White House national security adviser Mike Waltz is set to depart the Trump administration. That’s according to two people familiar with the matter, which marks the first major staff shakeup of President Donald Trump’s second term. Waltz came under searing…
Pope Francis’ funeral has been set for Saturday at 10 a.m. local time in St. Peter’s Square, to be celebrated by the dean of the College of Cardinals. Cardinals met at the Vatican to schedule Pope Francis’ funeral and burial, plan the conclave to elect his…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department will begin collection next month on student loans that are in default, including the garnishing of wages for potentially millions of borrowers, officials said Monday. Currently, roughly 5.3 million borrowers are in default on their…
The cause of death for Pope Francis has been revealed. The Vatican says Pope Francis died of a cerebral stroke that put him into a coma and led to irreversible heart failure. The death was confirmed Monday by Dr. Andrea…
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor, died Monday. He was 88. Bells tolled in church towers across Rome after the announcement, which was read out…
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP)- President Donald Trump on Wednesday abruptly backed off his tariffs on most nations for 90 days, but raised his tax rate on Chinese imports to 125%. It was seemingly an attempt to narrow…
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (AP) — A pair of critically endangered, nearly 100-year-old Galapagos tortoises at the Philadelphia Zoo have become first-time parents. In an announcement Friday, the zoo said it is “overjoyed” at the arrivals of the four hatchlings, a first in…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Val Kilmer, the brooding, versatile actor who played fan favorite Iceman in “Top Gun,” donned a voluminous cape as Batman in “Batman Forever” and portrayed Jim Morrison in “The Doors,” has died. He was 65. Kilmer died…
By BRIAN MELLEY, DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press A large fire near London’s Heathrow Airport knocked out power to Europe’s busiest flight hub and forced it to shut all day. That is disrupting global travel for hundreds of…
This image taken from NASA video shows the SpaceX capsule carrying NASA astronauts Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore and Nick Hague, and Russian astronaut Alexander Gorbunov, undocking from the International Space Station on Tuesday, March 18, 2025.…
By DEEPTI HAJELA Updated 11:06 PM CDT, March 15, 2024 Share NEW YORK (AP) — If it’s March, and it’s green, it must be St. Patrick’s Day. The day honoring the patron saint of Ireland is a global celebration of Irish…
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman, his wife and their dog were found dead in their New Mexico home, authorities said Thursday. Foul play was not suspected, but authorities did not disclose how they died and said an…
Michelle Trachtenberg, the actress known for “Gossip Girl,” “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Harriet the Spy” died Wednesday. She was 39. New York City police say they responded to a call at a residential high-rise building in Manhattan found Trachtenberg…
By NICOLE WINFIELD and TRISHA THOMAS Updated 8:57 AM CST, February 24, 2025 ROME (AP) — The Vatican on Monday announced the start of nighttime prayers for the health of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square, and invited Romans and others to join…
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer Roberta Flack has died at 88. The Grammy-winning singer and pianist was known for her intimate vocal and musical style on “Killing Me Softly With His Song,” “The First Time Ever I Saw Your…
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press Sen. Mitch McConnell is announcing he won’t seek reelection next year, ending a decades long tenure as a power broker who championed conservative causes but ultimately ceded ground to the fierce populism of President Donald…
JUNO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Eight green sea turtles were released back into the Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday, nearly a month after an arctic blast brought a rare snowfall to northern Florida and left the aquatic reptiles suffering from a condition known…
TORONTO (AP) — A Delta Airlines plane flipped upon arrival at Toronto’s Pearson Airport on Monday and paramedics say at least eight people are injured. The Canadian Press reports that one passenger is critically injured and seven others were also…
By AMANDA SEITZ Updated 11:04 AM CST, February 13, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as President Donald Trump’s health secretary, putting the prominent vaccine skeptic in control of $1.7 trillion in federal spending, vaccine recommendations and food safety as well as…
By Rob Wile Price growth sped up unexpectedly in January, posing an early challenge to President Donald Trump's economic agenda. Inflation for so-called core items, which exclude volatile food and energy prices, climbed 3.3% over the past 12 months, the Bureau…
By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press The White House says American teacher Marc Fogel has been released by Russia. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff left Russian airspace with Fogel on Tuesday. Trump national security adviser Michael Waltz says the…
A Florida man learned a tough lesson Tuesday -- you can't outrun a horse. Mounted police in Jacksonville, Florida, watched 25-year-old Jordan Wilson hand off illegal drugs. When he tried to flee the scene, Officer Cassie Haire pursued him on…
By Rob Wile The U.S. added 143,000 jobs in January, fewer than economists expected, but the unemployment rate inched down to 4% from 4.1%, beating forecasts. Forecasters surveyed by Dow Jones had anticipated 169,000 payroll gains in January, after a surprisingly large 256,000…
By JIM LITKE Virginia McCaskey, who inherited the Chicago Bears from her father, George Halas, but avoided the spotlight during four-plus decades as principal owner, has died. She was 102. McCaskey’s family announced through the team that she died Thursday. She…