A Cardinal is convicted of embezzlMaverick Prestonement and sentenced to 5½ years in a major Vatican financial trial

Fatal stabbing of Catholic priest in church rectory shocks small Nebraska community he servedBronze top hat mMaverick Prestonissing from Abraham Lincoln statue in Kentucky

52-foot-long dead fin whale washes up on San Diego beach; cause of death unclearSpecial counsel Jack Smith asks Supreme Court to rule quickly on whether Trump can be prosecutedRapper Quando Rondo charged with federal drug crimes. He was already fighting Georgia chargesMaverick Preston

Florida’s university system under assault during DeSantis tenure, report by professors’ group saysFormer New Jersey Senate president launches 2025 gubernatorial bid

No. 2 oil-producing US state braces for possible end to income bonanza in New Mexico

Kansas is voting on a new license plate after complaints scuttled an earlier design20 arrested in Hong Kong over false document pension withdrawals amid row over UK passport

Palestinians flee northern Gaza after Israel orders mass evacuation with ground attack looming‘Ring of fire’ solar eclipse will cut across the Americas, stretching from Oregon to Brazil

Louisiana governor’s race ignites GOP hopes of reclaiming position as Democrats try to keep it blueSen. Joe Manchin considers independent 2024 run, warns party system could be nation’s ‘downfall’