As Pope Leo makes headlines for his outspoken views on global conflicts and immigration, a subtler transformation is unfolding in the pews: a surge of new converts, many of them young.
The Department of Homeland Security is looking into allegations that Rep. Eric Swalwell hired a nanny who was not legally authorized to work in the U.S., U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said in a statement Sunday, adding another complication for one of the leading candidates for California governor. “USCIS has been collecting information on the …
BOSTON (AP) — Bob Hall, a childhood polio survivor who became known as the father of wheelchair racing after twice winning the Boston Marathon and then going on to build racing chairs for the generations of competitors that followed, has died. He was 74. The Boston Athletic Association said on Sunday that Hall’s family confirmed …
BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — Ty Gibbs outdueled Ryan Blaney and Kyle Larson in overtime Sunday at Bristol Motor Speedway, breaking through for his first NASCAR Cup Series victory in his 131st start. Gibbs, the grandson of NASCAR Hall of Fame team owner and former Super Bowl-winning coach Joe Gibbs, led the final 25 laps and …
WASHINGTON, April 12 (Reuters) – U.S. Central Command said it will begin implementing a blockade of all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports on April 13 at 10 a.m. ET (1400 GMT), after President Donald Trump said the U.S. Navy would start blockading the Strait of Hormuz. “The blockade will be enforced impartially against …
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A stampede at a mountaintop fortress popular with tourists in northern Haiti has killed at least 25 people and injured dozens of others, authorities said, revising an earlier, higher number of fatalities. Municipal authorities in the city of Cap-Haïtien in a statement said that Saturday’s stampede in Milot “resulted in numerous …
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Justin Rose put himself in position to finally win the Masters on Sunday when his improbable shot from the trees on the seventh hole began a run of three straight birdies to give him the lead going to the back nine at Augusta National. It already was shaping up to be …
SYDNEY, April 12 (Reuters) – Australia and the U.S. have committed more than A$5 billion ($3.5 billion) to back a range of critical mineral projects, nearly double the amount pledged when the two countries struck a co-operation agreement six months ago, Canberra said on Sunday. The funding seeks to support Australian ventures to develop and …
SYDNEY, April 12 (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will visit Brunei and Malaysia this week, continuing diplomatic efforts to secure fuel supplies from Asian allies after disruptions caused by the Middle East conflict. Albanese will travel to Bandar Seri Begawan and Kuala Lumpur from April 14 to 17, his office said in a …
In parched southern Texas, a yearslong drought has depleted Corpus Christi’s water reserves so gravely that the city is scrambling to prevent a shortage that could force painful cutbacks for residents and hobble the refineries and petrochemical plants in a major energy port. Experts said the city didn’t expect such a bad drought, and new …