US companies continue to add jobs in the face of an economic shock from Iran war
WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers delivered a surprising 115,000 new jobs last month despite an economic shock from…
Pope Leo XIV marks his first year, driven not by drama but by pastoral needs
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV had tried during his first year as pontiff to insist that…
Tiny kitten rescued from rubble after a Mississippi tornado
As storm chaser Ashton Lemley picked his way through a tornado-ravaged Mississippi trailer park, he heard the unmistakable…
Trump tours Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool paint job
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday went on an unannounced trip to the Lincoln Memorial to…
March Madness to expand to 76 teams starting next season
The magical March Madness cocktail will now include eight more teams, eight more games and more of one…
US artist Alma Allen brings bronze evil eye to Venice Biennale
VENICE, Italy (AP) — U.S. artist Alma Allen had just months to prepare his exhibition for the Venice…
March Madness tournaments will expand to 76 teams each starting next season
The NCAA announced Thursday that it will expand its two March Madness tournaments by eight teams each next…
More than cuddly critters. Climate change puts unusual plants at risk
WASHINGTON (AP) — Global warming extinctions usually have people picturing the last polar bears or other furry critters…
Man sentenced to life in prison for firebombing Colorado demonstration
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A judge sentenced a man to life in prison without the possibility of parole…
Ex-Ohio State football players to join sexual abuse suit
Thirty former Ohio State football players, including some former NFL players, have agreed to join a federal lawsuit…
Justice Clarence Thomas makes Supreme Court history
WASHINGTON (AP) — The first baby boomer on the Supreme Court hit a milestone on Thursday, becoming the…
Tennessee lawmakers to vote on new US House map sought by Trump
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Tennessee forged ahead with a plan Thursday that could carve up…