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Pope Francis stable a day after respiratory crisis, Vatican says

ROME (AP) - Pope Francis remained in stable condition Saturday a day after respiratory crisis, and spent long periods of the day off the noninvasive ventilation he needed to recover with less intensiv...

Mar 01, 2025

Kurdish militants declare ceasefire in 40-year insurgency in Turkey

ISTANBUL (AP) - Kurdish militants who have waged a 40-year insurgency in Turkey declared a ceasefire on Saturday, two days after their imprisoned leader called for the group to disarm. The statement f...

Mar 01, 2025

Federal workers start to get a new email demanding their accomplishments

WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal employees are starting to receive another email requiring them to explain their recent accomplishments, a renewed attempt by President Donald Trump and billionaire entreprene...

Feb 28, 2025

Zelenskyy says Ukraine won’t enter peace talks with Russia until it has security guarantees

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine won't enter peace talks with Russia until it has security guarantees against another offensive. Zelenskyy added Friday's contentious spat w...

Feb 28, 2025

Alabama governor commutes death row inmate Rocky Myers' sentence to life in prison

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday commuted the death sentence of Robin "Rocky" Myers to life in prison after noting questions about his case. Ivey said Myers, who was facing exec...

Feb 28, 2025

Iowa's governor signs a bill removing gender identity protections from the state’s civil rights code

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Iowa became the first U.S. state to remove gender identity protections from its civil rights code on Friday when Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law a bill that opponents say wil...

Feb 28, 2025

Jury finds Illinois landlord guilty of murder, hate crime in 2023 attack on Palestinian American boy

JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - A jury found an Illinois landlord guilty of murder and hate crime charges Friday for a brutal 2023 attack on a Palestinian American family that left a 6-year-old dead. Joseph Czuba...

Feb 28, 2025

Zelenskyy leaves White House after Trump cuts short talks following Oval Office blow up

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy left the White House without signing a critical minerals deal with the U.S. that President Donald Trump had demanded and suggested was a condition for future su...

Feb 28, 2025

Pope had a bronchial spasm and his prognosis remains guarded, Vatican says

ROME (AP) - Pope Francis suffered a bronchial spasm Friday that resulted in him breathing in vomit, requiring non-invasive mechanical ventilation, but he responded well and remained conscious and aler...

Feb 28, 2025

Zelenskyy meets Trump at White House and seeks security assurances against future Russian aggression

WASHINGTON (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met Friday with President Donald Trump at a pivotal moment for his country, as he tries to persuade the White House to provide some form of U....

Feb 28, 2025