Most higher-income families in North Carolina will not receive financial help in the upcoming school year due to a six-fold increase in applicants to the state's school voucher program.
Dejaune Anderson, the mother of a boy whose body was found in a suitcase, was ordered held without bond Tuesday; she is being charged with murder, obstruction of justice and neglect.
NASA has been instructed by the White House to come up with a new timekeeping system for the moon due to its different gravitational conditions, officials say.
Ron Eller won a Republican primary runoff in Mississippiβs 2nd Congressional District. Eller will face longtime Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson in the Nov. 5 general election.
Ukraine has reduced its military conscription age as a measure to bolster its forces depleted by over two years of war following Russia's full-scale invasion.
Voters in Enid, Oklahoma, recalled city council member Judd Blevins, who acknowledged that he was connected to the now-defunct white supremacist group Identity Evropa.
Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. Subianto wants to strengthen relations between both nations as China's military presence grows.
Wildlife officials in Thailand on Wednesday announced a plan to address the ongoing conflict between humans and monkeys in the central city of Lopburi.
According to the EPA, the East Palestine 2023 train derailment does not qualify as a public health emergency because health problems following the derailment have not been documented.
North Korea has announced the successful testing of a new hypersonic missile powered by solid propellants, marking an advancement in its weapons program.
Kansas lawmakers gave final approval for a bill that would increase the penalties for killing police dogs and horses after the November death of a Wichita police dog.
U.S. airports are adapting to the increasing influx of international travelers by implementing technologies to streamline the customs and border control process.
An 8-year-old girl is the sole survivor of a bus crash in South Africa that killed at least 45 people. She is set to be discharged from the hospital on Wednesday.
A cruise ship carrying approximately 1,500 passengers has been stranded in the port of Barcelona, Spain, due to visa problems of a group of Bolivian passengers.
As Russia holds military advantages in the ongoing war in Ukraine, NATO is debating a plan that would provide additional long-term military support for Ukraine.
North Carolina attorney Thomas Farr, known for his work with redistricting and election law, has died at 69 years old. He was nominated four times to a U.S. District Court judgeship.
A show at Moroccoβs Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art is one of the first exhibitions of Cuban art at an African museum, officials say.
A new AP-NORC poll found that, despite variations across political party and age, most Americans agree on what rights are important to the United States' identity as a nation.
A fire at a tailoring shop in Aurangabad, India, killed 7 people, including two children, according to local police. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
The 2024 women's college basketball season has broken old records for viewership. Players and coaches do not want missteps caused by this rapid growth to distract from the game.
Finland has declared Wednesday to be a nationwide day of mourning after a 12-year-old was accused of killing one student and severely injuring two others at secondary school on Tuesday.
Uganda's Constitutional Court has upheld a controversial anti-gay law, allowing the death penalty for "aggravated homosexuality." The measure was signed last year.
Prosecutors have charged BjΓΆrn HΓΆcke, a prominent figure in Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany party, with a second count of using a Nazi slogan.
A hyperloop in northern Netherlands aiming to bring in a new era of transportation as advocates say it is more efficient than short haul flights, high-speed rail, and freight trucks.
Billy Barr, a 73-year-old resident of the remote Gothic, Colorado, has been meticulously recording snow and weather data for over 50 years, scientists say.
Dan Buettner, the author who first studied "Blue Zones," locations with high concentrations of centenarians, found nine common denominators that explain how the inhabitants' longevity.
Taiwan lies along the fault lines encircling the Pacific Ocean where most of the worldβs earthquakes occur. Taiwan's earthquake preparedness is among the most advanced in the world.
A 2nd grade teacher in rural Tennessee has been named the 2024 National Teacher of the Year. Missy Testerman received the award for her diverse curriculum.
Google's "incognito mode" does not save browsing history or cookies to your device, but that does not stop your ISP from logging your activities or conceal your IP address.
DNA evidence and other scientific investigations helped identify the body found in Missouri from 1978 as a missing 15-year-old girl from Iowa, 46-years later.
Dozens of migrants were removed from the forecourt of Paris City Hall by Paris police 100 days leading up to the beginning of the Olympic games in the capital.
