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- The Pope Appears Uneasy With Trump Immigration Policiesby Lisa Lerer on May 9, 2025 at 5:45 am
Before Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost became pope, a social media account under his name shared criticisms of the Trump administration’s positions on immigration.
- This Israeli Government Is Not Our Allyby Thomas L. Friedman on May 9, 2025 at 5:34 am
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is behaving in ways that threaten U.S. interests in the region.
- Trump Administration Fires Librarian of Congressby Tim Balk on May 9, 2025 at 5:13 am
Dr. Carla D. Hayden was the first African American and the first woman to serve as the head of the Library of Congress. Her firing drew a furious response from Democrats.
- Russia’s Victory Day Parade: What to Know.by Ivan Nechepurenko on May 9, 2025 at 4:01 am
A huge parade in the Russian capital to celebrate the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, attended by leaders of more than 20 countries, comes amid faltering attempts to end the war in Ukraine.
- Europe’s Wind Industry Faces Uncertainty Over Trump’s Policiesby Stanley Reed on May 9, 2025 at 4:01 am
Not long ago, the U.S. was seen as a promising market for offshore wind. Now industry executives aren’t making any assumptions.
- Trump Officials Seek to Bring First White Afrikaner Refugees to U.S. Next Weekby Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Hamed Aleaziz and John Eligon on May 9, 2025 at 4:00 am
The rapid relocation of the Afrikaners, who President Trump says have been racially persecuted in South Africa, stands in stark contrast to the virtual shutdown of all other refugee admissions.
- Pope Leo XIV Overcame a Major Strike Against Him: Being Americanby Jason Horowitz on May 9, 2025 at 2:55 am
Before he was chosen, Robert Francis Prevost had the papal seal of approval from his predecessor, Francis, who put him in one of the top jobs in the Roman Catholic Church.
- Police and Brooklyn College Protesters Clash After Pro-Palestinian Rallyby Wesley Parnell and Ed Shanahan on May 9, 2025 at 2:49 am
The police moved in to make arrests after demonstrators left the college grounds and gathered outside. Officers punched some students and slammed others to the ground.
- New Pope Has Creole Roots in New Orleansby Richard Fausset and Robert Chiarito on May 9, 2025 at 2:39 am
His ancestry, traced to a historic enclave of Afro-Caribbean culture, links Leo XIV to the rich and sometimes overlooked Black Catholic experience in America.
- Reincarnated by A.I., Arizona Man Forgives His Killer at Sentencingby Neil Vigdor on May 9, 2025 at 2:04 am
A likeness of Christopher Pelkey, who was killed in a 2021 road rage episode, was created with artificial intelligence. It was part of a victim’s impact statement.
- Americans Celebrate Pope Leo XIV, the First Pontiff From the U.S.by Jack Healy, Kate Selig and Darren Sands on May 9, 2025 at 1:41 am
Across the country, Catholics and non-Catholics alike greeted the news of the Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV with reverence and satisfaction.
- A Year Ago, Columbia Security Was Hands-Off at a Protest. Not This Time.by Sharon Otterman on May 9, 2025 at 12:47 am
When demonstrators occupied the university’s main library on Wednesday, campus security forces intervened aggressively. The occupation ended with arrests hours later.
- Alexander Brothers Face More Sex Crimes, Including Against Underage Girlby Debra Kamin and Benjamin Weiser on May 9, 2025 at 12:25 am
Prosecutors added more charges in the sex-trafficking case against Oren and Tal Alexander, who were known as top brokers in luxury real estate, and their brother Alon Alexander.
- Musk-Tied Investor Clashes With One of World’s Biggest Asset Managersby Susanne Craig on May 9, 2025 at 12:22 am
A lawsuit accuses Brookfield Asset Management of fraud, attempted bribery and improperly limiting investments in one of Elon Musk’s companies.
- Trump Revives Push for Higher Taxes on the Richby Andrew Duehren on May 9, 2025 at 12:15 am
The president is said to want to create a new top income bracket for people making more than $2.5 million per year and to tax income above that level at a rate of 39.6 percent.