters in the country’s recent history.
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI stunned the world when he announced his resignation in 2013, the first in 600 years. That led some to wonder if, as he grew increasingly frail and sick, Pope Francis would follow that precedent.
BERLIN (AP) — Eighty years after the Holocaust, more than 200,000 Jewish survivors are still alive but 70% of them will be gone within the next 10 years — meaning time is running out to hear the voices of the last generation who suffered through one of the worst atrocities in history.
Republican lawmakers in Tennessee have paused a bill meant to challenge the constitutional right for children to attend public schools regardless of their immigration status.
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Many people are feared to have died after gunmen indiscriminately fired at tourists in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said.
The last Friday in April is national Arbor Day. It's a great time to plant trees. And it's an especially great time to plant an oak. Entomologist and native-plant expert Doug Tallamy says oaks are a key plant for supporting...
Iowa is pinning its hopes for improving its offense on Mark Gronowski. The South Dakota State transfer has been one of the top passers in the Football Championship Subdivision for three years. Now he moves up to the Big Ten...
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi says the gunmen behind a terrorist attack on tourists in the Kashmir region "will not be spared!"
An unusual public back-and-forth suggested that both sides in the war were eager to at least appear interested in negotiations.
The infighting and backstabbing that plagued President Donald Trump’s first term have returned as a threat to his second, with deepening fissures over trade, national security and questions of personal loyalty. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is denying that sensitive information...
Mark Scheifele had a goal and assist, Kyle Connor scored his second consecutive game-winner in the third period, and the Winnipeg Jets beat the St. Louis Blues 2-1 for a 2-0 lead in their opening-round playoff series. Connor Hellebuyck stopped...
President Donald Trump has added another endorsement in next year’s Republican primary for Arizona governor
NEW YORK (AP) — Herbert Gans, a groundbreaking sociologist and media analyst who advocated for greater diversity and public participation in everything from the suburbs and the arts to the voices that shape the news, died Monday at age 97. His death was confirmed by his son, David Gans, who said he died at his [...]
Out of work with USAID as a result of a mass overhaul of federal agencies, a former contractor in the Philadelphia area recently applied to a job with the state of Pennsylvania, eager to use their government work experience as...
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's acting President Han Duck-soo said during a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday that he expects trade talks this week with...
Four candidates respond to questions from audience members and chamber of commerce moderator
By Liz Lee and Larissa LiaoBEIJING (Reuters) -When 25-year-old biology student Yao's PhD program enrollment was deferred due to funding cuts at her...
LOS ANGELES — Thousands of documents that could contain key details about rampant sexual abuse inside a defunct Santa Clarita detention camp — including so-called "grooming drawings" — were left scattered inside the facility and never turned over to attorneys...
Gleyber Torres and Zach McKinstry each had three hits and the Detroit Tigers beat the San Diego Padres 6-4 for their fourth win in five games. Detroit has won seven straight series openers since losing opening day at Los Angeles...
The wife of detained Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil announced the birth of the couple's son Monday, noting her husband was not able to witness the event.
Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff who ministered with a charming, humble style, dies at 88
The coach who helped guide gymnast Simone Biles to Olympic glory says it's important for athletes and coaches to keep things in perspective. Aimee Boorman says one of the keys to helping Biles develop was making sure Biles never forgot...
The death of Pope Francis initiates a centuries-old process of rituals and traditions culminating with a conclave to choose his successor.
By Jonathan StempelNEW YORK (Reuters) - Ryan Cohen, the billionaire chief executive of GameStop, must face a lawsuit by the company once known as...
The 266th pontiff had just delivered his annual Easter prayer before the Vatican announced his death.
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Susannah Scaroni of the United States wins the women's wheelchair race at the Boston Marathon.
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change, died Monday. He was 88.
LYON, France (AP) — Church bells tolled in mourning. Well-wishers flocked into pews. Tributes to Pope Francis poured in from around the world on Monday after the Vatican announced the pontiff’s death at age 88.
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. Here are the key things to know about the death of the Argentine pontiff, history’s first from Latin America, who presided over the Catholic Church for more than 12 years.
Marcel Hug of Switzerland blitzed to the front of the field to win his eighth Boston Marathon wheelchair title, claiming the victory in the 129th edition of the race in 1 hour, 21 minutes, 34 seconds
Chipotle Mexican Grill is coming to Mexico. The California-based chain said Monday it’s planning to open restaurants in Mexico for the first time starting early next year. Chipotle is partnering with Alsea, a Mexico City-based company that operates locations for...
Yemen's Houthi rebels say US airstrikes kill 12 people and wound 30 others in the capital, Sanaa
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Logan Stankoven scored two second-period goals in his first playoff game with Carolina as the Hurricanes beat the New Jersey Devils 4-1 on Sunday to open their first-round series in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Memphis Grizzlies 131-80 in Game 1 of their Western Conference playoff series on Sunday, the fifth-biggest margin of victory in NBA postseason history.