Fu Bao, the first giant panda born in South Korea, was surrounded by hundreds of South Koreans on Wednesday who came to say farewell before her departure to China.
Jill Biden said on "CBS Mornings" Wednesday, that America's top teachers will be celebrated with a White House state dinner to honor educators for the first time.
Islamic State-linked rebels with the Allied Democratic Forces killed at least a dozen civilians in a raid near the Democratic Republic of the Congo's eastern border.
A body that washed up on Lake Ontario's shoreline in 1992 has been identified as that of Vincent Stack, who is believed to have died two years earlier while going over Niagara Falls.
Opposition parties have demanded that the U.K. government publish legal advice it received as to whether Israel has broken 'international humanitarian law' in the Israel-Hamas war.
Taylor James Johnatakis, a Washington state man who led an angry mob's attack on police officers guarding the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, has been sentenced to 7 years and 3 months in prison.
The Chesapeake 1000, the crane that is being used to clean up shattered steel from the Maryland bridge collapse, was previously used for CIA missions during the cold war.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has refused to clarify what legislative district boundary lines should be considered for a potential recall election targeting Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
Georgia is again tinkering with state election laws, and Republican lawmakers have passed a bill that would allow for people to be removed from voting rolls through 'challenges to voter eligibility.'
The Metropolitan Opera has appointed Tilman Michael as chorus director beginning next season; this follows the retirement of Donald Palumbo who served as chorus master for 17 years.
European Council President Charles Michel met with several EU country leaders in Bucharest, Romania on Wednesday to address goals for the next five years.
New research suggests that brown rats may have arrived in North America 35 years earlier than scientists previously thought, first appearing on the continent prior to 1740.
Amid opposition from environmentalists, a $62 million project to dredge the biggest seaport in Puerto Rico began Wednesday; crews will remove close to 3 million cubic yards of marine floor.
Jeremy Rose, who was burned in a 2022 explosion while doing renovation work on the University of Wisconsin's Camp Randall Stadium, has settled a lawsuit for $22 million.
As part of U.S. Sen. Rick Scott's reelection campaign, he plans to spend $700,000 per week on TV, digital, radio and streaming-services ads to reach out to Florida's Hispanic voters.
Rap music mogul Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter's "Made in America" festival, hosted annually in Philadelphia over Labor Day weekend, has been cancelled for the second year in a row.
Some Maryland Democrats worry that a legislative push for a nine-figure tax hike may bolster Republican former Gov. Larry Hogan's bid to flip one of the state's U.S. Senate seats.
Tony Award-winning playwright Christopher Durang died Tuesday at age 75 at his home in Pennsylvania of complications from logopenic primary progressive aphasia, a rare type of Alzheimerβs disease.
PSEG Nuclear LLC is seeking federal approval to continue operating its three New Jersey nuclear plans for another 20 years. An extension would allow operations past 2050.
Spanish police arrested the former president of Spain's soccer federation Luis Rubiales on Wednesday as part of a corruption probe; he was released but is expected to be summoned for more questioning.
15,000 state jobs have been cut in Argentina as part of President Javier Mileiβs effort to reduce spending; hundreds stormed their workplaces on Wednesday demanding their reinstatement.
Salva Kiir, president of South Sudan, warned lawmakers on Wednesday 'not to cling to power' following a proposed postponement of December's elections, originally supposed to be held in 2023.
Since the beginning of El Salvador President Nayib Bukele's 'war on gangs' 2 years ago, at least 241 people have died in prisons; more than 80,000 have been arrested.
Authorities in Canada are organizing an operation to airlift a stranded orca calf from a remote tidal lagoon off northern Vancouver Island, officials say.
Kansas Republicans wanted to enact a 'flat' tax rate, but faced with the possibility of a veto from Gov. Kelly, came to a compromise to ensure at least some cuts went through.
Holocaust survivors have united to form an international initiative called the Survivor Speakers Bureau, organized by the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Austria's justice minister shared plans to bolster the nation's espionage regulations, responding to heightened concerns over foreign intelligence activities.
New York lawmakers have voted to repeal a law from 1907 that criminalizes adultery, which could soon be abolished. The state Senate approved the bill on Wednesday.
