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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88
A Thai police plane crashes in the sea, killing all 6 on board
BANGKOK — A small police plane crashed into the sea near a popular beach town in Thailand, killing all six people on board, officials said Friday. The plane was conducting a test flight to prepare for parachute training in Hua Hin district before it crashed around 8 a.m., Royal Thai...
Donald Trump’s trip to Pope Francis’ funeral puts a sharper focus on their clashes over the years
WASHINGTON — The day before he died, in his final public address, Pope Francis expressed an Easter Sunday message of unity and an appeal for the marginalized and migrants. “All of us,” he proclaimed, “are children of God!” In a dramatically different message Sunday, President Donald Trump issued an insult-laced...
A Russian general was killed by a car bomb just outside Moscow
MOSCOW — A Russian general was killed by a car bomb on Friday, Russia’s top criminal investigation agency said, in the second such attack on a top Russian military officer in four months. The Investigative Committee said that Lt. Gen. Yaroslav Moskalik, a deputy head of the main operational department...
Trump administration reverses course on foreign students’ U.S. visa registrations
SAN FRANCISCO — The federal government is reversing the termination of legal status for international students around the U.S. after many filed court challenges against the Trump administration crackdown, a government lawyer said Friday. The records in a federal student database maintained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement had been...
Trump orders Justice Department to investigate Democrats’ top fundraising platform
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has ordered the Justice Department to investigate the Democratic Party’s top fundraising platform, the latest example of Trump using the tools of the government to go after his political opponents. Trump, in an executive order signed Thursday, directed Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate allegations...
Judge maintains death penalty as possible punishment for Bryan Kohberger despite autism diagnosis
A judge ruled Thursday that prosecutors can pursue the death penalty against Bryan Kohberger if he is convicted of murdering four University of Idaho students in 2022, despite the defendant’s recent autism diagnosis. Kohberger, 30, is charged in the stabbing deaths of Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Kaylee...
Judge halts parts of Trump’s overhaul of elections, including proof-of-citizenship requirement
NEW YORK — A judge on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from immediately enacting certain changes to how federal elections are run, including adding a proof-of-citizenship requirement to the federal voter registration form. The decision is a setback for President Donald Trump, who has argued the requirement is needed to...
Judge blocks Trump push to cut funding to public schools over diversity programs
CONCORD, N.H. — A federal judge on Thursday blocked Trump administration directives that threatened to cut federal funding for public schools with diversity, equity and inclusion programs. The ruling came in a lawsuit brought by the National Education Association and the American Civil Liberties Union, which accused the Republican administration...
Pete Hegseth had unsecured internet line set up in his office to connect to Signal
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had an internet connection that bypassed the Pentagon’s security protocols set up in his office to use the Signal messaging app on a personal computer, two people familiar with the line told The Associated Press. The existence of the unsecured internet connection is the...
Whooping cough cases rising again in the U.S.
Whooping cough cases are rising, and doctors are bracing for yet another tough year. There have been 8,485 cases reported in 2025, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s twice as many cases as this time last year, based on the CDC’s final...
‘Vladimir, STOP!’: Trump calls out Putin, but will Russian leader hear it? 
WASHINGTON — Even in the realm of Donald Trump’s long-preferred style of punch-through-the-static communication, this was quite something. On Thursday morning, a post on his Truth Social account exhorted Russian leader Vladimir Putin to end military strikes on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. “Vladimir, STOP!” Or, as the entire post...
Judge rules the Trump administration violated a 2019 settlement in deporting a man to El Salvador
WASHINGTON — A federal judge nominated by President Donald Trump ordered his administration to facilitate the return of a man who was deported to El Salvador last month despite having a pending asylum application. U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher in Maryland ruled Wednesday that the government violated a 2019 settlement...
Trump asks Supreme Court to allow ban on transgender members of the military to take effect, for now
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to allow enforcement of a ban on transgender people in the military, while legal challenges proceed. Without an order from the nation’s highest court, the ban could not take effect for many months, Solicitor General D. John Sauer...
