Apr 25 How Pope Francis’ tomb and final tribute will reflect his ‘humble’ life By Giada Zampano, Associated Press Around 40 people — homeless, prisoners, migrants and transgender people — will salute the pope holding a white rose, just before his burial. Continue reading
Apr 25 More than 250,000 mourners pay last respects to Pope Francis during public viewings By Colleen Barry, Associated Press Tens of thousands of mourners waited hours in line over three days to bid farewell to Francis, who died Monday after suffering a stroke at the age of 88. A higher-than-expected turnout prompted the Vatican to extend the basilica’s opening… Continue reading
Apr 25 WATCH: Pope Francis’ funeral By Joshua Barajas After the pope’s death Monday, mourners from around the world have come to view his “mortal remains” ahead of Saturday’s funeral. Continue reading
Apr 25 Trump and other heads of state among dignitaries traveling to Rome for Pope Francis funeral By Colleen Barry, Associated Press U.S. President Donald Trump and Argentine President Javier Milei are among the leaders arriving Friday. Continue reading
Apr 25 ‘Crimea will stay with Russia,’ Trump says as he seeks end to war in Ukraine By Illia Novikov, Associated Press Crimea is a strategic peninsula along the Black Sea in southern Ukraine. It was seized by Russia in 2014, while President Barack Obama was in office, years before the full-scale invasion that began in 2022. Continue reading
Apr 24 Watch 3:13 Russian attacks on Kyiv complicate U.S. efforts to end war in Ukraine By Laura Barrón-López, Jonah Anderson Russia pounded Kyiv overnight in one of its largest attacks on the Ukrainian capital since last summer. Officials there say nine people were killed and more than 70 others injured. It comes at a pivotal moment in the war. The… Continue watching
Apr 24 Watch 8:35 The benefits and financial toll of rebuilding America’s aluminum industry By Paul Solman, Ryan Connelly Holmes The central economic focus of President Trump's second term so far has been tariffs. Over the past few months, the president has levied - and also paused - taxes on imports from all over the world. Some have taken effect,… Continue watching
Apr 24 South Korean truth commission halts probe into adoption fraud, leaving hundreds of cases in limbo By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press South Korea’s government has never acknowledged direct responsibility for issues related to past adoptions and has so far not responded to the commission’s recommendation to issue an official apology. Continue reading
Apr 24 Trump administration violated a 2019 settlement in deporting a Venezuelan man to El Salvador, judge rules By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Apr 24 Pope’s doctor recounts final moments, says Francis died ‘without suffering’ By Colleen Barry, Associated Press Dr. Sergio Alfieri said that the pope "died without suffering, at home.'' The doctor found the pontiff with his eyes open and breathing normally, but unresponsive when he was called to the Vatican early Monday morning. Continue reading