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US Vice President JD Vance meets German far-right leader as he criticizes 'firewalls' in Europe

US Vice President JD Vance meets German far-right leader as he criticizes 'firewalls' in Europe

MUNICH (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance met the leader of a German far-right party during a visit to Munich on Friday, nine days before a German election and after lecturing European leaders about the state of democracy.
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Helicopter crew in collision with plane may not have heard key instruction from tower, NTSB says

Helicopter crew in collision with plane may not have heard key instruction from tower, NTSB says

WASHINGTON (AP) — The crew of the Army helicopter that collided in midair with an American Airlines jet near Washington, D.C.
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Homeowner pleads guilty to shooting Black teen Ralph Yarl who rang the wrong doorbell

Homeowner pleads guilty to shooting Black teen Ralph Yarl who rang the wrong doorbell

LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — An 86-year-old Kansas City man pleaded guilty Friday to a lesser charge in the 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl , a Black honor student who rang the white man’s doorbell by mistake.
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Rwanda-backed rebels advance into eastern Congo's 2nd major city of Bukavu, residents say

Rwanda-backed rebels advance into eastern Congo's 2nd major city of Bukavu, residents say

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo entered the region’s second-largest city of Bukavu on Friday, local and civil society leaders said, the latest ground gained since a major escalation of their yearslong fighting with government
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Helicopter crew in collision with plane may not have heard key instruction from tower, NTSB says

Helicopter crew in collision with plane may not have heard key instruction from tower, NTSB says

WASHINGTON (AP) — The crew of the helicopter that collided midair with an American Airlines jet near Washington D.C.
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Second federal judge pauses Trump’s order against gender-affirming care for youth

Second federal judge pauses Trump’s order against gender-affirming care for youth

SEATTLE (AP) — A second federal judge on Friday paused President Donald Trump’s executive order halting federal support for gender-affirming care for transgender youth under 19. U.S.
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Pope has respiratory tract infection, is in fair condition and running mild fever, Vatican says

Pope has respiratory tract infection, is in fair condition and running mild fever, Vatican says

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis was hospitalized Friday after a weeklong bout of bronchitis worsened and was receiving drug therapy for a respiratory tract infection, the Vatican said.
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A look at Pope Francis' previous hospitalizations and health problems

A look at Pope Francis' previous hospitalizations and health problems

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis was hospitalized Friday for the fourth time since being elected in 2013, after he was diagnosed with bronchitis last week.
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Rwanda-backed rebels claim to have seized a second airport in east Congo

Rwanda-backed rebels claim to have seized a second airport in east Congo

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo claimed on Friday that they have seized a second airport in the region following a days-long advance towards the Kavumu airport, which serves the South Kivu province.
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Prosecutors see Islamic extremist motive in Munich car-ramming attack

Prosecutors see Islamic extremist motive in Munich car-ramming attack

MUNICH (AP) — The suspect in the car-ramming attack in Munich that left more than 30 people injured appears to have had an Islamic extremist motive, but there's no evidence that he was involved with any radical network, authorities said Friday.
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