The U.S. Postal Service's inspector general conducted an audit of a new regional processing facility in Richmond, Virginia, and found significant issues.
A cruise ship stuck in Barcelona due to visa issues with Bolivian passengers has reached an agreement with Spanish authorities and the MSC Cruises Company.
Kansas Republicans have tied provisions pressuring Democratic Gov. Kelly to restrict diversity initiatives and help Texas secure its border into a budget that is likely to pass.
Monday's total solar eclipse is expected to be heavily documented through photography and filming. Capturing the perfect photo presents unique challenges.
Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati faces allegations of money laundering after a complaint was filed in France by two anti-corruption groups this week.
A 17-year-old boy with mental health issues in Southern CA locked himself in a bathroom at a home, armed with a knife. In the ensuing struggle, the teen was shot.
Germany's Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has announced plans to reorganize the military command to enhance its war capabilities against potential threats.
After a large section of California's scenic Highway 1 collapsed into the ocean following heavy rains, officials have closed the stretch of road as more rainfall is expected.
NATO leaders took the alliance's 75th anniversary to celebrate and reflect upon its history. NATO is now faced with the question of how to aid Ukraine.
Twenty-two people have been arrested after being linked to the alleged embezzlement of about $650 million in post-pandemic relief funds from the European Union.
Finland has decided to extend the closure of its border crossing points with Russia indefinitely due to concerns of organized migration orchestrated by Moscow.
Herndon Police Chief Maggie DeBoard complained director of the Fairfax County Criminal Justice Academy, Maj. Wilson Lee, used Chinese characters to sign graduation certificates.
Indian construction workers are heading to Israel to fill labor shortages, caused partly by restrictions on Palestinian workers after a deadly attack by Hamas.
600 British jurists and 3 retired U.K. Supreme Court judges have called on the government to cease arms sales to Israel after 3 U.K. aid workers died in an Israeli airstrike.
France and its allies could have stopped the 1994 Rwanda genocide that left over 800,000 people dead, but 'lacked the will to do so,' French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday.
Kuwait has held national elections for the fourth time in 4 years as the country attempts to break out of its political gridlock; voters are choosing candidates to fill 50 seats in the assembly.
Myanmar's main resistance group said Thursday it launched drone attacks on military headquarters and the airport in the country's capital; military said it destroyed or seized more than 12 drones.
Danish authorities issued a warning Thursday saying there was a risk a navy missile could unintentionally launch due to a technical error, the danger area was estimated to be 7 miles from Korsoer.
A 42-year-old Connersville, Indiana, man was shot and wounded after opening fire on officers investigating a domestic disturbance report, according to state police.
Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signed into law Thursday a bipartisan bill requiring the state's schools to teach Hmong-American and Asian-American history.
Many Yanomami, the largest Indigenous tribe in the Amazon, have been contaminated with mercury from illegal gold mining; 84% of 300 tested had a level of exposure that can lead to health problems
Irish author Eoin Colfer, best known for his 'Artemis Fowl' books, is continuing his Juniper Lane series with 'Guardians of Cedar Wood,' scheduled to be released in 2025.
Republican South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster underwent a minor, elective knee surgery on Thursday to treat a tennis injury sustained two years ago, per his office.
Former Education Secretary John King's 2022 campaign for the Maryland governorship has been fined $2,000 for sending material without an identifying authority line.
NY lawmakers on Thursday passed an extension to April 8 for the state's budget in order to ensure state workers continue to get paid amid negotiations; Gov. Kathy Hochul needs to sign the bill.
The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents has unanimously approved a 3.75% tuition increase for in-state students, effective at the start of the coming academic year.
NicolΓ‘s Maduro, president of Venezuela, signed into law the results of a referendum laying claim to two-thirds of neighboring Guyana; the move triggered 'fierce condemnation' from Guyana on Thursday.
Officials said Thursday that day-trippers to Venice who fail to pay 5 euros to enter the city's center during an upcoming pilot program will face fines ranging from 50 to 300 euros.
Mehrad Houman of San Diego was reunited with his family's dog, Mishka, in suburban Detroit. The dog had been missing since July, when she wandered away from Houman's workplace.
