Allied in World War II, Russia and Western European powers are now adversaries as they mark 80 years since the surrender of the Nazis

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The Catholic Church has a new leader and congratulations are pouring in as Pope Leo XIV prepares to celebrate his first Mass

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China has reported that its exports rose 8.1% in April from the year before in the tail end of a rush by companies and consumers to beat higher U.S. tariffs that took effect last month

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The 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards are taking place Thursday at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, just north of Dallas. This year marks the 60th annual edition of the ceremony and Reba McEntire will once again host.

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From the St. Peter’s Basilica to his native Chicago to his diocese of Chiclayo, Peru, Catholic faithful around the world greeted the election of Robert Prevost as the new pope. Prevost, a 69-year-old member of the Augustinian religious order, took the name Leo XIV. Peruvians, in particular, were elated by the selection of a Catholic cardinal who spent years guiding the faithful there and they saw as one of their own.

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U.S. President Donald Trump said from the White House on Thursday that his government has reached a trade agreement with the United Kingdom

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Pope Francis brought Robert Prevost to the Vatican in 2023 as the powerful head of the office that vets bishop nominations, one of the most important jobs in the Catholic Church. On Thursday, he ascended to become Pope Leo XIV — the first pope from the U.S.

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Former Celtics great Paul Pierce was so confident in his team in Game 2 against the Knicks, he said he’d walk to work, “in my robe, bare feet,” if they lost for a second straight game in the second-round series

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Catholic cardinals are returning to the Sistine Chapel for a second day of voting to try and elect a new pope

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Hardly any other country marks the end of World War II with the same fanfare and fervor as Russia, for which the victory over Nazi Germany 80 years ago remains a source of immense pride and a defining moment of history

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May 7, 2025

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Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to host heads of states for festivities Friday marking the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II

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Catholic cardinals will sequester themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a conclave to elect the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, a successor to Pope Francis who died in April at the age of 88

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Foxtron, a joint venture of Taiwan's iPhone manufacturer Hon Hai Precision Industry and Yulon Motor Co., has agreed with Mitsubishi Motors of Japan to develop an electric vehicle to be sold in Australia and New Zealand

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May 6, 2025

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India fired missiles across the border into the Pakistani-controlled territory of Kashmir, and Pakistan says the strikes early Wednesday have caused civilian casualties.

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India fired missiles across the border into Pakistani-controlled territory in at least three locations early Wednesday, killing at a child and wounding two other people, Pakistani security officials said

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New federal statistics show a steep decrease in the number of times the FBI searched a vast foreign intelligence repository for information about Americans and others in the United States last year

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Among the roughly 1.4 billion Catholics around the world, many are keenly anticipating the upcoming conclave at the Vatican at which members of the College of Cardinals will elect a successor to Pope Francis

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CHESTER, N.Y. -- A town official in upstate New York has been arrested after state police say he shot and wounded a delivery driver who got lost and approached his house seeking directions. Read More

May 5, 2025

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President Donald Trump wants to convert Alcatraz back into a federal prison, decades after the California island fortress was converted into a U.S. tourist destination because it had become too costly to house America's worst criminals. Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Trump administration says it is going to pay immigrants in the United States illegally who've returned to their home country voluntarily $1,000 as it pushes forward with its mass deportation agenda. Read More

NBC Sports host Mike Tirico says he is feeling fine after having to leave the Kentucky Derby broadcast early over the weekend because of a strong reaction to his nut allergy

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NEW YORK (AP) -- President Donald Trump says he is directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the notorious former prison on a hard-to-reach California island off San Francisco that has been closed for more than 60 years. Read More

NEW YORK — The federal sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs, whose wildly successful career has been dotted by allegations of violence, began on Monday in New York City with jury selection that was briefly paused when the hip-hop entrepreneur said he was “a little nervous” and needed a bathroom break. Read More