• Trump says he will call Putin and then Zelenskyy on Monday to discuss ending war in Ukraine

    Trump says he will call Putin and then Zelenskyy on Monday to discuss ending war in Ukraine

    May 17, 2025 05:31 PM EST

    ... most of them older women. Local community chief Yurii Zarko called the day “Black Saturday,” and mourning was declared in the town through Monday. Zelenskyy lamented the missed opportunity from Friday's peace talks, saying that “Ukraine has long proposed this — a full and unconditional ceasefire in order to save ...

  • What's next for the Menendez brothers after their sentences were reduced?

    What's next for the Menendez brothers after their sentences were reduced?

    May 14, 2025 04:37 PM EST

    ... trial was one of the first to be almost entirely televised on Court TV. It spawned documentaries, television specials and dramatizations. The Netflix drama “ Monsters: Lyle and Erik Menendez Story ” and the documentary “The Menendez Brothers,” released in the fall of 2024, have been credited for bringing new attention to ...

  • Judge reduces Menendez brothers' murder sentences, making them eligible for parole

    Judge reduces Menendez brothers' murder sentences, making them eligible for parole

    May 14, 2025 03:45 PM EST

    ... growth made him believe in rehabilitation. Anerae Brown, who had been formerly incarcerated, cried as he testified about how the brothers helped him heal and eventually be released through parole. “I have children now,” he said. “Without Lyle and Erik I might still be sitting in there doing stupid things.”

  • Mideast experts weigh in on Trump's economic and defense deals in the region

    Mideast experts weigh in on Trump's economic and defense deals in the region

    May 13, 2025 10:45 PM EST

    ... clearly not on the cards. He did not, though -- President Trump did not come out and condemn Israel for its actions in Gaza. He just lamented the terrible humanitarian situation there, and so far has not really exerted any pressure on Israel to stop its attack on Gaza. And that ...

  • Black smoke pours from Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope elected in 1st conclave vote

    Black smoke pours from Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope elected in 1st conclave vote

    May 07, 2025 07:10 PM EST

    ... an unusual degree of uncertainty in a process that is always full of mystery and suspense. Many cardinals hadn’t met until last week and lamented they needed more time to get to know one another, raising questions about how long it might take for one man to secure the ...

  • Before secret voting begins, senior cardinal urges conclave to pick a pope who prizes unity

    Before secret voting begins, senior cardinal urges conclave to pick a pope who prizes unity

    May 07, 2025 02:15 PM EST

    ... or not. WATCH: Understanding the conclave, the secretive process to choose a new pope Many cardinals hadn’t met one another until last week and lamented they needed more time to get to know each another, raising questions about how long it might take for one man to secure the ...

  • 'We need a superman!' Cardinals wrap up pre-conclave meetings

    'We need a superman!' Cardinals wrap up pre-conclave meetings

    May 06, 2025 07:12 PM EST

    ... will put back on my archbishop of Kinshasa hat and the struggle continues.”Cardinal Jean-Paul Vesco, the chatty French-born archbishop of Algiers, Algeria, lamented last week that there hadn't been enough time for the cardinals to get to know one another, since many of them had never ...

  • AI-generated image of Trump as the pope draws criticism ahead of papal conclave

    AI-generated image of Trump as the pope draws criticism ahead of papal conclave

    May 03, 2025 10:42 PM EST

    ... pointed miter, or bishop’s hat, was the topic of several questions during the Vatican’s daily conclave briefing Saturday. Italian and Spanish news reports lamented its poor taste and said it was offensive, given that the period of official mourning is still underway. Left-leaning former Premier Matteo Renzi ...

  • Vatican firefighters install chimney on Sistine Chapel roof for papal election

    Vatican firefighters install chimney on Sistine Chapel roof for papal election

    May 02, 2025 03:05 PM EST

    ... criticized the reform, which was nine years in the works and sought to make the Holy See more service-oriented and efficient. Francis named two laymen to head the Vatican communications operation and the economy ministry. More significantly, he named two nuns to head two of the most important Vatican ...

  • Who will be pope? Meet some possible contenders

    Who will be pope? Meet some possible contenders

    May 02, 2025 02:45 PM EST

    ... But in the aftermath, Francis dismissed Benedict’s secretary and several months later retired Sarah as the Vatican’s liturgy chief. Even Sarah’s supporters lamented the episode hurt his future papal chances. — By Nicole Winfield in Vatican City Cardinal Marc Ouellet Date of Birth: June 8, 1944 Nationality: Canadian ...