Italian-born pianist Markus HinterhΓ€user has been granted a third five-year term as the Salzburg Festival's artistic director, with a contract extending through at least 2029.
3 activists with Viasna, a human rights group in Belarus, were arrested and charged with 'participating in an extremist organization;' authorities have long tried to stifle opposition.
John Passidomo, a lawyer and husband of Florida's Senate president, has died after falling while hiking in Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah; the couple was visiting national parks on vacation.
William Curlis, a former treasurer for dozens of Ohio political campaigns, has been charged on federal wire fraud counts for the alleged theft of nearly $1 million from his clients.
New data released Thursday shows that 54% of the illegally trafficked firearms in the U.S. from 2017 to 2021 came through unlicensed dealers who are not required to conduct background checks.
Gay rights activists are calling on the international community to levy more pressure against the Ugandan government over its strict homosexuality law.
British billionaire Joe Lewis has dodged prison time, and was instead sentenced Thursday to 3 years on probation and a $5 million fine after pleading guilty to insider training and conspiracy charges.
North Macedonia's largely-ceremonial presidential race kicked off Thursday, with seven candidates vying for the post in a two-round vote, the second of which will conclude May 8.
A plea deal is being explored by prosecutors and defense lawyers for Jay Bryant, the last of 3 men charged in the killing of Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay in 2002.
Abu Maria al-Qahtani, the co-founder of Syria's main al-Qaida-linked group, was killed Thursday by a suicide bomber in the northwestern part of the country, according to a war monitor.
Chioke, an 18-year-old reticulated giraffe at the Great Plains Zoo and Butterfly House & Aquarium in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, was euthanized on March 28.
Crowds have been flocking to Tokyo to revel in Japan's renowned cherry blossoms, known as "sakura," despite their delayed bloom caused by chilly weather.
A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Opinion Research finds Americans more supportive of checks and balances when they oppose the party in power.
After Kansas GOP leaders and Gov. Laure Kelly struck a deal on tax cuts, state lawmakers voted it down. Republicans said the cuts were too few and Democrats said it favored the wealthy.
An environmental group has released a report detailing the bizarre items found on New Jersey's beaches last year. Hundreds of volunteers help to clean the beaches.
As the total solar eclipse approaches, it's time to gear up with the perfect playlist to accompany this celestial event. Here are 20 tracks to pick from.
A passenger on an Air New Zealand flight from Auckland to Sydney was fined hundreds of dollars for urinating in a cup during a delay at Sydney Airport.
Conan O'Brien will appear as a guest on "The Tonight Show," hosted by Jimmy Fallon, following his contentious exit as host of the show 14 years ago when Jay Leno returned as host.
In Rwanda, ongoing excavation efforts have uncovered over 1,000 human remains after three decades of government efforts to give genocide victims burials.
A new film in Nigeria is being screened to remember the nearly 100 schoolgirls who are still in captivity 10 years after they were seized from their school.
Norway's center-left government unveiled plans on Friday for a "historic increase" in defense spending with $56 billion over the next 12 years, officials said.
Religions offer different perspectives on solar eclipses both historically and in modernity. Religious scholars have suggestions for how to observe the fast-approaching 2024 eclipse.
Senior doctors in England have accepted a pay offer from the British government that ends a yearlong dispute. Eighty percent of those casting a vote backed the offer.
Denmark's top military chief, General Flemming Lentfer, was dismissed from his position as the country faces a series of scandals plaguing the Armed Forces.
Senior British lawmaker William Wragg is the latest parliamentarian to be targeted with unsolicited messages in efforts to acquire sensitive personal information.
Investigators in Germany have seized counterfeit U.S. dollar bills valued at over $103 million, sourced from Turkey and intended for transport to America.
Turkish authorities have arrested two people suspected of providing information to the Israeli intelligence agency. The suspects allegedly gathered data from companies.
The U.S. has demanded improvements to the flow of aid and civilian protections in Gaza. Israel announced it will open more border crossings, but that might not be enough for Biden.
