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Black smoke pours from Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating conclave hasn't elected pope in first vote

Black smoke pours from Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating conclave hasn't elected pope in first vote

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Black smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave to choose a new leader of the Catholic Church. The smoke billowed out at 9 p.m.
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New German government plans to boost border controls to curb migration

New German government plans to boost border controls to curb migration

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's new government plans to station more police at the border to curb illegal migration and even turn away some of the asylum-seekers trying to enter Europe's biggest economy, the new interior minister said Wednesday.
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Republican concedes long-unsettled North Carolina court election to Democratic incumbent

Republican concedes long-unsettled North Carolina court election to Democratic incumbent

RALEIGH, N.C.
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Turkish Tufts University student detained by ICE can be sent to Vermont, appeals court rules

Turkish Tufts University student detained by ICE can be sent to Vermont, appeals court rules

A federal appeals court on Wednesday granted a judge’s order to bring a Turkish Tufts University student from a Louisiana immigration detention center back to New England for hearings to determine whether her rights were violated.
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India fires missiles on Pakistan. Islamabad calls it an 'act of war' and says it downed Indian jets

India fires missiles on Pakistan. Islamabad calls it an 'act of war' and says it downed Indian jets

Pakistan's prime minister condemned the airstrikes and said his country would retaliate. It was not clear if Pakistan’s claim that it shot down fighter jets constituted its retaliation or if more might be coming.
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Mali's military government is suspending political parties' activities, state TV says

Mali's military government is suspending political parties' activities, state TV says

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali ’s military government has announced the suspension of political party activities in the West African country “until further notice," state media said Wednesday, days after the first pro-democracy rally since soldiers took po
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Utah Mammoth is the permanent name of the NHL team in Salt Lake City

Utah Mammoth is the permanent name of the NHL team in Salt Lake City

The NHL team in Salt Lake City is now known as the Utah Mammoth. Owners Ryan and Ashley Smith unveiled the franchise’s permanent name Thursday morning after more than a year of fan input and voting.
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Two Belgian teenagers found with 5,000 ants in Kenya given $7,700 fine or 1-year prison sentence

Two Belgian teenagers found with 5,000 ants in Kenya given $7,700 fine or 1-year prison sentence

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Two Belgian teenagers found with 5,000 ants in Kenya were fined $7,700 or the option to serve 12 months in prison — the maximum penalty for the offense — for violating wildlife conservation laws.
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Fighter jet landing on USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier goes overboard, forcing pilots to eject

Fighter jet landing on USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier goes overboard, forcing pilots to eject

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An F/A-18 fighter jet landing on the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the Red Sea went overboard, forcing its two pilots to eject, a defense official told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
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Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval to face Cory Bowman, JD Vance’s half brother, this fall

Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval to face Cory Bowman, JD Vance’s half brother, this fall

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval will face Cory Bowman, the half brother of Vice President JD Vance, this fall after the pair were the top two vote-getters in Tuesday's primary .
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