Why gold prices are spiking as uncertainty looms over the economy
President Donald Trump’s tariffs roiled markets and soured consumer attitudes in recent weeks, but the uncertainty helped propel a different asset viewed as a safe haven: gold. The price of gold topped $3,400 per ounce for the first time ever…
Boston Marathon helps celebrate 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War
BOSTON — Paul Revere rode down Boylston Street to the Boston Marathon finish line — or almost there, as it turned out — proclaiming “the runners are coming” on Monday morning as the world’s oldest and most prestigious annual marathon…
Supreme Court hears challenge to Obamacare no-cost preventive health benefits
Preventive care health benefits provided at no cost to tens of millions of Americans since 2010 under a popular provision of the Affordable Care Act are in the balance Monday at the U.S. Supreme Court as the justices consider whether…
Venezuelan migrant whose deportation was blocked by SCOTUS speaks out
After his deportation was temporarily blocked by a Supreme Court order, 19-year-old Venezuelan migrant Alessandro Paredes spoke from a detention center in Texas. “This is not being done by law, this is totally illegal and it’s out of the blue,”…
60,000 Americans to lose rental assistance and risk eviction unless Congress acts
Moments after Daniris Espinal walked into her new apartment in Brooklyn, she prayed. In ensuing nights, she would awaken and touch the walls for reassurance — finding in them a relief that turned to tears over her morning coffee. Those…
Popes through the ages: Some facts you might not know
Who was the very first pope? How many popes have there been? Has anyone ever refused the office? For an institution that has existed for nearly 2,000 years, most people know very little about the papacy and its history. Here…
Pope Francis (1936-2025): A Legacy of Humility and Impact
The Catholic world and millions across the globe are steeped in deep sorrow at the passing of Pope Francis, who breathed his last at the age of 88. The announcement from Cardinal Kevin Farrell has officially closed a momentous chapter…
Missouri State football standout Todric McGee dies at 21
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Missouri State safety Todric McGee died early Saturday from what authorities say was a possible accidental and self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 21. Cris Swaters, spokesperson for the Springfield Police Department, said officers responding to a request…
3 dead after small plane crashes into Nebraska river
Three people were killed when a small plane traveling south of Fremont, Nebraska, crashed into a river Friday night, authorities said. The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office said that around 8:15 p.m. local time “a small plane was traveling along the…
Anti-Trump protesters turn out to rallies in NYC, Washington and more US cities
NEW YORK — Opponents of President Donald Trump’s administration took to the streets of communities large and small across the U.S. on Saturday, decrying what they see as threats to the nation’s democratic ideals. The disparate events ranged from a…