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Pope Francis to be hospitalized for medical tests and to treat bronchitis, Vatican says

Pope Francis to be hospitalized for medical tests and to treat bronchitis, Vatican says

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis will be hospitalized at Rome’s Gemelli Polyclinic at the end of Friday’s daily audiences to undergo some necessary diagnostic tests and to continue his ongoing treatment for bronchitis in the hospital, the Vatican said in a s
Russian drone struck Chernobyl reactor shell, but radiation levels normal, Zelenskyy says

Russian drone struck Chernobyl reactor shell, but radiation levels normal, Zelenskyy says

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian drone with a high-explosive warhead hit the protective confinement shell of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Kyiv region during the night, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday.
Heavy rain pummels slide-prone Southern California as crashes close roads in the Northwest

Heavy rain pummels slide-prone Southern California as crashes close roads in the Northwest

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A swift debris flow swept a Los Angeles Fire Department vehicle off the Pacific Coast Highway and into the ocean as heavy rain fell across Southern California on Thursday, creating deluges of water and mud on roads at the bottom of
Judge orders Trump administration to temporarily allow funds for foreign aid to flow again

Judge orders Trump administration to temporarily allow funds for foreign aid to flow again

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Thursday to temporarily lift a three-week funding freeze that has shut down U.S.
Texas judge fines New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills to a woman near Dallas

Texas judge fines New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills to a woman near Dallas

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Texas executes man for 2004 double killing in a dispute with his strip club manager

Texas executes man for 2004 double killing in a dispute with his strip club manager

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man who killed his strip club manager and another man, then later prompted a massive lockdown of the state prison system when he used a cellphone smuggled onto death row to threaten a lawmaker, was executed Thursday n
Former Arkansas Gov. Jim Guy Tucker, who stepped down in the wake of Whitewater, dies at 81

Former Arkansas Gov. Jim Guy Tucker, who stepped down in the wake of Whitewater, dies at 81

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Jim Guy Tucker, who became Arkansas’ governor when Bill Clinton was elected president but was later forced from office after being convicted during the Whitewater investigation, has died. He was 81.
Vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is sworn in as Trump's health chief after a close Senate vote

Vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is sworn in as Trump's health chief after a close Senate vote

WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in Thursday as President Donald Trump’s health secretary after a close Senate vote, putting the prominent vaccine skeptic in control of $1.
Prosecutor who quit after refusing to drop Adams case says she's confident he committed the crimes

Prosecutor who quit after refusing to drop Adams case says she's confident he committed the crimes

NEW YORK (AP) — Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor, Danielle Sassoon , and five high-ranking Justice Department officials resigned Thursday after she refused an order to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams — a stunning esca
DeSantis signs sweeping immigration laws for Florida as states rush to fulfill Trump's agenda

DeSantis signs sweeping immigration laws for Florida as states rush to fulfill Trump's agenda

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a sweeping package of immigration laws on Thursday aimed at carrying out President Donald Trump ’s mass deportation agenda.