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Pope rebukes Trump administration over migrant deportations, and appears to take direct aim at Vance
ROME — Pope Francis issued a major rebuke Tuesday to the Trump administration’s mass deportation of migrants, warning that the forceful removal of people purely because of their illegal status deprives them of their inherent dignity and “will end badly.” Francis took the remarkable step of addressing the U.S. migrant...
EU vows countermeasures to Trump’s tariffs; bourbon, jeans, peanut butter, motorcycles easy targets
BRUSSELS — U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum “will not go unanswered,” European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen vowed on Tuesday, adding that they will trigger tough countermeasures from the 27-nation bloc. It means iconic U.S. industries like bourbon, jeans and motorcycles should beware. “The EU will act to...
Hamas’ threat to delay the next release of Israeli hostages raises fears for Gaza ceasefire
JERUSALEM — Hamas’ threat to delay the next planned release of Israeli hostages from the Gaza Strip has jolted a fragile ceasefire that’s seen as having the potential to wind down the war. It has brought new dismay for Israelis who watched the latest Hamas handover of hostages in growing...
As egg prices continue to soar, grocers like Trader Joe’s limit how many cartons customers can buy
Not only are eggs expensive because of the ongoing bird flu outbreak. Now they are getting hard to find. And even when stores do have eggs, consumers are starting to face limits on how many they can buy. Eggs have even become such a hot commodity that there have even...
Private jets collide at Scottsdale Airport in Arizona, killing at least 1 person, authorities say
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — One person was killed and others were injured when a private jet owned by Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil collided with another jet Monday afternoon at the Scottsdale Airport in Arizona, authorities said. Neil’s jet was landing at the airport when it veered off the runway and...
Top Justice Department official orders prosecutors to drop charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams
NEW YORK — The Justice Department ordered federal prosecutors Monday to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, arguing in a remarkable departure from longstanding prosecutorial norms that the case was interfering with the mayor’s ability to crack down on illegal immigration and violent crime. In a...
Judge finds Trump administration hasn’t fully followed his order to unfreeze federal spending
WASHINGTON — A federal judge found Monday that the Trump administration hasn’t fully followed his order to unfreeze federal spending and told the White House to release billions of dollars in funding. The Trump administration quickly appealed the ruling. U.S. District Court Judge John McConnell became the first judge to...
New strain of bird flu detected in a Nevada dairy worker, CDC says
NEW YORK — A dairy worker in Nevada was infected with a new type of bird flu that’s different from the version that has been spreading in U.S. herds since last year, federal health officials said Monday. The illness was considered mild. The person’s main symptom was eye redness and...
Secrecy preceded the shutdown of the consumer protection agency’s Washington headquarters
WASHINGTON — Over the weekend, some staff members at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau saw a sign of trouble to come. Windows in two basement conference rooms were covered with brown paper and blue painter’s tape, concealing their occupants. Voices could be heard inside discussing cuts to government agencies. When...
Judge keeps Trump plan to push out federal workers on hold
BOSTON — President Donald Trump’s plan to downsize the federal workforce remains on hold after a courtroom hearing on Monday afternoon. It’s the latest example of how the Republican president’s ambitious plans have become ensnared in the judicial system. U.S. District Judge George O’Toole Jr. had paused the deferred resignation...
Trump says ceasefire deal should be canceled if Hamas doesn’t release all hostages by Saturday
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Monday that a precarious ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas should be canceled if Hamas doesn’t release all the remaining hostages it is holding in Gaza by midday on Saturday — though he also said that such a decision would be up to Israel....
3rd judge blocks Trump’s order ending birthright citizenship for kids of people in U.S. illegally
CONCORD, N.H. — A third federal judge on Monday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship for the children of people who are in the U.S. illegally. The ruling from U.S. District Judge Joseph N. Laplante in New Hampshire comes after two similar rulings by judges in Seattle...
