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Pope Leo XIV lays out his vision and identifies AI as a main challenge for humanity

VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Leo XIV made a surprise visit Saturday to a sanctuary south of Rome that is dedicated to the Madonna. Italy's TV2000 showed images of residents in the town of Genazzano gather...

May 10, 2025

An earthquake of 4.1 preliminary magnitude has been reported in Tennessee and was felt in Atlanta

ATLANTA (AP) - An earthquake of 4.1 preliminary magnitude was reported Saturday morning in Tennessee and was felt in Atlanta, Georgia, and western North Carolina, according to the U.S. Geological Surv...

May 10, 2025

European leaders arrive in Kyiv amid push for 30-day cease-fire

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - The leaders of four European countries arrived in Kyiv Saturday in a joint show of support as calls intensify for Russia to agree to a monthlong cease-fire in the war. The leaders...

May 10, 2025

India says it targeted Pakistani military bases after Islamabad fired several high-speed missiles

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - India said it targeted Pakistani military bases after Islamabad fired several high-speed missiles at multiple Indian air bases in the country's Punjab state early Saturday. ...

May 09, 2025

Judge pauses much of Trump administration's massive downsizing of federal agencies

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The Trump administration must halt much of its dramatic downsizing of the federal workforce, a California judge ordered Friday. Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco issued the eme...

May 09, 2025

Pakistan's army spokesman says India has fired missiles at 3 Pakistani air bases

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's army spokesman said that India has fired missiles at three air bases inside the country, but most of the missiles have been intercepted. Lt. Gen. Ahmad Sharif sai...

May 09, 2025

New Jersey mayor arrested at ICE detention center where he was protesting, prosecutor says

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested Friday at an ICE Detention Center where he was protesting its opening, a federal prosecutor said. Alina Habba, acting U.S. Attorney for New Jer...

May 09, 2025

Pentagon directs military to pull library books that address diversity, anti-racism, gender issues

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon has ordered all military leaders and commands to pull and review all of their library books that address diversity, anti-racism or gender issues by May 21, according to ...

May 09, 2025

Pakistan postpones its T20 cricket tournament because of concerns over conflict with India

ISLAMABAD (AP) - The Pakistan Cricket Board postponed its Pakistan Super League on Friday following rising military tensions between India and Pakistan. "Cricket, while being a unifying force and a so...

May 09, 2025

Judge releases on bail the Turkish Tufts University student who was detained by ICE

A federal judge in Vermont on Friday released on bail a Turkish Tufts University student detained in a Louisiana immigration center more than six weeks after she was arrested while walking along a str...

May 09, 2025