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- Today in History: May 8, ‘Son of Sam’ killer pleads guilty
- Robert Prevost, first pope from US in history of the Catholic Church, takes the name Leo XIV
- Trump agrees to cut tariffs on UK autos, steel and aluminum in a planned trade deal with Britain
- World War II ended in Europe 80 years ago. Celebrating V-E Day is now tinged with some dread
- Denmark says it will summon a US diplomat over report on increased US intel gathering in Greenland
- Bill Gates pledges his remaining fortune to the Gates Foundation, which will close in 20 years
- US applications for jobless benefits fall last week despite elevated uncertainty over Trump tariffs
- Lakeport Council supportive of local TV yet city hall awaits connection
- The EU publishes a US product hit list and prepares for WTO action against Trump’s tariffs
- Wall Street rallies on hopes for trade deals that could forestall a recession
- Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration’s new transit and homelessness grant conditions
- Sen. John Fetterman raises alarms with outburst at meeting with union officials, AP sources say
- Trump administration invokes state secrets privilege in Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s case
- India and Pakistan trade fire and accusations as fears of a wider military confrontation rise
- Trump says he’ll pull the nomination of Ed Martin for DC US Attorney after concerns of partisanship
- Average rate on a US 30-year mortgage holds steady at 6.76%, not far from highest levels this year
- Joe Biden blames Kamala Harris’ loss on sexism and racism, rejects age concerns
- GOP centrists revolt against steep cuts to Medicaid and other programs in Trump’s tax breaks bill
- This conclave to choose a new pope was short — but not the shortest ever
- More older Americans worry Social Security won’t be there for them, an AP-NORC poll finds
- Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, known as the ‘saint of the north’ in Peru for his closeness to poor
- White House overhaul of troubled US air traffic control system will cost ‘lots of billions’
- Trump asks Supreme Court to allow him to end humanitarian parole for 500,000 people from 4 countries
- Photos: A new pope is chosen
- Civil rights leaders say acquittals in Tyre Nichols’ death highlight the need for police reform
- Deadly April rainfall in US South and Midwest was intensified by climate change, scientists say
- Released Palestinian student helps launch immigrant legal aid initiative in Vermont
- How a Chinese delicacy got caught in the crossfire of Trump’s trade war
- House follows Trump’s lead with a vote to change the Gulf of Mexico to ‘Gulf of America’
- How Putin uses the USSR’s victory in World War II to rally support for him and the war in Ukraine
- US retires database tracking billions of dollars of climate change-fueled weather damage
- Father of 15-year-old who killed 2 at Wisconsin religious school faces felony charges
- Ex-model tearfully tells jury that Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulted her when she was 16
- What’s in a name? Pope Leo XIV’s choice signals a commitment to social justice
- Ukraine accuses Russia of violating its own truce over 700 times as Kyiv ratifies US minerals deal
- How to recession-proof your grocery budget: do’s and don’ts
- ‘Landmark study’ led by UNLV shows new path to treat, prevent autism
- Instantly Instagrammable Asian desserts are ‘an adult acquired taste’
- Planning a trip abroad? Here’s how to protect the data on your devices at U.S. border searches
- Late photographers. Surly photographers. Here’s how to make sure wedding memories are made
- Democrats block stablecoin bill as they raise concerns about Trump’s crypto ventures
- Robert Prevost was ‘the pride and joy of every priest and nun’ at St. Mary’s on Chicago’s South Side
- US infant mortality dropped in 2024. Experts partly credit RSV shots
- Energy Star, efficiency program that has steered consumer choice, targeted in cuts
- Cancer before age 50 is increasing. A new study looks at which types
- Founder of crypto platform Celsius Network is sentenced to 12 years in prison
- Up to 1,000 transgender troops are being moved out of the military in new Pentagon order
- Melania Trump hosts White House event to unveil Barbara Bush postage stamp
- Reports of Trump deportation plans highlight abuse of migrants in Libya
- Trump says he is naming Fox News host and former judge Jeanine Pirro as top federal prosecutor in DC
- Officials plan to revamp the US air traffic control system. Here’s a breakdown by the numbers
- Suit challenges new rules on children in federal custody who crossed into US
- Deliberations begin in UK trial of men accused of felling Sycamore Gap tree
- ‘JD Vance is wrong’: New Pope Leo XIV has criticized Trump administration online
- Is Pope Leo XIV — the Chicago-born new pontiff — a Cubs or White Sox fan?
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