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Rwanda-backed rebels advance into eastern Congo's 2nd major city of Bukavu, residents say

GOMA, Congo (AP) - Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo on Friday entered the region's second-largest city of Bukavu, local and civil society leaders said, the latest ground gained since a major esca...

Feb 14, 2025

Helicopter crew in collision with plane may not have heard key instruction from tower, NTSB says

WASHINGTON (AP) - The crew of the helicopter that collided midair with an American Airlines jet near Washington D.C.'s Ronald Reagan National Airport might not have heard instructions from the air tra...

Feb 14, 2025

Helicopter crew in collision with plane may not have heard key instruction from tower, NTSB says

WASHINGTON (AP) - The crew of the helicopter that collided midair with an American Airlines jet near Washington D.C.'s Ronald Reagan National Airport might not have heard instructions from the air tra...

Feb 14, 2025

Homeowner pleads guilty to shooting Black teen Ralph Yarl who rang the wrong doorbell

LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) - An 86-year-old Kansas City man pleaded guilty Friday to a lesser charge in the 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black honor student who rang the white man's doorbell by mistake. Andr...

Feb 14, 2025

Second federal judge pauses Trump’s order against gender-affirming care for youth

SEATTLE (AP) - A second federal judge on Friday paused President Donald Trump's executive order halting federal support for gender-affirming care for transgender youth under 19. U.S. District Court Ju...

Feb 14, 2025

Vatican says Pope Francis is in 'fair condition' at a hospital with a mild fever

ROME (AP) - The Vatican said Friday that Pope Francis is in "fair condition" at a hospital with a respiratory tract infection and is running a mild fever. An evening update said Francis had begun drug...

Feb 14, 2025

Vance uses speech before security conference to deride Europe for squelching free speech

MUNICH (AP) - Vice President JD Vance used his speech before the Munich Security Conference on Friday to deride Europe for squelching free speech, saying freedom is in danger. The vice president also ...

Feb 14, 2025

Prosecutors see Islamic extremist motive in Munich car-ramming attack

MUNICH (AP) - The suspect in the car-ramming attack in Munich that left more than 30 people injured appears to have had an Islamic extremist motive, but there's no evidence that he was involved with a...

Feb 14, 2025

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

ROME (AP) - Pope Francis is being hospitalized to treat his bronchitis and undergo some necessary diagnostic tests, the Vatican said Friday in confirming the latest threat to the 88-year-old's pontiff...

Feb 14, 2025

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 b...

Feb 14, 2025