Pope Leo XIV draws 1.2 million to Mass and challenges Europe to acknowledge its Christian roots
By NICOLE WINFIELD and SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Pope Leo XIV challenged Europe to acknowledge Christianity’s contributions to its cultural identity Sunday, as he presided over a Mass in Madrid attended by more than a million people…
Trump announces $700 million in new support for coal industry
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is again seeking to boost the struggling U.S. coal industry, with an announcement expected Thursday to spend nearly $700 million to support coal-fired power plants and coal exports. A…
AI companies are barreling toward huge Wall Street debuts. A look at the biggest players
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Some of the leading artificial intelligence companies are moving toward initial public offerings this year at eye-popping valuations. From Anthropic to SpaceX to OpenAI, tech giants are looking to take their shares public to…
Tomas Hertl’s late goal lifts Golden Knights past Hurricanes 5-4 to open Stanley Cup Final
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — It took just one shot and 25 seconds worth of game action for the Vegas Golden Knights to find themselves in a hole in the Stanley Cup Final. And by…
Canada calls for US and Mexico free trade agreement to be renewed for 16 years
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canada is calling on the United States and Mexico to renew the free trade agreement among their three countries for another 16 years just as U.S. President Donald Trump revives talk of…
Under Notre Dame cathedral, a ‘dig of the century’ unearths 1,700 years of history
By THOMAS ADAMSON and JEFFREY SCHAEFFER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Wilting in the summer sun, a line of tourists waits to climb Notre Dame cathedral and meet its gargoyles. Four meters (13 feet) beneath them, a team of archaeologists…
Police investigate Iowa man suspected of killing 6 of his relatives and then himself
MUSCATINE, Iowa (AP) — Authorities in Iowa are investigating the fatal shootings of six people who they believe were killed by a relative who took his own life when confronted by police Monday. Police were called Monday to a home…
Browns trading 2-time AP Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett to Rams, AP sources say
By JOE REEDY and GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writers The Cleveland Browns are trading two-time AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett to the Los Angeles Rams in a blockbuster deal, three people briefed on the move told…
US strike on an alleged drug boat kills 3 in the eastern Pacific Ocean in fourth attack this week
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military said it carried out another strike Saturday on a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing three men in the fourth attack this week and putting the total death toll…
Nvidia bets on AI personal computers with new chip powering Windows laptops
CHAN HO-HIM and TAIJING WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Nvidia unveiled Monday new powerful chips that would bring advanced artificial intelligence functions into laptops and desktop computers, with the new personal computer models from brands including Microsoft and…