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The pope has increased his physical activity and celebrated the start of Lent, Vatican says

VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis increased his physical activity Wednesday, called the Catholic parish priest in Gaza and celebrated the start of Lent by receiving ashes on his forehead, the Vatican s...

Mar 05, 2025

US charges Chinese hackers, government officials in broad cyberespionage campaign

WASHINGTON (AP) - Ten Chinese hackers have been charged alongside two Chinese law enforcement officers in a global hacking campaign that targeted dissidents, news organizations and U.S. agencies, the ...

Mar 05, 2025

US Rep. and former Houston mayor Sylvester Turner dies at 70

WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner of Texas has died two months after taking office and hours after attending President Donald Trump's address before Congress in Washington, D.C.,...

Mar 05, 2025

Divided Supreme Court rejects Trump administration's push to rebuke judge over foreign aid freeze

WASHINGTON (AP) - A sharply divided Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a Trump administration push to rebuke a federal judge who imposed a quick deadline to release billions of dollars in foreign aid...

Mar 05, 2025

Greenland's leader says the island 'is ours' in defiance of message from Trump

NUUK, Greenland (AP) - Greenland's prime minister said Wednesday that "Greenland is ours" and cannot be taken or bought in defiance of a message from U.S. President Donald Trump, who said his administ...

Mar 05, 2025

LeBron James becomes first to score 50,000 combined points in NBA regular season and playoffs

LOS ANGELES (AP) - LeBron James became the first player in NBA history to score 50,000 combined points in the regular season and postseason Tuesday night. James surpassed the mark with a 3-pointer ear...

Mar 05, 2025

Philippine forces find wreckage of missing fighter jet and the bodies of its 2 pilots

MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Philippine military officials said Tuesday that rescuers have found the wreckage of a missing fighter jet and the bodies of its two pilots in a mountainous region of a south...

Mar 04, 2025

LeBron James becomes first to score 50,000 combined points in NBA regular season, playoffs

LOS ANGELES (AP) - LeBron James became the first player in NBA history to score 50,000 combined points in the regular season and post-season Tuesday night. James surpassed the mark with a 3-pointer ea...

Mar 04, 2025

Powerful US storms kill 2, bring threats from critical fire weather to blizzard conditions

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Powerful storms killed two people in Mississippi, tore the roofs off an apartment building and a nursing home in a small town in Oklahoma and threatened more communities across the ...

Mar 04, 2025

China will increase its defense budget 7.2% this year

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - China said Wednesday it will increase its defense budget 7.2% this year. It was announced at the National People's Congress, the annual meeting of China's legislature. The increa...

Mar 04, 2025