WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump abruptly fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden on Thursday as the White House continues to purge the federal government of those perceived to oppose the president and his agenda. Hayden was notified in an email late Thursday from the White House’s Presidential Personnel Office, according to an email obtained by … Read more
CHICAGO — When Sherry Stone learned that childhood friend Robert Prevost was elected the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday, she got on her computer and did what few people can do: She emailed him a note of congratulations. “I told him we’re thinking of having our next grade school reunion at … Read more
Josh Raffaelli, who has deep roots as a Silicon Valley investor and has backed a number of Elon Musk companies, is suing his former employer, the massive trillion-dollar AUM Brookfield Asset Management, reports The New York Times. Much of Raffaelli’s complaint concerns how Brookfield covered pandemic-related real estate losses and alleges the company fired him … Read more
Americans and world leaders are cheering for the new leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV, whose name is Robert Francis Prevost. The 69-year-old, who hails from Chicago, is the first pope from the United States. President Donald Trump congratulated Pope Leo on social media, saying, “It is such an honor to realize that … Read more
ABC News contributor and Catholic commentator Gloria Purvis weighed in on why she thinks cardinals ultimately chose Chicago’s Robert Prevost — who is now Pope Leo XIV. Source link
The top stories and transfer rumours from Friday’s newspapers… DAILY MAIL Newcastle have sent scouts to watch RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko in action to line up potential replacements for Alexander Isak. In the event he stays, Newcastle are monitoring the situations of Matheus Cunha, Bryna Mbeumo and Liam Delap to support Isak next season. … Read more
DJERBA, Tunisia — The Jewish owner of a jewelry store in Tunisia was hospitalized Thursday after an axe attack on the island where Africa’s oldest synagogue is located. The 50-year-old man was admitted to a hospital in Djerba, where many of Tunisia’s remaining 1,500 Jews reside, community leader Rene Trabelsi told The Associated Press. The … Read more
The graduating class at Clovis North High School in Fresno includes 28 students who are either fraternal or identical twins. Source link
Former President Joe Biden, in a wide-ranging interview on ABC’s “The View” on Thursday, said he was not surprised by Vice President Kamala Harris’ loss in the 2024 presidential election, but not because of her qualifications as a candidate — instead, pointing to sexism and racism he said had been leveled against her. “I wasn’t … Read more
Sterling Anderson, a veteran of the nascent autonomous vehicle sector and co-founder of Aurora, is resigning just a week after the company launched its commercial self-driving truck service in Texas. Anderson held the chief product officer position at Aurora. The resignation was posted in a regulatory filing along with the company’s first-quarter earnings report. His … Read more
