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The new pontiff talks of witnesses ‘who report on war even at the cost of their lives’.Pope Leo XIV has called for the release of journalists imprisoned for doing their work while affirming free speech. Leo, who was elected pontiff on Thursday after the death of Pope Francis, gave his first news conference at the Vatican on Monday. Addressing some of the thousands of journalists who travelled to Rome to cover his election as the first American pontiff, he said journalists jailed “for seeking and reporting the truth” must be released. “The church recognises in these witnesses – I am…

President Trump on Monday called on drugmakers to lower their prices within the next month to be closer to those charged in other high-income countries, threatening to subject them to steep caps on how much they can earn from Medicare if they fail to do so.”Starting today, the United States will no longer subsidize the healthcare of foreign countries, which is what we were doing, we’re subsidizing others’ healthcare, in countries where they pay a small fraction of what, for the same drug, that what we pay,” the president told reporters Monday at the White House. Mr. Trump told reporters that…

Apple CEO Tim Cook, center, watches during the inauguration ceremonies for President Donald Trump, right, and Vice President JD Vance, left, in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Jan. 20, 2025.Shawn Thew | Afp | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump said Monday that he talked to Apple CEO Tim Cook after the U.S. and China agreed to suspend most tariffs for 90 days.Wall Street and Apple investors cheered the pause on Chinese tariffs. Apple stock was up 6% in trading on Monday, versus 3% for the Nasdaq.”I spoke to Tim Cook this morning, and he’s going to, I think,…

A new U.S. rule that requires hotel and short-term lodging companies to disclose so-called “junk fees” starts Monday.  Announced by the Federal Trade Commission in December, the rule takes direct aim at the widely loathed charges, which can appear as “resort,” “destination” or “hospitality service” fees and purport to grant perks that travelers either don’t want or already expect to receive.  These include “premium” internet service and access to a hotel gym.The rule, which also applies to live event ticketing companies, was designed to curtail a practice that allowed businesses to charge more “without looking like you’re raising prices,” Cathy Mansfield from…

This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255).The wife of a Nebraska man who is suspected of killing his entire family of four in a murder-suicide pleaded for support for her husband’s mental health online just days before she and her two sons were murdered, according to a report. Jeremy Koch, 42, stabbed and killed his wife Bailey, 41, and sons Hudson, 18, and Asher, 16, before killing himself in their rural Dawson County home, Nebraska State Patrol confirmed Saturday.Hudson was scheduled…

International students filed a record 20,245 asylum claims last year, with 2025 on track to surpass that number, according to federal immigration data obtained by Global News. The claims are rising, even as Ottawa cuts the number of study permits it issues, with Prime Minister Mark Carney pledging like his predecessor Justin Trudeau to return Canadian immigration to “sustainable levels.”The newly released figures also suggest that 2025 could see an even greater number of claims by foreign students. In the first three months of the year, international students filed 5,500 asylum claims, a 22 per cent increase from the same period last year. 2:08 Canadian universities, colleges face cash crunch because of student visa…

The Englishman who helped Joe Schmidt oversee the Wallabies’ Twickenham heist in November, their first win at England’s HQ since the 2015 World Cup, is going home, but only after trying to help mastermind a similar triumph against the British & Irish Lions this winter.Australia assistant coach Geoff Parling is returning to take charge at Leicester Tigers, his former team, where in a curious twist he will replace former Australia head coach Michael Cheika.Parling has been in Australia long enough to have kids who “speak with a proper Australian twang now”, having previously played and coached at Melbourne Rebels.But they…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New Dallas Cowboys wide receiver George Pickens blamed artificial intelligence for critical comments of his old team that surfaced on social media over the weekend.A screenshot of the alleged comments from a post on Instagram spread over X on Sunday. The remarks took a shot at the Pittsburgh Steelers’ organization, calling them the “cheapest,” and pointing out the team has traded other wide receivers before they could negotiate a new deal with them. Steelers wide receiver George Pickens on the sidelines during the Cleveland Browns game at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, Dec.…

Pope Leo XIV used his first audience with the press on Monday to appeal to journalists to help cool the heated language of today’s media landscape, as he renewed his calls for a more peaceful world.Echoing some thoughts from his predecessor, Pope Francis, Leo called for the use of moderate language in presenting facts to the world.“Let us disarm communication of all prejudice and resentment, fanaticism and even hatred; let us free it from aggression,” Leo told more than 1,000 journalists, including the Vatican Press corps, who gathered in an auditorium in Vatican City on Monday. “We do not need…

The Democratic contest for an Illinois Senate seat is shaping up as a test of the political power of Gov. JB Pritzker over a primary field of candidates who enter the race with deep animosity for one another and skepticism about the governor’s influence.Few policy differences exist among the three declared candidates and others who might enter the race in the coming weeks. Instead, Illinois Democrats are prepared for a contest animated by personal and political grudges stemming from the Statehouse, the halls of Congress and the governor’s mansion.The race formally began late last month, when Senator Richard J. Durbin…