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- In 1977, a young mother in California told friends that she’d be “back in 10 minutes.” The next day she was found strangled in her car. The police in San Jose have now charged a man in her death.
- The revelation that Pope Leo XIV has roots among New Orleans Creoles has stirred curiosity about the first pope from the U.S., and enthralled people who share his heritage.
- Pope Leo XIV used his first Sunday address to the faithful to call for peace. “Never again war,” he said to a roar from the crowd in St. Peter’s Square.
- The Colombian government said on Saturday that it had granted asylum to Ricardo Martinelli, a former president of Panama who had been sheltering for more than a year in the Nicaraguan embassy in Panama City to evade a prison sentence for money laundering.
- Koyo Kouoh, one of the global art world’s most prominent figures, who had been slated to become the first African woman to curate the Venice Biennale, died on Saturday. She was 57.
- California made it easier for survivors of sexual abuse to sue. Now, the wave of claims has some public institutions careening toward bankruptcy.
- Pope Leo XIV is descended from Creole people of color from New Orleans. Take a look at historical records that trace the story of his mother’s family.
- Elizabeth Holmes is in prison for defrauding investors through her blood-testing company, Theranos. Her partner, Billy Evans, is now trying to raise money for a company that describes itself as “the future of diagnostics.” nyti.ms/3FbtZm9
- The Pentagon continued its purge of anything related to diversity, equity and inclusion on Friday, ordering all military leaders, commands and academies to review all of the books in their libraries that address racism and sexism.
- India said early Wednesday that it had conducted several airstrikes on Pakistan after 26 civilians were killed in a terrorist attack in Kashmir. But evidence is growing that the Indian forces may have taken heavy losses during the operation. nyti.ms/4dbIwei
