Cate Blanchett and Spike Lee join Pope Leo as he hosts star-packed Vatican meeting

All those present in the audience in the Vatican’s apostolic palace met Leo personally at the end, with Lee presenting the first American pope with a New York Knicks jersey.
Small alligator rescued in Boston after slithering into the city’s heart on social media

The roughly foot-long crocodilian startled a few people and became an instant social media star after confused onlookers took videos of it slipping out of sight. But the animal is not native to Massachusetts, and couldn’t possibly
Some flight restrictions eased Saturday after government shutdown

Ahead of the Thanksgiving travel rush, it’s still unclear when normal operations will resume.
Plenty of sunshine throughout the weekend with warm weather next week

A look at when some much needed rain returns to the forecast
Six people displaced after fire in Savannah Saturday morning

It happened on Middleground Road
From coffee to beef, President Trump rolls back tariffs on dozens of products

President Donald Trump is immediately lifting tariffs on a range of agricultural products, many of which are not widely made in the United States.
Italian pasta producers warn steep duties would devastate US sales

Industry groups and exporters say the levy could sharply curtail US sales and severely hurt small and medium Italian pasta makers.
Signs and strategies to cope with seasonal affective disorder

Doctors say seasonal affective disorder is common in the fall and winter months
Winning ticket for $980 million jackpot sold in Georgia, Mega Millions says

The winner overcame Mega Millions’ astronomical odds of 1 in 290.5 million by matching all six numbers.
Future data centers are driving up forecasts for energy demand

Utilities are producing eye-popping forecasts about the amount of electricity they’ll need to power massive new data centers that are feeding the fast-growing AI economy