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- President Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden
- Fri, 09 May 2025 01:18:52 -0400
Hayden, who became the first woman and the first African American to serve as the Librarian of Congress when she was appointed in 2016, was abruptly fired via email late Thursday.
- First Afrikaners granted refugee status due to arrive in U.S.
- Thu, 08 May 2025 22:22:22 -0400
Three months ago, President Trump signed an executive order telling white Afrikaans South Africans they could apply for refugee status in the U.S. The first group has been swiftly processed and is set to arrive on U.S. soil Monday
- Who is the new Pope Leo XIV and what are his views?
- Thu, 08 May 2025 17:54:32 -0400
Pope Leo XIV was born and raised in Chicago. He is of French, Italian and Spanish descent. He spent years working as a missionary in Peru.
- New Pope Has Ties To U.S. and Peru
- Thu, 08 May 2025 17:33:57 -0400
The world's 1.4 billion Catholics now have a new pope. Robert Prevost, who was born in Chicago and spent two decades of service to the church in Peru will now be known as Pope Leo XIV. We go to the Vatican to hear what it was like in St. Peter's Square when the new pope blessed the faithful for the first time. And we hear from someone who knows the pope from his time in Chicago.
- India and Pakistan trade attacks amid risk of war between nuclear states
- Thu, 08 May 2025 17:06:14 -0400
The escalation began after India accused Pakistan of being behind an attack where gunmen killed 26 people, mostly tourists, in India-administered Kashmir on April 22. Pakistan denies it.
- FEMA's acting administrator is replaced a day after congressional testimony
- Thu, 08 May 2025 16:58:19 -0400
The abrupt change came the day after Cameron Hamilton testified on Capitol Hill that he did not agree with proposals to dismantle an organization that helps plan for natural disasters and distributes financial assistance.
- RFK Jr. says autism database will use Medicare and Medicaid info
- Thu, 08 May 2025 16:57:36 -0400
The National Institutes of Health will partner with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to create a database of Americans with autism, using insurance claims, medical records and smartwatch data.
- Transcript of Cardinal Robert Prevost's first speech as Pope Leo XIV
- Thu, 08 May 2025 16:55:08 -0400
Cardinal Robert Prevost made his first speech as Pope Leo XIV on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, shortly after being elected pontiff. This is a transcript of the speech, translated from its original Italian.
- World Central Kitchen closes soup kitchens across Gaza due to dwindling supplies
- Thu, 08 May 2025 16:51:49 -0400
Israel's ongoing blockade of aid for Gaza forced the humanitarian group to shut its soup kitchens as it faced empty warehouses and no replenishment of supplies in the war-battered enclave.
- Trump administration unveils a plan to modernize the air traffic control system
- Thu, 08 May 2025 16:21:47 -0400
The transportation secretary announced a far-reaching plan to drastically overhaul the current technology used by thousands of controllers responsible for guiding planes in and out of airports.