Taiwan residents reflect on the events of the recent 7.2 magnitude earthquake. People became trapped inside of tunnels by falling rocks and watched their homes shake apart.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he wants to increase security and defense cooperation with the U.S. as his meeting with President Biden nears.
Dina Boluarte, president of Peru, testified behind closed doors to prosecutors Friday amid an investigation into whether she illegally received luxury watches, cash and jewelry.
Zimbabwe has launched a new currency, which will be called ZiG and goes into effect on Monday, to replace its previous one that lost more than 70% of its value since January.
10 activists were arrested by Egyptian authorities this week after participating in a pro-Palestinian protest; the country has 'largely banned' public protests.
Tyrese Knuckles, 25, was shot early Thursday by police following a "physical confrontation" at a Wilmington, Delaware, apartment complex. He then led them on a chase into Pennsylvania.
A Montenegrin court ruled Friday against a plan to extradite South Korean cryptocurrency mogul Do Kwon to his home country to be tried in an elaborate fraud case.
The U.N. has begun distributing food in Darfur, a war-ravaged province in Sudan, for the first time in months; around 18 million people in Sudan face acute hunger.
Three long-retired Philadelphia detectives have been ordered to stand trial, accused of lying under oath in a case against a man exonerated in a 1991 rape and murder.
A small aircraft struck two vehicles Thursday while making an emergency landing on a highway near Raleigh Executive Jetport at Sanford-Lee County Airport in North Carolina.
Glass Animals will release its latest 10-track album on July 19; the indie-pop band will go on a tour of the U.S. and Europe beginning Aug. 7 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The Colombian military was attacked by a rebel group born from the former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), marking the breakdown of a key ceasefire agreement.
Mississippi Legislature budget writers will have less money to spend in the coming year; House and Senate members set a revenue estimate of $7.6 billion, 1% less than the current year.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will release a book titled 'True Gretch' on July 9 that provides insights into her five-year tenure as governor and details her ascent in Democratic politics.
A fire was reported Friday outside the third-floor office of independent U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders in Burlington, Vermont. Moderate fire damage was reported, but no injuries were reported.
A wintry storm system brought low-elevation snow, hail and unseasonable cold to California on Friday in the wake of a late-season low pressure system that passed through the area.
Skiing "power couple" Mikaela Shiffrin and Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, both of whom have made multiple Olympic appearances, have announced their engagement.
Six Connecticut state troopers and a constable accused of falsifying traffic stop data will not face state criminal charges, Chief State's Attorney Patrick Griffin's office said Friday.
Maryland lawmakers on Friday headed toward a final vote on the state's $63 billion budget legislation for the budget year starting July 1; it includes some tax and fee increases.
The Israeli military has dismissed 2 officers for violating the armyβs rules of engagement and mishandling critical information in the Monday drone strikes that killed 7 aid workers in Gaza.
Former Oglala Sioux Tribal President Julian Bear Runner, 38, of Pine Ridge, South Dakota, was convicted Thursday on six wire fraud counts, alongside larceny and embezzlement charges.
Elliahs Dorsey, 31 has been sentenced to 25 years in prison with credit for time served in the 2020 killing of Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Officer Breann Leath.
Global Seamless Tubes and Pipes, an India-based pipe manufacturing company, plans to bring its first production facility in the U.S. to Louisiana, adding hundreds of new jobs to the area.
Attorneys for Brian Dorsey, a Missouri death row inmate who sexually assaulted his cousin's body after killing her and her husband, are presenting their cases for sparing him.
The Moscow-backed Transnistria region of Moldova claimed Friday that a drone attacked a military unit near the Ukrainian border, though no casualties were reported.
Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and other officials are taking numerous precautions in anticipation of increased tourist traffic for Monday's total solar eclipse.
Mexican authorities said Friday they found 7 bodies in a car left in traffic on a main expressway; five were decapitated and one was completely dismembered.
A judge in Argentina has ruled that 20 cloistered nuns in the country's north suffered abuse from high-ranking clergy for more than 20 years, casting a spotlight on abuse in the Catholic Church.
Idaho inmate Skylar Meade and alleged accomplice in the ambush that allowed him to escape from police at a Boise hospital, Nicholas Umphenour, are due in court.
