Pope Leo XIV rejects claims that God justifies war in Palm Sunday Mass message

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday rejected claims that God justifies war and prayed especially for Christians in the Middle East during a Palm Sunday Mass before tens of thousands of people in ...

Jerusalem heads into a subdued Passover and Easter under the shadow of the Iran war

Jerusalem’s major holy sites are shuttered and families are dejected and exhausted ahead of Passover and Easter as the Iran war enters its fifth week. The mood stands in stark ...

Iran-backed Houthis enter the monthlong war and could further threaten global shipping

Iranian-backed Houthi rebels entered the monthlong war in the Middle East on Saturday, claiming two missile launches at Israel. About 2,500 U.S. Marines arrived ...

North Korea conducts engine test for missile capable of targeting US mainland

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed a test of a high-thrust, solid-fuel engine test and hailed it as a development to boost the country’s strategic military ...

Actor James Tolkan of ‘Top Gun’ and ‘Back to the Future’ fame dies at 94

James Tolkan, known for his roles as authoritarian figures in the “Back to the Future” and “Top Gun” films, has died. He was 94. Tolkan died Thursday in Lake Placid, New York, where he lived, his ...

What’s Happening: Culinary Collective, Wine X and Lil Rhody Laugh Riot return for 2nd year

After a success inaugural year, The Providence Culinary Collective, Wine X and Lil Rhody Laugh Riot return for their second weekend long festival taking over Providence.

Navy shipyard workers approve a contract deal with Bath Iron Works, ending weeklong strike

Hundreds of striking employees at one of the U.S. Navy’s biggest shipbuilding contractors voted Saturday to approve a deal with Bath Iron Works, ending a weeklong strike.

Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon kills 3 journalists covering the war

An Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon on Saturday killed three journalists who were covering the latest Israel-Hezbollah war, their TV stations said. Hezbollah’s al-Manar TV said ...

Mauricio Pochettino says US can win World Cup: ‘Why not us? … We need to dream’

Mauricio Pochettino told American soccer players they can achieve what almost no one thinks is possible: win the World Cup. “Why not us? Why not us? Why not us?” he said ...

French police thwart a suspected bombing outside a Bank of America building in Paris

French police have thwarted a suspected bomb attack outside a Bank of America building in Paris, authorities said Saturday. One suspect was detained and another escaped. The national ...

Large scale job fair being held in Pawtucket

A large scale job fair is being held today in Pawtucket, following the announcement of Hasbro, Inc. moving out of the state. More than 30 employers will be ...

Brother and sister are charged after an explosive device was found outside a Florida Air Force base

A man who fled to China and his sister have been charged after an explosive device was left outside a gate at MacDill Air ...