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Rubio calls India and Pakistan in effort to defuse crisis over Kashmir attack
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called senior officials in India and Pakistan in an effort to defuse the crisis that followed last week’s deadly attack in Kashmir, the ...
From Tokyo to Los Angeles, workers observe May Day as many express worries about Trump
Shouting “banzai!” or “live long,” thousands of people gathered in a Tokyo park on Thursday and marched through the streets to the banging of traditional drums, as Japan kicked off ...
North Korea and Russia begin building their first road link
North Korea and Russia have begun building their first road link, the two countries announced, hailing the construction of a bridge over a border river as a major ...
These papal tailors aren’t expecting a traditional order for new cassocks to outfit the next pope
Two papal tailors and no conclave orders. The conclave that begins next Wednesday to elect a successor for Pope Francis is the first in 46 ½ years for which the Vatican hasn’t ...
Activists to rally worldwide on May Day, with US protests targeting Trump policies
From worker rights rallies to marches for social justice, activists around the globe will kick off May Day demonstrations on Thursday. In some countries, it’s a public holiday ...
For Black men, fashion has been a tool of self-expression — and a way they’ve been judged
Growing up on the south side of Chicago, the Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley was given the message early on: What one wore as a Black man mattered. Wesley’s pastor father, who migrated ...
A crackdown on diversity programs is reshaping college graduation ceremonies
As a first-generation college student, Austin Kissinger was looking forward to celebrating graduation with others of similar backgrounds who helped each other find their way at the ...
Sex assault reports in the US military fell last year, fueled by a big drop in the Army, AP learns
The number of sexual assaults reported across the U.S. military dipped by nearly 4% last year, fueled by a significant drop in the Army, The Associated Press has learned. It was ...
Florida leads as state and local governments sign on for Trump’s mass deportations
The roster of local police departments and state agencies that have joined President Donald Trump’s drive for mass deportations has soared to more than 500, with nearly half from ...
It’s nail-biting time on Broadway as Tony Award nominations roll around
After a Broadway season that delivered 14 new musicals and the same number of new plays, there’s lots of uncertainty when it ...
Army veteran convicted of killing girlfriend and her 3 children set to be executed in Florida
An Army combat veteran whose Gulf War experience triggered severe mental problems is scheduled to be executed Thursday in Florida for the shotgun killings of his girlfriend and ...
Who are the contenders to be pope? They include a theologian, a diplomat and a simple street priest
Leading the 1.4 billion-strong Catholic Church. Location: Vatican City. There are no official candidates for the papacy, but ...