Indiana takes first action in long shot plan to acquire parts of Illinois

Indiana takes first action in long shot plan to acquire parts of Illinois

Indiana is taking a first step toward a rather unlikely effort to amend its border and acquire parts of Illinois. The legislature in the Hoosier State passed a bill last week to establish the Indiana-Illinois Boundary Adjustment Commission that would recommend whether to alter the border between the two states. Indiana Gov. Mike Braun, a…

What I eat every day as a dietitian who practices ‘stress-free eating’

What I eat every day as a dietitian who practices ‘stress-free eating’

Your approach to eating should be stress-free, says registered dietician and cookbook author Kylie Sakaida. To practice stress-free eating, your goal should be “to make meal planning and cooking easy,” Sakaida says. It should also involve lowering our stress around “whether or not we’re making ‘the right food choices’ or what we perceive to be…

Myanmar’s capital Nay Pyi Taw to be redrawn following earthquake

Myanmar’s capital Nay Pyi Taw to be redrawn following earthquake

CINCDS The layout of Myanmar’s capital city Nay Pyi Taw will be redrawn after the devastating earthquake last month, the country’s military ruler has said. During a government meeting, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing said that buildings which collapsed during the earthquake were so badly affected because they were built on soft soil. Office buildings…

‘I’ve been through this before’: Parkland graduates take shelter during Florida State University Shooting

‘I’ve been through this before’: Parkland graduates take shelter during Florida State University Shooting

CNN  —  As Ilana Badiner took shelter in the student union during the Florida State University shooting on Thursday, she remembers thinking “I kind of knew the drill already.” Seven years ago, Badiner was an eighth grader at the middle school adjacent to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School during the shooting that killed 17 people…

JD Vance visits Italy for tariff talks, Good Friday service at Vatican – National

JD Vance visits Italy for tariff talks, Good Friday service at Vatican – National

U.S. Vice President JD Vance met with Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni in Rome on Friday for a second day of talks on tariffs and then attended Good Friday services at the Vatican amid speculation of a possible pope greeting this weekend. “I’ve been missing you,” Meloni jokingly told Vance as he entered the courtyard of…

A cultural stroll through Paris with author David Foenkinos and actress Françoise Fabian

A cultural stroll through Paris with author David Foenkinos and actress Françoise Fabian

This week in Paris des Arts, we meet a bestselling author from the French literary scene: David Foenkinos. In his new book, “Tout le monde aime Clara” (“Everybody loves Clara”), he explores his favourite themes: the right to a second chance, the fear of a blank page, and art at the heart of beauty. We…

Luigi Mangione indicted on U.S. federal murder charge in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO

Luigi Mangione indicted on U.S. federal murder charge in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO

Luigi Mangione was indicted Thursday on a federal murder charge in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a required step as prosecutors work to make good on the Trump administration’s order to seek the death penalty for what it called a “premeditated, cold-blooded assassination that shocked America.” Mangione’s indictment, returned by a federal grand…

Italy’s Giorgia Meloni meets with Trump at the White House amid EU anxiety

Italy’s Giorgia Meloni meets with Trump at the White House amid EU anxiety

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is meeting at the White House on Thursday with President Trump, in what her aides have called a high-stakes “commercial peace mission.” European leaders are hoping Italy’s right-wing premier can position herself as a bridge between the Trump administration and the European Union, which Mr. Trump and his top aides have…

Israel kills children in attacks on tents including Gaza’s “safe zone” | Gaza

Israel kills children in attacks on tents including Gaza’s “safe zone” | Gaza

NewsFeed Israeli air attacks on tents in Gaza have killed at least 35 Palestinians in the past 24 hours. A strike on a camp sheltering forcibly displaced Palestinians in the al-Mawasi ‘safe zone’ burned several people alive. Published On 17 Apr 202517 Apr 2025 2025-04-17 12:59:31 https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/image-1744894727.jpg?resize=1920%2C1080&quality=80

Luigi Mangione’s ‘fangirls’ are ‘not me’: Taylor Lorenz clarifies comments

Luigi Mangione’s ‘fangirls’ are ‘not me’: Taylor Lorenz clarifies comments

Former New York Times reporter Taylor Lorenz said her comments about alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO murderer Luigi Mangione weren’t about her defense of him but about the mentality of his supporters. Lorenz spoke with Fox News host Sean Hannity Wednesday in an interview where she attempted to clarify remarks she made about Mangione and his appeal to…