News for May 9, 2025

Amtrak says more than 100 current and former employees helped carry out a health insurance fraud scheme that cost the company over $12 million.

A Massachusetts state trooper who was fired over the Karen Read case testified that he handled the murder investigation with honor and integrity.

NBC News says Jeanine Pirro’s old scandal over a taped plan to catch her husband in an affair helped derail her political career and is now drawing fresh attention as Donald Trump taps her for a top federal prosecutor job.

Guatemala extradited suspected drug leader Aler Baldomero Samayoa-Recinos, known as “Chicharra,” to the United States in a major anti-drug move.

Chicago and suburban Dolton are celebrating Pope Leo XIV, the newly elected pope and former Robert Francis Prevost, as pilgrims gather at his old home and local Catholics cheer his rise.

Jeff Sperbeck, John Elway’s agent, died from blunt head trauma after falling from a golf cart, and investigators ruled the death an accident.

The Pentagon has ordered military schools to remove and review library materials tied to diversity, race, and gender topics as part of the Trump administration’s effort to cut DEI content.

Mikal Mahdi’s lawyers say South Carolina botched his firing squad execution, arguing the bullets mostly missed his heart and caused a prolonged death.

Ferrero North America is adding American-style twists to Nutella and Ferrero Rocher as it tries to win more U.S. shoppers and grow its business.

Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Prevost, made history as the first American pope and also as the first Augustinian friar to lead the Catholic Church.

Sen. John Fetterman is facing fresh criticism over clashes with colleagues and repeated absences from Senate work, raising new questions about his fitness and isolation.

North Carolina said Jordon Hudson is welcome at football facilities, pushing back on reports that she had been banned from the program.

Pope Leo XIV, born Robert F. Prevost, voted in several Republican primaries in Illinois, according to state voting records.

A federal appeals court ruled that Columbia activist Mohsen Mahdawi can stay free while he fights his immigration detention case.

South Africa has criticized President Donald Trump’s plan to accept white Afrikaner refugees, calling it politically motivated and a threat to its democracy.

The UK is willing to pay for its companies to join major EU defence programmes, as the government and BAE Systems look to gain from Europe’s growing rearmament plans.

Beats’ Powerbeats Pro 2 earbuds are on sale for the first time, with NBC Select saying the discount brings them to their lowest price ever.

The FDA approved Teal Health’s at-home HPV test, giving people a new way to screen for cervical cancer without a pelvic exam.