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Vatican and State Department stress solid ties after Rubio’s fence-mending visit over Trump attacks

By NICOLE WINFIELD and MATTHEW LEE
May 07, 2026 4:39 pm - The Vatican raised the “need to work tirelessly in favor of peace” in talks Thursday with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who came to Rome on a fence-mending visit after President Donald Trump’s criticisms of Pope Leo XIV over the Iran war.
Iran creates new agency to control shipping in Strait of Hormuz while reviewing peace deal with US

By ADAM SCHRECK, DAVID MCHUGH and RUSS BYNUM
May 07, 2026 1:08 pm - Iran has created a government agency to vet and tax vessels seeking passage through the crucial Strait of Hormuz, a shipping data company reported Thursday, as Tehran said it was reviewing the latest U.S. proposals for ending the war.
Clarence Thomas becomes the second longest-serving justice in Supreme Court history

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST
May 07, 2026 11:17 am - The first baby boomer on the Supreme Court hit a milestone on Thursday, becoming the second-longest serving justice in history at a time when his influence has never seemed greater.
Russia says Ukraine launched a major drone attack after Moscow shunned ceasefire offer

By The Associated Press
May 07, 2026 9:07 am - Russian air defenses shot down 347 Ukrainian drones overnight, Russia’s Defense Ministry said Thursday, in what appeared to be a major attack after Moscow spurned Kyiv’s ceasefire earlier in the week and tension mounted over safety at Russia's upcoming Victory Day celebrations.
Justice Department launches civil rights probe into prosecutor in Virginia

By Juan Benn Jr. and Salvador Rizzo
May 06, 2026 9:04 pm - The Justice Department announced Wednesday it has launched an investigation into the Democratic prosecutor of Virginia’s largest county, following years of complaints from conservatives that his office is too lenient with criminal defendants who are in the country illegally.
Southern Republicans press ahead with election-year redistricting of US House despite protests

By TRAVIS LOLLER, KIM CHANDLER, JEFFREY COLLINS and DAVID A. LIEB
May 06, 2026 8:27 pm - Republicans in several Southern states pressed ahead with an aggressive election-year redistricting effort Wednesday, undeterred by demonstrations and objections to their plans to reshape majority-Black congressional districts that have suddenly become vulnerable because of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
Judge denies request to return 2020 ballots seized from Fulton County, Georgia

By Jeremy Roebuck
May 06, 2026 8:04 pm - A federal judge on Thursday rejected a request from local officials in Georgia to order the return of key evidence seized as part of the FBI investigation into the state’s counting of votes from the 2020 election.
Former Barrington High student detained as part of flotilla sailing to Gaza

By Steve Zalusky
May 06, 2026 4:50 pm - A former Barrington resident wants to rejoin a group sailing to bring aid to Gaza after a flotilla was intercepted by Israeli forces and later handed over to Greek authorities on Crete.
ICE plans to scrap shortened training program for new immigration officers

By Maria Sacchetti, Sarah Blaskey and David Nakamura
May 06, 2026 4:41 pm - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is preparing to return to a longer training program for new deportation officers, two Department of Homeland Security officials said Wednesday, restoring previous standards after dramatically shortening the instruction period for recruits last year.
Lutnick’s testimony about Epstein draws praise from GOP chair and derision from Democrats

By STEPHEN GROVES
May 06, 2026 4:11 pm - Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick appeared Wednesday before a House committee investigating sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, trying to explain to lawmakers his contact with the financier after Epstein's 2008 conviction for soliciting prostitution from an underage girl.

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