(Headline USA) U.S. Vice President JD Vance met briefly with Pope Francis on Sunday to exchange Easter greetings, after they got into a long-distance tangle over the Trump administration's migrant deportation plans.
Vance’s motorcade entered Vatican City through a side gate and parked near Francis’ hotel residence while Easter Mass was...
(By Dan McCaleb, The Center Square) Nearly 70% of Americans plan to celebrate Easter in some form this year, according to new polling.
Of the 69% who say they do plan to celebrate, 36% will celebrate it primarily as a religious holiday, 13% will celebrate it as a secular one,...
(José Niño, Headline USA) After Jeff Metcalf’s son, Austin Metcalf, was fatally stabbed by another teenager at a high school track meet on April 2, the father extended an olive branch to the alleged murderer’s family—saying, “I already forgive this person. Already. God takes care of things.”
The family of...
(Glenn Minnis, The Center Square) Illinois Republican state Rep. Dan Ugaste is speaking out against a “nationwide literacy crisis” that counts Illinois among the more than 40 states where just one out of every three fourth grade students are now meeting reading proficiency standards.
Data from the National Assessment of...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Early Sunday morning, the Israeli military bombed the al-Ahli Arab Baptist Hospital in Gaza City, putting the medical facility out of service.
According to Middle East Eye, Gaza’s Civil Defense said the bombing caused “the destruction of the surgery building and the oxygen generation station for the intensive...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) HBO host Bill Maher undercut the left’s narrative about President Donald Trump, describing him as gracious after a private Oval Office meeting and exposing the media’s exaggerated portrayal of Trump as somehow unhinged.
"You can hate me for it, but I'm not a liar. Trump was...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Former First Lady Michelle Obama addressed growing rumors that she and her husband, former President Barack Obama, are out of sync in bed and possibly headed for divorce.
The couple, married since 1992, have been noticeably apart during recent high-profile events, including the funeral service of former...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) At a CNN town hall with Anderson Cooper and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., a leftist audience member asked why Democrats are losing support among young male voters—and inadvertently answered the very question by correcting Cooper on preferred pronouns.
The attendee had been introduced as “Grace,” with Cooper...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Law enforcement authorities have released the arrest report of Karmelo Anthony, the black man accused of fatally stabbing Austin Metcalf—a white college teen with a 4.0 GPA—over a seat dispute at a California track meet earlier this month.
The report, released by the Frisco Police Department and shared Monday...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) A new Pew survey has found that the majority of American adults — 53% — have an unfavorable view of Israel, a figure that has risen in recent years.
In March 2022, Pew conducted a similar poll that found 42% of US adults viewed Israel unfavorably. The rise...
(José Niño, Headline USA) Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced last Tuesday that the East Plano Islamic Center cannot proceed with constructing a proposed Muslim neighborhood, known as EPIC City, due to unresolved legal issues.
Texas authorities have been investigating the project, which includes over 1,000 homes, a school, college, mosque,...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) ESPN and podcast host Stephen A. Smith broke his silence Monday about growing rumors that he is considering a run for the Democratic nomination for president in 2028.
In an X post that has garnered more than 1 million views, Smith declared that he is fed up...