Fernando Tatís Jr. hit a tiebreaking solo home run and scored all of San Diego’s runs as the Padres avoided being swept with a 3-2 win over the Houston Astros. Tatís sent the first pitch he saw from Tayler Scott...
US airstrikes killed 12 people in Yemen’s capital, the Houthi rebels say
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's acting President Han Duck-soo said on Monday he expected trade talks with the United States this week in Washington...
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's acting President Han Duck-soo said on Monday he expected trade talks with the United States this week in Washington to be the start of meaningful cooperation, but added that negotiations may not be easy.
U.S. airstrikes targeting Yemen's capital killed 12 people and wounded 30 others, the Houthi rebels said early Monday.The deaths mark the latest in America's intensified campaign of strikes targeting the rebels. The U.S. military's Central Command declined to answer questions about the strike or...
U.S. airstrikes targeting Yemen’s capital killed 12 people and wounded 30 others, the Houthi rebels said early Monday. The deaths mark the latest in America’s intensified campaign of strikes targeting the rebels. The U.S. military’s Central Command declined to answer...
A Texas man was busted for trafficking vulnerable Mexican baby spider monkeys, who were too young to be separated from their mothers, into San Diego and selling them on Facebook.
QURAYE, Lebanon (AP) — It’s become a Good Friday tradition in Quraye: residents and visitors converging on the southern Lebanese village to witness a portrayal by some Christians there of Jesus’ suffering and crucifixion.
The Israeli Defense Forces said Sunday the investigation into the March 23 incident during which 15 Palestinian medics were killed by IDF fire in Gaza has revealed "professional errors" and a deputy commander will be fired.
CAIRO (Reuters) - A ship carrying wheat has arrived in Syria's Latakia port, the first delivery of its kind since former President Bashar al-Assad...
The world's largest immigration detention system is on the cusp of explosive growth as Trump pursues his signature campaign promise of mass deportations.
Liel Abada scored early on Pep Biel’s league-leading sixth assist and Charlotte FC rolled to a 3-0 victory over expansion side San Diego FC. Kristijan Kahlina finished with two saves on the way to his fourth clean sheet this season...
Isaac Paredes hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the seventh inning after Christian Walker’s two-run homer in the sixth tied it up, leading the Houston Astros to a 3-2 win over the San Diego Padres. Paredes hit a bloop single...
The Detroit Pistons were a little more than nine minutes from ending the longest postseason losing streak in NBA history, playing with poise for three quarters. A mistake-filled final quarter meant the wait will go on for the Pistons. The...
Alex Verdugo, making his second start as Atlanta’s left fielder and leadoff hitter, had four hits that included a go-ahead single in the sixth inning, and the Braves beat the Minnesota Twins 4-3 for their first back-to-back wins of the...
Ignatius Ganago had a goal and an assist — both the first of his career — to lead the New England Revolution to a 2-0 victory over New York City FC. Aljaž Ivačič finished with two saves on the way...
João Peglow scored twice in the first half, his first two goals in MLS, to help D.C. United beat the New York Red Bulls 2-1 to snap a four-game losing streak. Peglow flicked a header forward to himself and beat...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is reminding taxpayers who missed the April 15 filing deadline to submit their tax returns promptly to limit penalties and interest on ...
(Reuters) -A Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft carrying Russian cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Wagner and NASA astronaut Donald Pettit has returned to...
Danny Musovski scored a goal for the second consecutive game and Stefan Frei had eight saves to help the Seattle Sounders beat Nashville SC 3-0. Pedro de la Vega and Paul Rothrock each added a goal and an assist for...
Supreme Court blocks Trump from deporting alleged gang members, migrants from Texas facility; Commemorating 250 years since the start of the Revolutionary War reignites old debate
Homegrown product Quinn Sullivan scored in the first half and Danley Jean Jacques and Tai Baribo added second-half goals as the Philadelphia Union breezed to a 3-0 victory over Atlanta United. Andre Blake saved three shots in goal for the...
Pedro Gallese had six saves for Orlando City in a 0-0 tie with CF Montreal. Orlando (3-2-4) is unbeaten in six consecutive games, dating to a 2-1 loss to New York City FC on March 8, and has not allowed...
Ukraine wary of Putin’s Easter truce and says it will reciprocate only a genuine ceasefire
Thirty years after the deadliest homegrown attack in U.S. history, former President Bill Clinton has returned to Oklahoma City for a remembrance ceremony. Clinton was president on April 19, 1995, when a truck bomb exploded, destroying a nine-story federal building...
The national parks, fresh off their busiest year on record, are now facing a challenging bout of staffing changes that could impact your next visit. Here's what to expect.
World champion Alysa Liu produced a flawless routine in the women’s free skate as the United States won its sixth gold medal at the figure skating World Team Trophy. Skating to “MacArthur Park” by Donna Summer, the 19-year-old Liu landed...
Supreme Court blocks, for now, new deportations under 18th century wartime law
FREMONT, Neb. (AP) — The NTSB on Saturday confirmed that it is investigating the crash of a single-engine plane into a river in eastern Nebraska Friday night, killing three people.
