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Pope Leo XIV offers message of unity for polarized Catholic Church as pontificate officially starts

Pope Leo XIV vowed Sunday to work for unity in a polarized Catholic Church and world, as history's first American pope offered a message of healing during an inaugural Mass in St. Peter's Square befor...

May 19, 2025

Supreme Court allows Trump to strip protections from some Venezuelans; deportations could follow

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans, potentially exposing them to deportation. The court's order, with on...

May 19, 2025

Trump call with Putin underway as he hopes for ceasefire progress in Russia-Ukraine war

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump has grown "frustrated" with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the White House said Monday ahead of separate calls Trum...

May 19, 2025

The Latest: Trump urges GOP to approve his tax cut proposals

President Donald Trump is hoping that separate phone calls Monday with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will make progress toward a ceasefire in the war in Ukr...

May 19, 2025

Russia outlaws Amnesty International in latest crackdown on dissent and activists

The Russian authorities on Monday outlawed Amnesty International as an "undesirable organization," a label that under a 2015 law makes involvement with such organizations a criminal offense. The decis...

May 19, 2025

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu acknowledges pressure from allies in decision to resume Gaza aid

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged on Monday that his decision to resume aid to Gaza came from pressure from allies. In a video statement posted to social m...

May 19, 2025

Great Scottie! Scheffler pulls away to win PGA Championship for 3rd major title

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Scottie Scheffler worked harder than he imagined and got the result everyone expected Sunday in the PGA Championship: A most pleasant walk to the 18th green with another major t...

May 18, 2025

Great Scottie! Scheffler pulls away to win PGA Championship for third major title

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Scottie Scheffler worked harder than he imagined and got the result everyone expected Sunday in the PGA Championship: A most pleasant walk to the 18th green with another major t...

May 18, 2025

Biden diagnosed with aggressive form of prostate cancer

Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his office said Sunday.Biden was seen by doctors last week after urinary symptoms and a prostate nodule were found. He was diagnosed...

May 18, 2025

Reward increased for capture of escaped New Orleans inmates as 7 dangerous felons remain on the lam

NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) - Officials have increased the reward for the capture of seven imnates who escaped from a New Orleans jail. FBI Special Agent Jonathan Trapp said Sunday seven of the 10 escapees ...

May 18, 2025