Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) gave the Democratic Party advice for future elections at a town hall in Pennsylvania. Gallego channeled some frustration from Democratic voters angered by the Trump administration’s policies, telling them to “be mad, stay mad.” “How do we fight? We fight them in the courts, every way we can. We fight in […]
The furnishings and minutiae of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate are being rolled out in the days following his election. These small details offer a glimpse into the tastes, preferences, and even theological focuses of the first-ever American successor to St. Peter. The Vatican released the Bishop of Rome’s official coat of arms on Saturday. It […]
Previously sealed court documents outline further corruption concerns against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. Newly unsealed documents from the mayor’s high-profile corruption case show Adams allegedly planned to accept donations from Turkey in his 2025 reelection bid. According to the filings, Adams “welcomed the offer of foreign contributions” and told his staff to coordinate […]
(The Center Square) — Las Vegas casinos are betting on tighter budgets for their operations as a post-pandemic boom slows and morphs into a trickle of layoffs. Even as the country gambles at historic levels, casino employees are at risk of losing their jobs. “This seems to be part of a long-term trend to try to […]
Vatican City — Pope Leo XIV says he chose his papal name as a nod to the Catholic Church‘s last Leo, who stood as a source of stability and guidance during the industrial revolution. The newly-elected American pontiff told the College of Cardinals on Saturday that Pope Leo XIII’s ability to help the Christian faith […]
Pakistan appears to have broken a ceasefire with India mere hours after U.S. officials announced the two countries had agreed to one. Omar Abdullah, Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, where the fighting is taking place, said he heard explosions in the area. He also posted a video of the city with blasts being heard […]
President Donald Trump requested from the Department of Homeland Security 20,000 additional law enforcement officers to carry out what he calls the “largest deportation in American history.” At the end of a proclamation mainly focused on pushing undocumented immigrants to leave the country voluntarily, Trump called upon DHS to begin “deputizing and contracting with state and […]
(The Center Square) — New data shows that tourism in Seattle is near pre-COVID-19 levels, but international tensions could halt progress on that front. Visit Seattle, Seattle and King County’s destination marketing organization, reported that approximately 40 million visitors came to the city and King County in 2024, a 5.3% increase from 2023, a near full recovery […]
SUQUAMISH, Washington (AP) — For over two decades, Suquamish tribal member Joshua George has dived into the emerald waters of the Salish Sea looking for an unusually phallic clam that’s coveted thousands of miles away. George is a geoduck diver. Pronounced “gooey-duck,” the world’s largest burrowing clam has been harvested in tidelands by George’s Indigenous ancestors in […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — About half of U.S. adults approve of how President Donald Trump is handling transgender issues, according to a new poll — a relative high point for a president who has the approval overall of about 4 in 10 Americans. But support for his individual policies on transgender people is not uniformly strong, […]
