U.S. Reverses Itself, Saying U.N.’s Gaza Agency Can Be Sued in New York

The Justice Department and the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office told a judge that an immunity law did not apply. A group of Israelis had accused the agency of assisting Hamas.

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White House Correspondents’ Dinner Parties Go on Without Trump or Big Celebrities

Drinks in hand, anxious media people braved a series of events in the nights before the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.

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Trump says Putin may not want peace and may need to be ‘dealt with differently.’

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Pope Francis, Who Sought a More Pastoral Church, Laid to Rest in a Majestic Ceremony

The funeral drew world leaders, including President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, who had a talk in the Basilica.

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Palestinian Leader Abbas Appoints Hussein al-Sheikh as Deputy Amid Succession Fears

For many ordinary Palestinians, the appointment of Hussein al-Sheikh was emblematic of how out-of-touch the leadership of the Western-backed Palestinian Authority has become.

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Beer Aboard a Flight to a Dry Alaska Town Costs a Pilot His $95,000 Plane

In 2012, a state trooper in Fairbanks, Alaska, said that Kenneth J. Jouppi knowingly tried to fly into a dry community with a six-pack on board.

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Trump’s Blue Suit at Pope Francis’ Funeral Draws Attention

President Trump’s choice stood out in a sea of world leaders and famous faces who were dressed in customary black.

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The church’s attention now turns to its future.

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‘He Was Like Family’: Faithful Descend on St. Peter’s Square for Pope’s Funeral

Cardinals, royals and heads of state attended. But many mourners, some of whom slept on the streets overnight, said they came for a pope who had cared for the poor and marginalized.

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As the pope’s funeral ended, a Latin American boy was baptized in a small church nearby.

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