Despite denouncing Hong Kong's new national security law, the U.S. has responded mutedly, in part because of its fragile relationship with China, analysts suggest.
WA residents Charles Ferree and Deolia Blandford were killed in a car crash with a Washington State Patrol trooper on U.S. 101 just west of Seattle on April 6, 2024.
A Ukrainian spokesperson denied Russian claims that Ukraine launched drone strikes on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, but the U.N. confirmed a strike took place.
CA man Shant Soghomonian was arrested on April 7, 2024, for setting a fire outside Sen. Bernie Sanders' Vermont office, but his motive is still unclear.
Salvage crews have begun to remove containers from the barge that ran into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in preparation of eventually moving the ship and reopening Baltimore's port.
The Biden administration pledged up to $6.6 billion for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. to expand its Arizona sites and better ensure cutting-edge microchips are made in the U.S.
South Korea has launched its second military spy satellite following promises from North Korea to do the same. Tensions are rising once again between the neighboring countries.
China produces more EVs and green tech than it can sell domestically, and the low prices caused by this surplus supply make the market difficult for American manufacturers.
A trial against BNSF Railway has begun over the lung cancer deaths of two people who lived in a Montana town where thousands were exposed to asbestos from a vermiculite mine.
In the age of modern technology, we no longer need physical globes to learn about the Earth or its many nations. But there is still a market for ornate, handcrafted globes.
Strong winds and heavy rain have left at least one person dead in South Africa's coastal Western Cape province, which includes Cape Town, officials reported Monday.
Paul Kagame, president of Rwanda, said on Monday he was concerned by what he views as a failure by the U.S. to call the 1994 massacres a genocide against the country's Tutsis.
A Tajik national, accused of being an active member of the Islamic State group, was arrested on Monday after arriving at Rome's international airport on a flight from the Netherlands.
After the Israeli military announced it was withdrawing troops from the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, Palestinians filed into the area on Monday to salvage what was left from the destruction.
Donald Trump has endorsed the forthcoming congressional bid of Tony Wied, former owner of the northeastern Wisconsin-based Dino Stop gas station chain.
Spain's government plans to scrap 'golden visas' that allow people from outside the EU who invest more than 500,000 euros in real estate to obtain residency permits.
New Jersey county clerks have withdrawn appeals to a ruling requiring they redraw primary election ballots argued to unfairly favor the state's Democratic establishment.
Guerrilla fighters from the Karen ethnic minority in Burma have claimed to be close to taking control of Myawaddy, the country's 'most active trading post with Thailand.'
Haiti's National Police agency has reported the reclamation of a hijacked cargo ship carrying large amounts of rice following a five-hour gunfight with gang members.
A Mexican state government building and at least a dozen cars were set afire by protesters in the city of Chilpancingo on Monday; they demand answers in the case of 43 students who disappeared.
Mitch McConnell, the 'longest-serving Senate leader in history,' spoke in Kentucky last week about his decision to step down from his role in November.
The 'Panama Papers' trial of 27 people charged in connection with money laundering began Monday; 11 million financial documents show how some of the wealthiest people in the world hide their money.
South Korea's 44 million voters will head to the polls this week to elect a new 300-member parliament; many are choosing domestic concerns as the most important issues.
98 people have been confirmed dead in the Sunday sinking of an overcrowded ferry off the coast of Mozambique. An estimated 130 people were aboard the vessel.
An independent, state-ordered investigation has led to the determination that disciplinary action taken against Democratic state Rep. Elliot Forhan was justified.
In a week-long visit to the U.S. this week, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will hold a summit with President Joe Biden that is meant to achieve an upgrade to their defense alliance.
Republican Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Monday denied clemency for Brian Dorsey, a death row inmate convicted of the gruesome homicides of Ben and Sarah Bonnie.
Marking the six-month anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel, Pope Francis met with relatives of hostages on Monday in the Apostolic Palace.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has named Elon Musk as a target in an ongoing investigation over fake news and opened a separate investigation into Musk for alleged obstruction.
Maryland lawmakers on Monday entered the final hours of the state's legislative session, primarily focusing on priority legislation addressing the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse.