We already spend at least that much on the US military each year, and maybe a lot more.

With the case of Carlitos Ricardo Parias, the U.S. has broken its own record for holding a journalist in custody.

Resurgent trade tensions have threatened ongoing negotiations over tariffs between the U.S. and China.

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An arrest has been made in the investigation of the theft of a high-end Gucci bag belonging to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, a law enforcement source familiar with the investigation tells CNN.

Donald Trump has waged an often unpredictable campaign that has upended parts of the rules-based world order that Washington helped build from the ashes of World War II.

Mark Carney and rival Pierre Poilievre’s seats border each other and reflect the broader choices facing voters

His acolytes are discovering that it’s not so much about any particular policy as having blind faith in the man himself

Author J.K. Rowling on Saturday got into a very public spat with singer/songwriter Boy George. Boy George responded to an anonymous social media user, saying, "Stop this nonsense that if you don't agree with [J.K. Rowling] you hate women." "She hates men. This is where this truth lies," the pe...

Nicaragua continues to strip citizens of their citizenship, whether officially or in silence. Nicaraguan exiles are exploring legal avenues to stop this repressive strategy.

(RNS) — Just because religious behavior and affiliation have taken a nosedive in the last 30 years does not mean America is suddenly a secular country.

Donald Trump won back the Oval Office and took charge of the government amid the strongest poll numbers of his political career, but as the 100-day mark of his presidency approaches, Americans’ views ...

A man was arrested after a vehicle drove into a Filipino community festival on Saturday in Vancouver, British Columbia, in a “mass casualty incident,” the police said.

Palliative care researcher Lucy Selman argues that while interest in assisted dying is growing, support for end-of-life care and bereavement remains i...

Artist Nekisha Durrett’s latest piece of provocative public art illuminates a dark chapter in the history of the Philadelphia women’s college.

(RNS) – ‘He was a source of inspiration for many artists, even those who have nothing to do with religion, because he was a transparent person – for better or for worse. A real person,’ said the…

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Courts and universities are trying to preserve guardrails on presidential authority in the face of the administration’s unprecedented assertions of power.

Attendees said the treatment of Kilmar Abrego Garcia and due process rights were among their main concerns.

An ongoing trade war and U.S. President Donald Trump’s hunger for critical minerals have brought Canada’s rich mineral deposits into the spotlight, with federal and provincial politicians promising to accelerate natural resource projects. 

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes in Gaza have killed more than 90 people in the last 48 hours, Gaza’s Health Ministry said Saturday, as Israeli troops ramp up attacks to pressure Hamas to release its hostages and disarm.

Foundation leaders say charitable organisations could be next in the firing line – but must ‘stand together’ to resist John Palfrey will not be obeying in advance. At a moment when leaders of tech companies, law firms, media corporations and academic institutions have bent the knee to Donald Trump, the president of the John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation insists that charitable organisations choose resistance over capitulation. Continue reading...

Tasneem Sharif Abbas, 16, flew with her sister to the US, where doctors awaited and volunteers cheered their arrival Dozens of people across the world were in non-stop communication for several months to arrange the arrival of Tasneem Sharif Abbas to the US. Abbas’s entire life changed when a bomb dropped on her family’s home in Gaza on 31 October 2023. A piece of metal severed her arm and she blacked out as rubble fell on her. Soon after, her arm was amputated at a local Gaza hospital. “This is not a movie or a fictional story. This is the reality I have lived,” Abbas said in a statement. “This is just a glimpse of the dark days that have turned my life into a nightmare.” Last year, the 16-year-old and an accompanying guardian, her adult sister Ashjan who is not injured, evacuated to Egypt, where they spent several months aboard a medical ship. The journey to fit Abbas with a prosthetic arm began with a 24-hour-flight from Cairo to New York, where volunteers met them in the airport during a several-hour layover. “The only time there was uncertainty was in the visa process,” said Raghed Ahmed, vice-president of the Philadelphia chapter of the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF), a non-profit that has provided medical care to Middle Eastern kids since the 1990s. The group also facilitated the sisters’ travel. “We weren’t sure if it would take two weeks or six months, but her visa was approved in a couple of weeks,” Ahmed said. Continue reading...

Member states are considering removing the country’s voting rights after its attempts to stymie support for Kyiv The posters are going up all over Hungary. “Let’s not allow them to decide for us,” runs the slogan alongside three classic villains of Hungarian government propaganda. They are: Ukraine’s wartime leader, Volodymyr Zelenskyy; the European Commission’s president, Ursula von der Leyen; and Manfred Weber, the German politician who leads the centre-right European People’s party in the European parliament, which counts Hungary’s most potent opposition politician among its ranks. Continue reading...

iPhones and Google Maps are out – and you can keep your existing friends from across the pond, but don’t go making any new ones

Rome has become "the capital of peace and dialogue" Italian Foreign Minister Tajani claimed. The talks are again mediated by Oman.

Lisa White lived in New York her entire life and never imagined leaving until about two years ago when she pulled her kids from public school.

US Vice President JD Vance met senior Vatican officials on Saturday for talks that follow sharp criticism by Pope Francis of the Trump administration’s immigration policy.

Here’s a timeline of Freddie Gray’s final moments and the ripple effects that changed Baltimore — and the country — in ways still unfolding today.

WASHINGTON (RNS) — Auxiliary Bishop Evelio Menjivar-Ayala's homily echoed an opinion piece he wrote last week for the archdiocesan newspaper saying immigrant communities in the US are experiencing…

President turns US criticism into plaudits by confronting drug cartels

The Trump chaos proves the U.S. is indeed the indispensable nation

The case raises questions about the Trump administration's adherence to limits set by the Supreme Court.

A class action lawsuit filed Friday asks a federal court to reinstate the legal status of international students caught up in a Trump administration crackdown that has left more than a thousand fearful of deportation.

Administration fails to show they have taken any steps to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego García

One of the judges, U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, suggested he could hold a contempt hearing on the government's conduct in the Alien Enemies Act case.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio called South Africa’s U.S. ambassador, Ebrahim Rasool, “a race-baiting politician who hates America” and declared him persona non grata.

The Netflix series about a thirteen-year-old killer attempts to grapple with the crisis facing boys today—but its true sympathies lie with the baffled adults around them.

Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos says the money will go toward projects like Alfonso Cuarón's film Roma, which was made in Mexico and went on to international acclaim.

Jalen Hurts is the quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles, and his family are his support system. They've helped him with his career.

The second busiest retail corridor in Chicago is typically a bustling area dotted with taquerias and Mexican grocery stores in the southwestern part of the city. By Monday afternoon it had turned into...