HIV infections could jump over 6 times if U.S. support is dropped and not replaced, UNAIDS chief says
LONDON — The head of the U.N. AIDS agency said Monday the number of new HIV infections could jump more than six times by 2029 if American support of the biggest AIDS program is dropped, warning that millions of people could die and more resistant strains of the disease could...
What’s happening in the Gaza Strip and Sudan that sparked a protest at the Super Bowl halftime show?
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A performer at Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show unfurled a flag referencing both Sudan and the Gaza Strip, providing a brief protest referencing two wars shaking the Middle East. Security at the stadium detained the performer shortly after waving the flag atop a car...
High approval rating for Trump in 1st month, CBS poll shows
More than half of U.S. adults say they approve of the job President Donald Trump is doing in his first month in office, according to a CBS News/YouGov poll published Sunday. The poll, conducted Wednesday through Friday of last week, showed Trump had a 53% approval rating. The poll of...
Israeli forces withdraw from key Gaza corridor as concerns mount over extending ceasefire
MUGHRAQA, Gaza Strip — Israeli forces withdrew from a key corridor in Gaza on Sunday, Israeli officials and Hamas said, the latest commitment under a tenuous ceasefire that faces a major test over whether the sides can negotiate its planned extension. Israelis’ shock at the sight of three emaciated hostages...
Tom Robbins, literary prankster-philosopher, dies at 92, multiple outlets report
NEW YORK — Tom Robbins, the novelist and prankster- philosopher who charmed and addled millions of readers with such screwball adventures as “Even Cowgirls Get the Blues” and “Jitterbug Perfume,” has died. He was 92. The New York Times and NPR are among the outlets that reported Robbins’ death Sunday. The...
Trump says he will announce 25% steel and aluminum tariffs, and more import duties are coming
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he will announce Monday the United States will impose 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports, including from Canada and Mexico, as well as other import duties later in the week. “Any steel coming into the United States is going to have a...
Vance and Musk question the authority of the courts as Trump’s agenda faces legal pushback
WASHINGTON— Top Trump administration officials are openly questioning the judiciary’s authority to serve as a check on executive power as the new president’s sweeping agenda faces growing pushback from the courts. Over the past 24 hours, supporters ranging from billionaire Elon Musk to Vice President JD Vance have not only...
Trump says he has directed Treasury to stop minting new pennies, citing cost
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says he has directed the Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies, citing the rising cost of producing the one-cent coin. “For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents. This is so wasteful!” Trump wrote...
Court grants request to block detained Venezuelan immigrants from being sent to Guantanamo
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A federal court on Sunday blocked the Trump administration from sending three Venezuelan immigrants held in New Mexico to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba as part of the president’s immigration crackdown. In a legal filing earlier in the day, lawyers for the men said the detainees...
U.S. officials are bound for Europe for top-level talks on Ukraine
President Donald Trump’s national security adviser said Sunday that top administration officials will meet with European officials this week about how to end the war in Ukraine, nearly three years after Russia launched an all-out invasion. Less than a day earlier, the New York Post reported that Trump had a...
Trump at the Super Bowl, latest chapter in a complicated legacy with football
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — As a student, Donald Trump played high school football. As a business baron, he owned a team in an upstart rival to the NFL and then sued the established league. As president, he denigrated pros who took a knee during the national anthem as part...
The remains of all 10 people killed in Alaska plane crash have been recovered, authorities say
JUNEAU, Alaska — The remains of all 10 people killed when their small plane crashed into ice on the Bering Sea have been recovered, authorities said. The Nome Volunteer Fire Department made the announcement on its Facebook page Saturday afternoon. Recovery crews had been racing to recover the bodies before...
Trump’s AI ambition and China’s DeepSeek overshadow an AI summit in Paris
PARIS — The geopolitics of artificial intelligence will be in focus at a major summit in France where world leaders, executives and experts will hammer out pledges on guiding the development of the rapidly advancing technology. It’s the latest in a series of global dialogues around AI governance, but one...
