Pope Leo carries cross for all 14 stations during Good Friday procession, first pontiff to do so in decades

Pope Leo XIV carried a wooden cross for all of the 14 stations of the Way of the Cross at the Colosseum on his first Good Friday as pontiff, marking the first time in decades that a pope carried the cross to every station.  “I think it will be an important sign because of what … Read more

Whitmer seeks federal aid for southwest Michigan after 4 killed in deadliest tornado event in nearly 5 decades

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has requested that President Trump declare a major disaster for southwest Michigan after tornadoes in March killed four people, marking the deadliest tornado event in the state in nearly five decades. The request follows multiple tornado touchdowns on March 6, which struck communities in Branch, Cass and St. Joseph counties. The tornadoes … Read more

The world economy is experiencing the most severe oil shock in decades. The worst could still be on the way.

Surging oil prices continue to ripple through the global economy due to the war with Iran. Now, some analysts are saying the worst could still be ahead as the conflict drags on. The concern is that beyond immediate knock-on effects from rising gasoline prices, the war’s disruption could come in waves — ones that will … Read more

Dolores Huerta ends her silence, champions decades of advocacy for marginalized groups

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — It was Dolores Huerta who coined the slogan “Si, se puede” in 1972 when bringing together farmworkers in Arizona to fight a law that prohibited boycotts and strikes. Told it would be impossible to organize in the Southwestern state, her three-word Spanish-language response — which translates as “Yes, it can be done” … Read more

Decades after a Florida canal project was abandoned, advocates are trying to reunite 3 rivers

PALATKA, Fla. — It was supposed to be Florida’s version of the Panama Canal — a shortcut for boats to pass through the middle of the state from the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf instead of navigating around the peninsula. But work on the Cross Florida Barge Canal was stopped in 1971 over environmental concerns. … Read more

Sailor killed in Pearl Harbor attack accounted for 8 decades later: “We’ve loved him forever, without ever knowing him”

The remains of another sailor aboard the doomed USS California have been identified more than eight decades after the battleship was sunk during the attack on Pearl Harbor, U.S. officials confirmed on Friday. U.S. Navy Seaman 1st Class Clyde C. McMeans, 26, was officially accounted for on Nov. 25, 2025, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency … Read more

Illegal immigrant’s two decades of unlawful votes expose the real ‘threat’ to Democracy: Experts

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! After an illegal immigrant was discovered to have been voting for more than a decade in Philadelphia, immigration experts are warning that the “system can fail” and that loss of voter confidence represents the true “serious threat” to American democracy.  In an interview with Fox News Digital, … Read more

Decades after violence in Selma spurred the Voting Rights Act, organizers worry about its fate

SELMA, Ala. — Sixty-one years after state troopers attacked Civil Rights marchers on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, thousands are gathering in the Alabama city this weekend, amid new concerns about the future of the Voting Rights Act. The March 7, 1965, violence that became known as Bloody Sunday shocked the nation and helped … Read more