Here’s what you need to know about the Signal app
Signal has been the most high-profile app in the news lately because of the controversy surrounding its use by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Signal is a secure messaging platform known for end-to-end encryption, often used for private communication. Concerns about using a commercial messaging app for communicating sensitive military information...
Gangs in Haiti kill 4 soldiers and 4 civilians in bid to seize full control of the capital
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Gangs trying to seize full control of Haiti ‘s capital have killed at least four soldiers and four armed civilians who worked with law enforcement to protect their communities, an official said Thursday. Lionel Lazarre, spokesman for Haiti’s National Police, told Radio Caraïbes that two soldiers and...
Gunman in 2022 mass shooting at suburban Chicago July Fourth parade to be sentenced
WAUKEGAN, Ill. — The man who admitted to a 2022 mass shooting at a suburban Chicago Independence Day parade refused to attend his sentencing hearing Thursday, a day after survivors and witnesses gave emotional testimony about how their lives have changed since he killed seven people and hurt dozens more....
Police shooting outside terminal of Toronto’s main airport cuts off morning traffic
TORONTO — A shooting involving a police officer outside Toronto’s Pearson International Airport cut off traffic heading to Terminal 1, authorities said Thursday. Peel Regional Police said in a social media post an adult was shot and the officer was uninjured. The shooting happened outside the terminal. “There is an...
Most Americans expect higher prices as a result of Trump’s tariffs, new poll finds
WASHINGTON — Americans’ trust in President Donald Trump to bolster the U.S. economy appears to be faltering, with a new poll showing that many people fear the country is being steered into a recession and that the president’s broad and haphazardly enforced tariffs will cause prices to rise. Roughly half...
China launches 3 astronauts to replace crew on Chinese space station
JIUQUAN, China — China has launched three astronauts into space to replace the crew on the Chinese Tiangong space station, marking a further step in the country’s ambitions for a crewed mission to the Moon and explore Mars. The Shenzhou 20 spaceship took off as planned atop China’s workhorse Long...
Tariffs spark fireworks order cancellations as America’s 250th looms
Steve Kubrick believes he might have dodged a bullet for buying his fireworks for an Independence Day display in New Kensington last year before the U.S. tariffs on China came in. “I bought mine last year,” said Kubrick, owner of the AK Valley Park in New Kensington. “That might have...
Russian strike on Kyiv kills 9 in biggest attack on Ukrainian capital since last summer
PRETORIA, South Africa — Russia attacked Kyiv with an hourslong barrage of missiles and drones, killing at least nine people and injuring more than 70 in its deadliest assault on the Ukrainian capital since last July and just as peace efforts are coming to a head. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy...
India and Pakistan are again teetering on the brink of conflict over disputed Kashmir — here’s why
NEW DELHI — A deadly attack on tourists in Indian-controlled Kashmir has again moved India and Pakistan closer to war as the two rivals downgraded diplomatic and trade ties, closed the main border crossing and revoked visas for each other’s nationals. Pakistan has denied it was behind Tuesday’s attack that...
Judge bars Trump from denying federal funds to ‘sanctuary’ cities that limit immigration cooperation
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge in California on Thursday barred the Trump administration from denying or conditioning the use of federal funds to “sanctuary” jurisdictions, saying that portions of President Donald Trump’s executive orders were unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge William Orrick issued the injunction sought by San Francisco and...
Man charged with arson after authorities say he sparked New Jersey Pine Barrens fire 
CHATSWORTH, N.J. — A man set a bonfire using wooden pallets in New Jersey’s Pine Barrens and left them without fully extinguishing the blaze, sparking a quick-moving wildfire with smoke affecting air quality in the New York City area, authorities said Thursday. Authorities arrested Joseph Kling, 19, of Waretown, New...
Pete Hegseth orders Pentagon makeup studio for TV appearances, report says
Defense Secretary and former Fox News host Pete Hegseth reportedly ordered a makeup studio to be installed in the Pentagon so he can freshen up for TV appearances. The vanity project was initially planned to cost taxpayers $40,000 before being scaled back, according to CBS News. Hegseth’s powder area is...


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