9+ hour, 15+ min ago   (474+ words) FLORENCE, Italy — A cycle of frescoes by Italian 14th-century master Giotto, depicting key moments in the life of St. Francis of Assisi, has been unveiled after a four-year restoration. The newly vibrant “Stories of St. Francis” were shown to the…...

15+ hour, 8+ min ago   (1076+ words) People walk by a sign outside University Baptist Church, Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, in Minneapolis. Credit: AP/Ellen Schmidt MINNEAPOLIS — Court cases involving Twin Cities churches and immigration enforcement highlight how the acrimonious debate continues to roil faith communities more than six…...

6+ hour, 33+ min ago   (453+ words) A motorboat travels past commercial vessels anchored amid haze in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026. Credit: AP/Vahid Salemi CAIRO — An Iranian commercial vessel was struck early Sunday off Qeshm Island in the Strait of…...

6+ hour, 47+ min ago   (345+ words) An Iranian commercial ship was struck early Sunday near the Strait of Hormuz, with one person killed, Iranian state media say. Meanwhile, the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said they fired drones and missiles toward southern Saudi Arabia, putting new…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (868+ words) The Connecticut chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, or ACLU-CT, filed a federal lawsuit on Wednesday alleging that the Hartford immigration court is withholding access to “basic immigration court records.” The lawsuit names U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (609+ words) The UN flag flies on a stormy day at the United Nations during the United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 22, 2022. Credit: AP/Ted Shaffrey UNITED NATIONS — With the U.S., Russia, China and other countries that have nuclear weapons refusing to ratify…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (537+ words) International Atomic Energy Agency's director-general Rafael Mariano Grossi, left, and Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani attend a press conference in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday Aug. 18, 2026. Credit: AP/Ghaith Alsayed VIENNA — The Assad-era government in Syria was constructing a nuclear reactor that…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (837+ words) A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. Credit: AP/Yuki Iwamura NEW YORK — U.S. stocks rebounded Friday and regained much of their losses for the week after oil prices eased…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (296+ words) Liberian first lady Jewel Howard Taylor speaks to journalists at the ruling National Patriotic Party headquarters in the Liberian capital Monrovia Friday, July 11, 2003. Credit: AP/BEN CURTIS MONROVIA, Liberia — Liberia's former vice president was sent to prison on Tuesday to…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (501+ words) PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — The leader of Myanmar’s military-backed government is visiting Cambodia to meet with its leaders in his latest effort to normalize relations with other members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, as critics warn the visit could…...