Melania Trump says 8 kids displaced by Russia-Ukraine war reunite with families after Putin talks
WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump announced Friday that eight children displaced by the Russia-Ukraine war have been reunited with their families following ongoing talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The first lady in August wrote to Putin and had her...
Markets sell off as government shutdown drags on
MANHATTAN (CN) — Wall Street saw recent gains evaporate this week, as the dearth of significant economic data caused investors to quickly latch onto President Donald Trump’s latest tariff threats. In a post on social media Friday morning, Trump said China was...
Dutch far-right politician Wilders fears he may have been a target of Belgian attack plotters
BRUSSELS (AP) — Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders said Friday that he’s suspending campaigning for national elections later this month following reports that he was a possible target of a suspected plot in Belgium to kill politicians using a drone...
For now, judge will not appoint receiver at troubled LA juvies
LOS ANGELES (CN) — A state court judge has denied a request by California Attorney General Rob Bonta to appoint a receiver to oversee Los Angeles County’s troubled and unsafe juvenile halls. At a packed hearing on Friday, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge...
Fear and vigilance rise as attacks on houses of worship intensify worldwide
(AP) — Every week hundreds of millions of people around the world gather to worship in peace. But for some, there comes a day when deadly violence invades their sacred spaces and shatters that sense of sanctuary and safety. It happened recently at a synagogue in...
Trump suggests canceling Xi meeting and threatens more tariffs after China restricts key exports
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that “there seems to be no reason” to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping as part of an upcoming trip to South Korea and threatened additional tariffs after China restricted exports of rare earths needed...
Washington will not require clergy to report information obtained from confessions
(CN) — Washington reached an agreement with church leaders Friday over a controversial mandatory reporting law that would require clergy to report child abuse disclosures made in sacramental confession. The agreement stipulates that state and county prosecutors will...
Peru wakes up to 7th president in less than a decade after President Boluarte ousted by Congress
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvians woke up to their seventh president in less than a decade Friday, as 38-year-old José Jerí took the reins of the shaken nation after Congress ousted widely loathed President Dina Boluarte in a lightening overnight impeachment. The...
Venezuela’s Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize for ‘civilian courage’
OSLO (AFP) — The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who accepted the accolade in hiding in the country described by the Nobel jury as a “brutal” state. Machado, the democracy activist who challenged...