Day: April 22, 2025

House Dems demand ‘proof of life’ of Abrego Garcia after being denied meeting in El Salvador

5:36 pm April 22, 2025

House Democrats who traveled to El Salvador to seek the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia have written to Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanding “daily proof of life” after being denied a meeting with the Salvadoran national who was deported from Maryland. Reps. Robert Garcia of California, Maxwell Frost of Florida, Yassamin Ansari of Arizona […]

Billy Ray Cyrus, Elizabeth Hurley kiss as Hollywood worlds collide in unexpected romance

5:30 pm April 22, 2025

Billy Ray Cyrus and Elizabeth Hurley shocked the internet and sparked romance rumors after appearing to go Instagram official on Easter Sunday. Hurley, 59, smiled widely as the “Achy Breaky Heart” singer kissed her on the cheek while wearing a festive pair of green bunny ears in a snap shared with both of their millions […]

The long line of the papacy: Francis’ death renews focus on the church’s most powerful figures

5:30 pm April 22, 2025

There have been 266 papal leaders of the Catholic Church since Jesus Christ’s death in the AD 30s through Pope Francis – Jorge Mario Bergoglio – who died on Easter Monday at 88. The most prominent pope is considered to be St. Peter, the first holder of the title. Christ had appointed him the inaugural […]

Trump froze funding for Harvard. Money to these universities may also be on the chopping block

5:29 pm April 22, 2025

The Trump administration is feuding with elite educational institutions, announcing mid-April it would cut off more than $2.2 billion in funding to Harvard University, and this week threatening cuts to another $1 billion of its federal grants and funding. Harvard, in return, is now suing the administration over the funding freeze, which it calls “unlawful […]

Pontiffs and presidents: White House-Vatican relationship stretches a century, including fighting communism

4:30 pm April 22, 2025

The Vatican and White House have for decades kept a close relationship, with various popes and presidents meeting in the nation’s capital and in Vatican City across the years. Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88, following years of health issues, including chronic lung disease. Francis was the head of the Roman […]