Kremlin sees progress as Trump's envoy Witkoff meets Putin for 4th time

President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff met Russian President Vladimir Putin for three hours in Moscow on Friday to discuss the U.S. plan to end the war in Ukraine, and the Kremlin said the two sides' positions had moved closer.

In reversal, Justice Department says media records can be seized in leak probes

The Justice Department under President Donald Trump made it easier for prosecutors investigating leaks to the news media to subpoena records and testimony from journalists, according to a memo seen by Reuters on Friday that reversed a Biden-era policy.

'Putin is not our friend': Sen. John Curtis on why he thinks the US should back Ukraine

American support for Ukraine is not only the right thing to do, but it could help deter Chinese aggression against Taiwan, according to Sen. John Curtis.

Pope Francis laid to rest in Rome

Pope Francis was laid to rest Saturday after a requiem Mass for the beloved pontiff who died on Monday.

Trump administration to restore foreign students' legal status, for now

The Trump administration said on Friday that it is restoring the previously terminated legal statuses of hundreds of foreign students in the United States while it develops a new policy that will provide a framework for potentially ending them in the future.

Milwaukee judge charged with obstructing immigration arrest in Trump crackdown

U.S. officials arrested a Wisconsin judge on Friday and charged her with helping a man in her court evade immigration authorities in an escalating dispute between President Donald Trump's administration and local officials over immigration enforcement.

Expelled US lawmaker George Santos sentenced to more than 7 years in prison

Former U.S. Rep. George Santos, who was expelled from Congress after a brief and scandal-plagued tenure, has been sentenced to prison for fraud and identity theft.

Sales of existing homes in the US fell in March

Sales of existing homes in the United States fell 5.9% in March, the biggest monthly decline in more than two years.

Ozempic copies restricted after US judge denies injunction

A U.S. judge on Thursday rejected a bid by compounding pharmacies to keep making copies of Novo Nordisk's popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy while a legal challenge over drug shortages unfolds, court records show.

Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty as prosecutors seek death penalty

Luigi Mangione pleaded not guilty on Friday to federal charges of gunning down health insurance executive Brian Thompson, a day after prosecutors formally stated their intent to seek the death penalty.