The temporary truce will be between 6 p.m. local time on Saturday and midnight on Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
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Luke Keaschall had a major league debut to remember. The 22-year-old went 2 for 4 with a double, an RBI, a run scored and a stolen base during the Twins’ 6-4 loss to the Braves on Friday. Keaschall, the Twins’...
Israeli airstrikes across Gaza have killed at least 25 people including children as the new U.S. ambassador to Israel made his first public appearance in Jerusalem. Gaza hospitals say among the dead early Friday were 10 people in the urban...
Rookie Cam Smith homered on his first two at-bats and had a career-best four RBIs to power the Houston Astros to a 6-4 win over the San Diego Padres. Smith connected off Kyle Hart (2-1) on a three-run homer in...
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Two Republican members of the U.S. Congress were in the Syrian capital Friday on an unofficial visit organized by a Syrian-American nonprofit, the first by U.S. legislators since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad...
Deadly US airstrike on Yemeni oil port escalates Trump's campaign against the Houthis
President Donald Trump says negotiations between Ukraine and Russia are “coming to a head” and insists that neither side is “playing” him in his push to end the grinding war. The comments from Trump came after Secretary of State Marco...
Yoshinobu Yamamoto matched his career high with 10 strikeouts over seven innings after Tommy Edman led off the game with a home run and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Texas Rangers 3-0. Los Angeles was without superstar Shohei Ohtani,...
The leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group says its fighters will not disarm as long as Israeli troops remain in southern Lebanon and the Israeli air force regularly violates Lebanese air space. Naim Kassem spoke to supporters in a speech...
Yemen’s Houthi rebels say U.S. airstrikes targeting oil port killed at least 74 people and injured at least 171 others. The overnight strikes on the Ras Isa port sent massive fireballs billowing skyward and left mangled fuel trucks burning. It...
Michael Harris II had two hits and two RBIs, Drake Baldwin delivered a game-winning pinch-hit single in the eighth inning, and the Atlanta Braves rallied to beat the Minnesota Twins 6-4. Enyel De Los Santos (1-0) earned the win with...
Ahead of Sunday's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, this Formula 1 season is looking like McLaren vs. McLaren. Still, defending champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull says he hasn’t lost hope. McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri are the only...
BALTIMORE — A Maryland immigration case is attracting national and international media attention, and at the heart of it is a question: Where is home for Kilmar Abrego Garcia?
Approximately 10,000 pages of records related to the 1968 assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy have been released. The Friday release continues the disclosure of national secrets ordered by President Donald Trump. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard says in...
President Donald Trump’s administration has escalated its ongoing battle with Harvard, threatening to block the university from enrolling international students as the president called for withdrawing Harvard’s tax-exempt status. The moves raise the stakes of the showdown between the White...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A mob of Islamists allegedly beat to death a member of Pakistan's minority Ahmadi community Friday while demonstrating near an Ahmadi place of worship in Karachi, a member of the community said. Police said they were...
Lebanon's health ministry said an Israeli strike Friday on a vehicle near the southern coastal city of Sidon killed one person, with Israel announcing that an attack in the same area had targeted a Hezbollah operative.
About 10,000 pages of records related to the 1968 assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy were released Friday, including a handwritten note by the gunman that said the Democrat “must be disposed of.”
Harvey Weinstein won a legal victory in his rape and sexual assault retrial in Manhattan, as his pleas to get out of the “hell hole” he calls Rikers Island were granted by the judge.
A measure to limit day tourism on peak days began for the second year on Friday, charging day trippers five euros (or 10 for the spontaneous traveler).
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that the Democratic governor legally used the state’s uniquely powerful veto to lock in a school funding increase for 400 years. The split ruling from the liberal-controlled court on Friday affirms the partial veto...
A federal judge in Baltimore temporarily limits DOGE’s access to Social Security systems that hold data on millions.
The charges will start in 180 days and rise in the coming years.
Kumar Rocker struck out a career-best eight in a career-long seven innings to earn his first MLB victory as the Texas Rangers beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-3 to complete a three-game series sweep. Rocker (1-2) threw a career-high 78...
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) has met with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man mistakenly deported from Maryland who is being held in a notorious Salvadoran prison. Before their meeting, Van Hollen had tried multiple times to see Abrego Garcia but...
In a podcast episode about dating, they reflected on their high school experiences together and the early days of the Obama's relationship.
Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen has met in El Salvador with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man who was sent there by the Trump administration in March despite an immigration court order preventing his deportation. Van Hollen posted a photo of...
Liverpool could seal the Premier League on Sunday should the runaway leaders condemn Leicester to relegation and Arsenal suffer a Champions League hangover by losing at Ipswich.
The Leon County Sheriff’s Office is reeling after learning that the 20-year old suspect in a mass shooting on Florida State University’s campus is the son of one of their own — raised by a sheriff’s deputy and trained by...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The lawyer for the Hope Florida Foundation said Thursday that he couldn’t answer questions about what to do with a $10 million donation until it hired another attorney.