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Writer E. Jean Carroll calls for Trump to pay $5.8M after high court appeal fails
June 30, 2026 - 11:00 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — Advice columnist E. Jean Carroll asked a judge Tuesday to require President Donald Trump to pay her $5 million from a jury verdict that concluded Trump sexually abused her in the 1990s and defamed her after she publicly described the attack in 2019.
Democratic socialist Melat Kiros defeats longtime US House incumbent in Colorado
June 30, 2026 - 10:57 PM

Democratic socialist Melat Kiros beat U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette in a Colorado House primary Tuesday, a stunning victory for the first-time candidate against a nearly 30-year incumbent and another win for progressive challengers across the country.
Roof of tutoring center collapses in eastern Pakistan, killing at least 14 children, police say
June 30, 2026 - 10:39 PM

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A roof collapse at a tutoring center under construction in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore on Tuesday killed at least 14 schoolchildren, police and rescue officials said.
A US missile killed Iranian schoolchildren four months ago. We still don’t know the full story
June 30, 2026 - 9:45 PM

JERUSALEM (AP) — It was the deadliest reported strike in the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. Most of the victims were children.
Anti-immigration protesters march in South Africa, as some immigrants leave the country
June 30, 2026 - 9:40 PM

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Thousands of demonstrators gathered in parts of South Africa to rally against illegal immigration on Tuesday in the biggest migration-related protests since the wave of anti-migrant violence in 2008. Authorities said the marches were largely peaceful despite isolated incidents of looting and attempted looting.
Trump's actions signal a move toward institutionalizing people with disabilities, advocates warn
June 30, 2026 - 9:13 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — For decades, disabled people have fought for their rights to go to school and live alongside peers without disabilities — rights that some fear could be losing ground under the Trump administration.
Defying Pope Leo XIV and risking schism, traditionalists go ahead with planned consecrations
June 30, 2026 - 9:12 PM

VATICAN CITY (AP) — With the threat of schism and excommunication hanging over them, a breakaway group of traditionalist Catholics is set to directly defy Pope Leo XIV by consecrating four bishops without his consent.
What to know about the breakaway traditionalist Catholics defying Pope Leo XIV
June 30, 2026 - 9:10 PM

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The ultratraditionalist Society of St. Pius X is planning to defy Pope Leo XIV by consecrating four bishops without his consent. The move incurs an automatic excommunication for the bishops involved, and amounts to a “schismatic act” — or a willful rupture of unity in the Catholic Church.
Judges resume sentencing over shooting at Texas immigration facility
June 30, 2026 - 9:07 PM

DALLAS (AP) — More people awaited sentencing Wednesday over a shooting outside a Texas immigration center that has already resulted decades-long prison sentences for others, including a former Marine who received 100 years in prison.
Defying Pope Leo XIV and risking schism, traditionalists go ahead with planned consecrations
June 30, 2026 - 9:06 PM

VATICAN CITY (AP) — With the threat of schism and excommunication hanging over them, a breakaway group of traditionalist Catholics is set to directly defy Pope Leo XIV by consecrating four bishops without his consent.
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Writer E. Jean Carroll calls for Trump to pay $5.8M after high court appeal fails

Democratic socialist Melat Kiros defeats longtime US House incumbent in Colorado

Roof of tutoring center collapses in eastern Pakistan, killing at least 14 children, police say

A US missile killed Iranian schoolchildren four months ago. We still don’t know the full story

Anti-immigration protesters march in South Africa, as some immigrants leave the country

Trump's actions signal a move toward institutionalizing people with disabilities, advocates warn

Defying Pope Leo XIV and risking schism, traditionalists go ahead with planned consecrations

What to know about the breakaway traditionalist Catholics defying Pope Leo XIV

Judges resume sentencing over shooting at Texas immigration facility

Defying Pope Leo XIV and risking schism, traditionalists go ahead with planned consecrations

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