MILAN — Hours before the official opening of the Winter Olympics in northern Italy on Friday, Pope Leo XIV issued a papal letter on the value of sports, calling for nations to pause military conflict during the Games as “a symbol and promise of a reconciled world.” Leo, who recently...
Luigi Mangione Faces June 8 Trial in State Case Over CEO Killing
Luigi Mangione, the man accused of fatally shooting a health insurance executive outside a hotel in New York City, will face trial for murder on June 8 in state court in Manhattan, a judge said on Friday. Mangione, 27, is accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a...
Iran Is at Work on Missile and Nuclear Sites, Satellite Images Show
Iran appears to have rapidly repaired several ballistic missile facilities damaged in strikes last year, but it has made only limited fixes to major nuclear sites struck by Israel and the United States, a New York Times analysis of satellite imagery suggests. The uneven pace of reconstruction offers clues about...
Trump Shares Racist Video Depicting Obamas as Apes
President Donald Trump shared a video on social media depicting Democratic former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama as apes, invoking racist imagery long used to dehumanize people of African descent. Late on Thursday, Trump shared a minute-long video amplifying the Republican U.S. president's false claims that his 2020...
The Dark Side of AI Weighs on the Stock Market
A washout in the stocks of software companies has been flowing through Wall Street this week, as investors realized that the threat of artificial intelligence displacing businesses had arrived. While the prospect of AI disruptions has hung over the economy for years, a new set of tools released this week...
Driver Killed, Four Injured in Head-on Crash in Merced County
A 21-year-old woman from Turlock was killed and four other people were injured Thursday morning in a head-on crash on Oakdale Road, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash was reported at about 8:31 a.m., east of Fisher Road, the Merced-area CHP said. CHP officers arrived to find a...
Iran Says Talks With US in Oman Were ‘Good Start’, Will Continue
Nuclear talks between Iran and the United States held in Oman on Friday were a good beginning and will continue, Iran's foreign minister said, after growing concerns that a failure in the high-stakes negotiations could set off another Middle East war. "It was a good start to the negotiations. And...
Wall Street Gains Footing After Week-Long Tech Slump, Amazon Down on AI Capex Lift
Wall Street indexes rebounded on Friday following a bruising selloff in technology shares through the week, but optimism was tempered by Amazon's drop after it became the latest Big Tech to ramp up spending on artificial-intelligence infrastructure. The S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq advanced after three straight days of...
US Arrests Suspect in 2012 Benghazi Consulate Attack, Bondi Says
The U.S. has arrested a person suspected of playing a role in the 2012 attack on its consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Attorney General Pam Bondi said on Friday. Bondi said Zubayar al-Bakoush has been extradited to the United States and will face murder, arson and terrorism related charges. "The FBI...
Man Arrested After Attempted Carjacking in Madera
A 30-year-old man was arrested Thursday night after an attempted carjacking in Madera, police said. According to the Madera Police Department, an officer was flagged down by the victim of an attempted carjacking that had just occurred near Yosemite Avenue and North B Street. Night shift officers responded as information...