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JD Vance plans return to Vatican for Pope Leo’s inaugural Mass

Kate Sullivan, Akayla Gardner and Skylar Woodhouse
May 15, 2025 3:38 pm - Vice President JD Vance will attend the inaugural mass of Pope Leo XIV following the pontiff’s historic election as the first American leader of the Roman Catholic Chur...
Putin spurns Zelenskyy meeting but lower-level Ukraine-Russia talks are still on

By MEHMET GUZEL, HANNA ARHIROVA and SUZAN FRASER
May 15, 2025 3:09 pm - ANKARA, Turkey — Russia and Ukraine are set to hold their first direct peace talks in three years, both countries said Thursday, but hopes for a breakthrough remained dim...
Hospital tells family brain-dead Georgia woman must carry fetus to birth because of abortion ban

By JEFF AMY, SUDIN THANAWALA and GEOFF MULVIHILL
May 15, 2025 3:03 pm - ATLANTA — A pregnant woman in Georgia was declared brain-dead after a medical emergency and doctors have kept her on life support for three months to allow enough time fo...
Cassie forced to read aloud explicit messages with Sean 'Diddy' Combs at his sex trafficking trial

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER
May 15, 2025 2:58 pm - NEW YORK — R&B singer Cassie was forced under cross-examination Thursday to read aloud explicit messages with her former boyfriend Sean “Diddy” Combs, some of which expre...
Wisconsin judge pleads not guilty to helping a man evade federal immigration agents

By TODD RICHMOND
May 15, 2025 9:54 am - A Wisconsin judge pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges accusing her of helping a man who is illegally in the country evade U.S. immigration authorities seeking to arrest him in her courthouse.
A rare warning from Walmart during a US trade war: Higher prices are inevitable

By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO
May 15, 2025 8:58 am - Walmart, which became the nation's largest retailer by making low prices a priority, has found itself in a place it's rarely been: Warning customers that prices will rise for goods ranging from bananas to car seats. Executives at the $750 billion company told industry analysts Thursday that they are doing everything in their power to absorb the higher costs from tariffs ordered by President Donald Trump. Given the magnitude of the duties, however, the highest since the 1930s, higher prices are unavoidable, and they will hurt Walmart customers already buffeted by inflation over the past three years. Walmart reported strong sales for the first quarter on Thursday, though profits slipped.
Trump says the US and Iran have ‘sort of’ agreed on the terms for a nuclear deal

By ZEKE MILLER and AAMER MADHANI
May 15, 2025 8:56 am - President Donald Trump said Thursday that the United States and Iran have “sort of” agreed to terms on a nuclear deal, offering a measure of confidence that an accord is coming into sharper focus.
Dick’s Sporting Goods to buy struggling shoe chain Foot Locker for $2.4 billion

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN
May 15, 2025 8:24 am - Dick’s Sporting Goods is buying the struggling footwear chain Foot Locker for about $2.4 billion, the second buyout of a major footwear company in as many weeks as busine...
By MARK SHERMAN
May 15, 2025 7:39 am - The Supreme Court is hearing arguments Thursday in its first case stemming from the blitz of actions that have marked the start of President Donald Trump's second term.
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says he is sending a delegation to Istanbul for peace talks with Russia

By MEHMET GUZEL, HANNA ARHIROVA and SUZAN FRASER
May 15, 2025 6:50 am - Russian President Vladimir Putin didn’t show up in Turkey on Thursday for proposed direct peace talks with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky, who was waiting for him in the capital of Ankara after challenging the Kremlin leader to face-to-face discussions on ending their 3-year-old war.

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