Associated Press

The U.S. House is ending a 17-day recess. Some Republicans, including conservatives from Pennsylvania and other swing states, have avoided in-person events and town halls.

The court is considering the state AG's appeal of lower court rulings siding with the diocese, finding the state can't seat a grand jury to examine church officials' behavior.

A single white rose was placed on the tomb that said “Franciscus" — the pope's name in Latin.

Coal-fired power plants, long a money-losing proposition in the U.S., are becoming more valuable now.

Though presidents and princes attended the Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Saturday, prisoners and migrants welcomed Francis’ coffin at his final resting place in a basilica.

The Penn graduate, 26, stood with his lawyers as he entered the plea Friday. Late Thursday night, federal prosecutors filed a notice of their intent to seek the death penalty.

The Trump administration was handed a series of court losses Wednesday night and Thursday, but the legal disputes are far from over, and administration attorneys pushed back.

In its most recent update, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said about half of the fire spread over nearly 24 square miles in the southern part of the state was contained.

Pennsylvania, one of the states hit hardest by the illness last year, has recorded 207 whooping cough cases in 2025.

In February, the Education Department told schools and colleges they needed to end any practice that differentiates people based on their race or risk losing federal funding.

The museum in Kansas City, Missouri, is trying to raise $30 million and open in 2027.

Currently, roughly 5.3 million borrowers are in default on their federal student loans. Referrals for collection had been put on hold since March 2020.