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Pope Leo XIV affirms need for media to cover public figures when asked about Trump ban
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE | Pope Leo XIV told reporters they were welcome to cover him, as he responded to the Trump administration’s attempt to bar U.S. media from the White House and affirmed the importance of journalists covering public figures. Leo spoke to reporters Friday on his way to France for a four-day visit. […]
California Supreme Court orders Riverside County sheriff to return 650,000 seized ballots
SAN FRANCISCO | A Republican California sheriff must return more than a half-million ballots he seized for an investigation into unfounded voting improprieties in a special election last year, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday. Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco in February seized approximately 650,000 ballots from a November 2025 special election on statewide congressional […]
Trump’s state dinner for Xi features sea bass and a long list of tech titans
WASHINGTON | A tech-heavy guest list, the fashion choices of those on it, who sat where and what was on the menu marked the softer — often and glitzier — details of diplomacy as Donald Trump threw a Thursday night state dinner honoring China’s leader Xi Jinping. The event featured a cavalcade of billionaires, Washington […]
Colorado power grid upgrades part of $2B push to prevent blackouts, address data center worries
AURORA | Colorado will receive $250 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to upgrade a key power transmission connection between Colorado and Texas, state and federal energy officials announced from Aurora yesterday. The grant is part of a U.S. Energy Department project spending about $2 billion to try to squeeze more electricity out of […]
Detainees recount stories of alleged medical neglect, abuses at Aurora GEO ICE immigration jail
AURORA | Immigrant rights advocates gathered outside the ICE detention facility Wednesday night in Aurora to hear accounts of alleged abuse from people detained inside the center. The press conference and protest focused on copies of complaints alleging civil rights violations, medical neglect, and lack of access to adequate nutrition by people who were held […]
CNN, MS NOW and Politico back at the White House after judge ordered Trump to lift ban
NEW YORK | Three news organizations banned from the White House for days were back on Thursday after a judge handed them a victory in an extraordinary showdown between President Donald Trump and media outlets whose coverage he dislikes. On a chaotic day at the White House gates and in court, CNN, MS NOW and […]
Venezuela’s acting leader, at UN for first address, promises elections at the ‘right moment’
Venezuela’s acting president, delivering her first address to the U.N. General Assembly since coming to power, promised elections Wednesday and said the nation’s people will determine the “right moment.” “I wish to state this very clearly before this General Assembly: Elections will be held in Venezuela,” Delcy Rodriguez said, adding that her government has started […]
Claims for unemployment benefits drop to 197,000, the lowest since mid-July as layoffs remain rare
WASHINGTON | Fewer people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, as U.S. jobless claims remain at historically low levels and most Americans enjoy job security. The Labor Department said Thursday that 197,000 applied for unemployment checks last week, the fewest since mid-July and down from a revised 198,000 the week before. The four-week average […]
Netanyahu arrives in New York to address the UN, and other Mideast developments
Israel’s increasingly isolated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was in New York on Thursday to address the United Nations General Assembly, but no meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump was planned. Hamas said it was ready to move forward with the next stages of a Gaza peace agreement, while a top European Union official said only […]
US will make up to $7 billion in loans to help Trump ally Milei tap Argentina’s oil and minerals
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina | The Trump administration said Wednesday it would set aside $7 billion for loans to support energy, mining and infrastructure projects in Argentina, its latest move to secure energy and critical minerals closer to home and back the South American country’s libertarian president. The U.S. Export-Import Bank, a federal agency, would make […]