ROME — Pope Francis will be released from hospital on Sunday after 38 days battling a severe case of pneumonia in both lungs that threatened his life on two occasions when he suffered acute respiratory crises, his doctors said Saturday. Dr. Sergio Alfieri, who coordinated Francis' medical team at Rome's...
3 People Killed in Russian Attacks on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Despite Limited Truce
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia launched a drone attack on the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, killing three people and wounded 12, Ukrainian officials said Saturday, despite agreeing to a limited ceasefire. Zaporizhzhia was hit by 12 drones, police said. Regional head Ivan Fedorov said that residential buildings, cars and communal buildings...
Israel Fires on Lebanon After Rocket Attack in Largest Clash Since Truce With Hezbollah
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Israel struck Lebanon on Saturday in retaliation for rockets targeting Israel, killing two, including a child, in the heaviest exchange of fire since its ceasefire with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah almost four months ago. The rockets fired from Lebanon were the second ones launched since December...
George Foreman, the Heavyweight Who Became a Beloved Champion, Dies at 76
JACKSONVILLE, Mi - George Foreman became the heavyweight champion of the world in his 20s, only to lose his belt to Muhammad Ali in perhaps the most memorable fight in boxing history. A full 20 years later in 1994, the 45-year-old Foreman became the oldest man to win the heavyweight...
America Is Aggravating the World’s Worst Humanitarian Crisis
AWEIL, South Sudan — The world's worst humanitarian crisis today is probably the web of famine, civil war, mass rape and other atrocities in Sudan, a nightmare that the United States has formally described as genocide. Many tens of thousands have been killed, 11 million Sudanese have been displaced, the...
Madera Drama Teacher Sees the Arts as a Gateway to Improving Literacy Skills
A few years ago, when Julian Ramos first started teaching drama, he was hoping to explore Greek tragedy with his sixth graders. Then he realized only three out of his 30 students were reading at grade level. So, Sophocles was off the table. A practical soul, he pivoted to "The...
Researchers Say US Government Tried to Erase Sexual Orientation From Findings
Two California researchers said Friday that a U.S. government health publication instructed them to remove data on sexual orientation from a scientific manuscript that had been accepted for publication. The researchers also said they were told to remove the words “gender,” “cisgender” and “equitable" from their paper, which looked at smoking among...
As Trump Broadens Crackdown, Focus Expands to Legal Immigrants and Tourists
WASHINGTON — U.S. immigration agents wearing masks arrested a Georgetown University academic outside his home in Virginia. They detained two German tourists for weeks when they tried to enter the country legally through the southern border. They knocked on doors at Columbia University apartments, searching for pro-Palestinian protesters. The Trump...
Trump Administration Fires Nearly Entire Civil Rights Branch of Homeland Security
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration fired nearly the entire civil rights branch of the Department of Homeland Security on Friday, gutting a government office responsible for conducting oversight over President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. The more than 100 staff members were told they would be put on leave for 60...
Pro-Palestinian Group Sues UCLA Over Handling of Demonstrations
LOS ANGELES — A group of 35 pro-Palestinian students, faculty members, legal observers, journalists and activists filed a lawsuit against the University of California, Los Angeles, over its handling of last year’s demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war. The lawsuit filed Thursday in Los Angeles comes days after the Trump administration joined a...