International

• Pope Leo XIV will undergo surgery to remove a nodule on his lung

  Pope Leo XIV announced Sunday he will undergo surgery in the coming days to remove a nodular lesion on his lung that was recently discovered during medical checks.

  World

  Oct 11
  
• Republicans face midterm backlash from factory workers squeezed out of jobs by Trump’s tariffs

  Although the country has added manufacturing jobs so far this year, the sector has fewer employees than when Trump returned to the White House in January 2025.

  Politics

  Oct 11
  
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• A ferocious Hurricane Simon nears Mexico with 155 mph winds and flooding fears

  The eye of Hurricane Simon was just off the Pacific coast of Mexico early Sunday and was expected to move inland later in the day as an extremely powerful storm.

  World

  Oct 11
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• Kyiv pushes back on Trump’s call for a new Ukrainian president as drones hit Russian data hub

  Only Russia is responsible for the war in Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday as he vowed to press ahead with strikes on Russian oil refineries.

  Science

  Oct 11
• Saudi Arabia extends airport closure and moves Riyadh schools online as attack threats continue

  Saudi Arabia on Sunday kept its main international airport closed and moved Riyadh schools online as Yemen's Houthi rebels threatened new airstrikes across the kingdom.

  World

  Oct 11
• Trump says Ukraine should get a new president as he blames Zelenskyy for US diesel prices

  President Trump said Saturday it was time for Ukraine to get a new president, saying Zelenskyy hasn't done enough to end the war with Russia and blaming him for high diesel prices.

  World

  Oct 10
• Simon strengthens into a Category 4 hurricane as it approaches Mexico’s coast

  The National Hurricane Center in Miami said early Saturday Simon's maximum sustained winds increased to 145 mph (230 kph). A storm of that strength is considered a major hurricane.

  World

  Oct 10
• Isaias weakens but flash flooding threat persist as hundred of thousands grapple with power outages

  Isaias weakened overnight and was no longer considered a hurricane but flash flooding threats and the potential for tornadoes persisted Saturday as the storm moved inland.

  World

  Oct 10
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• Chinese court sentenced former mayor of Wuhan city to 14 years in prison for bribery

  A former mayor of a Chinese city hit by the coronavirus outbreak more than six years ago was sentenced Saturday to 14 years in prison after being convicted of bribery.

  Health

  Oct 10
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• A familiar figure, a new voice: Meryl Streep’s Aslan stirs gender debate over Gerwig’s ‘Narnia’

  A casting decision in Greta Gerwig's movie adaptation of "The Chronicles of Narnia" is already generating outrage from many conservative Christian commentators.

  Entertainment

  Oct 4