Following the announcement of Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Prevost in Chicago, as the new head of the Catholic Church, local Catholic leaders expressed joy and support — and a bit of surprise about his Midwestern roots. “I never thought … Continued
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is naming Fox News host Jeanine Pirro, a former county prosecutor and elected judge, to be the top federal prosecutor for the nation’s capital after abandoning his … Continued
The Frost might have dodged a bullet on Thursday when the PWHL declined to levy supplemental discipline on Britta Curl-Salemme after her hit on Renata Fast in Wednesday’s 3-2 playoff-opening loss at Toronto. Moments after cutting the Sceptre’s lead to … Continued
By FATIMA HUSSEIN and DARLENE SUPERVILLE WASHINGTON (AP) — In the White House’s East Room on a rainy Thursday, first lady Melania Trump and members of the Bush family gathered to unveil a U.S postage stamp bearing the portrait of … Continued
By LOLITA C. BALDOR WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon will immediately begin moving as many as 1,000 openly identifying transgender service members out of the military and give others 30 days to self-identify, under a new directive issued Thursday. Related … Continued