House Speaker Mike Johnson tries to push Trump’s ‘big’ agenda forward, but GOP votes are in jeopardy
House Speaker Mike Johnson will try against the odds to muscle a Republican budget blueprint to passage this week, a step ...
Pope Francis’ health crisis sparks prayers from thousands outside the Vatican
Thousands of people gathered in St. Peter’s Square to pray for an ailing Pope Francis, expressing sorrow for his suffering, ...
Missouri woman to change not guilty plea in plot to sell Graceland in a foreclosure sale
A Missouri woman is changing her not guilty plea to federal charges accusing her of concocting a brazen plot to defraud Elvis Presley’s family by trying to auction off his ...
What will win at a nailbiter Oscars? AP’s film writers make their predictions
By the time the Oscars wind around after months of other award shows and constant handicapping, the prizes can feel almost predetermined. Not this year. Sunday’s 97th Academy Awards has more ...
Greek organized crime unit opens investigation into shooting of 2 Turkish citizens in Thessaloniki
A Turkish national was killed and one other wounded in a shooting in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki on Tuesday, authorities said. The survivor told authorities that ...
Trial begins in Germany for 4 alleged Hamas members accused of seeking weapons caches across Europe
A trial began Tuesday in Germany for four alleged Hamas members suspected of organizing weapons caches across Europe. The country’s top prosecutor accuses the men of membership ...
American woman in custody after newborn thrown from Paris hotel window
A young American woman on a European trip was taken into custody after she allegedly threw a newborn out of a hotel window in Paris, killing the baby, authorities said Tuesday. The baby was ...
Student loan borrowers face abrupt change as GOP budget plans threaten to raise payments
Student loan borrowers could see their payments increase under budget plans currently under discussion by House Republicans, a violent about-face after years of working with the Biden ...
Carlyle Group co-founder Bill Conway’s $1 billion plan to end the nursing shortage
Bill Conway didn’t start out wanting to make a big impact on the nursing profession. In 2011, the financier announced he would give away $1 billion to create jobs for the poor and asked the public ...
What to know about air traffic control towers after a midair collision in Arizona prompts questions
Tens of thousands of planes take off, land and perform touch-and-goes at the Marana Regional Airport in southern Arizona ...
Pope meets with Vatican No. 2 at hospital, makes major governing decisions
During the audience, Francis approved decrees for five people for beatification and two new saints. Francis also decided to “convene a consistory about the future canonizations.” ...
28-year-old freshman at MiraCosta makes name as hoops star
It might not look like it, but Ramel Bethea is old for a freshman — 28 years old to be exact. “Yea the age crazy,” said Bethea, who is playing his first season of ...