A long-planned series of Catholic pilgrimages has begun across the United States this weekend, with pilgrims embarking on four routes before converging on Indianapolis in two months for a major gathering focusing on Eucharistic rites and devotions. The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage is beginning with Masses and...
Election Deniers Moving Closer to GOP Mainstream, Report Shows, as Trump Allies Fill Congress
WASHINGTON — In the hours after the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, Ohio’s then-Republican senator, Rob Portman, voted to accept President Joe Biden’s win over the defeated former president, Donald Trump, despite Trump’s false allegations that Biden only won because of fraud. But as Trump charges...
Supporters Assert Trump Shares Their Faith and Values, Making Him Their Candidate
As Donald Trump increasingly infuses his campaign with Christian trappings while coasting to a third Republican presidential nomination, his support is as strong as ever among evangelicals and other conservative Christians. “Trump supports Jesus, and without Jesus, America will fall,” said Kimberly Vaughn of Florence, Kentucky, as she joined other supporters of the former...
Police Break Up Pro-Palestinian Camp at the University of Michigan
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Police broke up a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Michigan before dawn Tuesday, citing a threat to public safety and coming less than a week after demonstrators stepped up pressure by placing fake body bags on the lawn of a school official. Officers wearing helmets...
Freeman’s Grand Slam, Yamamoto’s Solid Start Power Dodgers Past Diamondbacks
LOS ANGELES — Freddie Freeman's grand slam keyed a six-run third inning, Yoshinobu Yamamoto had a strong start and the Los Angeles Dodgers extended their winning streak to four with a 6-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night. Freeman’s blast off Slade Cecconi (1-4) was part of an...
The Latest | Defense Rests Its Case Without Trump Testifying in His Hush Money Trial
NEW YORK — The defense rested its case in Donald Trump's hush money trial on Tuesday morning without the former president taking the witness stand to testify, bringing proceedings one step closer to closing arguments. After more than four weeks of testimony, jurors were sent home with Judge Juan M....
UC Academic Workers Strike in Solidarity with Pro-Palestinian Protesters
SAN FRANCISCO — Graduate students at the University of California, Santa Cruz walked off their jobs and went on strike Monday, the first campus to do so as part of a systemwide protest against a public university they say has violated the speech rights of pro-Palestinian advocates. United Auto Workers...
How California’s Bursting Budget Morphed into a $45 Billion Deficit in Just Two Years
The much-revised 2024-25 state budget that Gov. Gavin Newsom released contains hundreds of spending reductions and other actions to close what he says is a $44.9 billion deficit. Exactly two years earlier, Newsom boasted as the state enjoyed a $97.5 billion budget surplus, thanks to surging revenues from the post-pandemic...
Trump’s Social Media Shares Campaign Video Touting a ‘Unified Reich’
NEW YORK — A video posted to Donald Trump's account on his social media network included references to a “unified Reich” among hypothetical news headlines if he wins the election in November. "Reich" is Associated with Nazi Germany The headline appears among messages flashing across the screen such as “Trump wins!!”...
Israeli Officials Seize AP Equipment, Halt Gaza Live Shot Under New Media Law
JERUSALEM — Israeli officials seized a camera and broadcasting equipment belonging to The Associated Press in southern Israel on Tuesday, accusing the news organization of violating a new media law by providing images to Al Jazeera. AP Denounced Israel's Move The Qatari satellite channel is among thousands of clients that receive...