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Despite promises to improve the system, problems within prisons keep mounting. Critics say the Dominican Republic continues to push for pretrial detentions in cases where no charges have been filed. (Image credit: Ramon Espinosa)

ROME — Pope Francis has developed pneumonia in both lungs, the Vatican said Tuesday, after new tests showed a further complication in the condition of the 88-year-old pontiff that raised concerns about his ability to fight off the infection. [time-brightcove

The migrants hailed from 10 mostly Asian countries the U.S. has difficulty deporting migrants to directly. Panama is being used as a stopover. (Image credit: Mark Schiefelbein)

NEW YORK — New York Mayor Eric Adams’ lawyer asked, top officials in President Donald Trump’s Justice Department agreed, and seven prosecutors resigned in protest. Now, it’s up to Dale E. Ho, a second-year federal judge in Manhattan, to decide

Trump says he will introduce 25% tariffs on autos, pharmaceuticals and chips  Reuters

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is falsely claiming that tens of millions of dead people over 100 years old are receiving Social Security payments. Over the past few days, President Donald Trump and billionaire adviser Elon Musk have said on

It’s around this time of year that Jill Tacon’s nose begins to twitch. Having lived in the Mount Eliza neighborhood south of Melbourne for over 50 years, the retiree is all too familiar with the early signs of approaching wildfires,

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has fired about 1,000 newly hired National Park Service employees who maintain and clean parks, educate visitors and perform other functions as part of its broad-based effort to downsize government. The firings, which weren’t publicly

Brazil charges former president Jair Bolsonaro over alleged coup plot  Financial Times Jair Bolsonaro: Former Brazilian president charged over alleged coup plot to poison successor  Sky News Brazil Charges Bolsonaro With Attempting a Coup  The New York Times Brazil charges Bolsonaro with attempting

Hurricane, Dog Who Protected Obama White House From Intruder, Dies at 15  The New York Times