News for May 24, 2025

Father Moses McPherson and his Russian Orthodox Church in Texas are drawing more young American men who say they want a more traditional, masculine faith and family life.

Rafael Devers hit a walk-off RBI single in the 10th inning to give the Boston Red Sox a 6-5 win over the Baltimore Orioles in the first game of a doubleheader.

Jorge Humberto Figueroa, a Sinaloa cartel leader with a $1 million U.S. bounty on his head, was killed in a raid in Mexico.

Crypto investor John Woeltz has been charged in New York in the alleged kidnapping and torture of an Italian tourist, while Beatrice Folchi was also taken into custody and later not prosecuted pending more investigation.

Mexican singer Julión Álvarez postponed his Texas concert after saying his U.S. work visas were canceled.

Cougar Mountain Zoo’s escaped crowned crane, Alice, was found and safely returned after spending days outside the zoo in Washington.

Severe storms are expected to disrupt Memorial Day weekend travel across parts of the South, Plains, and Mississippi Valley.

Frank Taylor’s Stable Recovery program in Kentucky uses horse care and farm work to help men in addiction recovery stay sober and build careers in the racing industry.

Groups led by the ACLU of West Virginia have sued Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s administration over his order allowing religious exemptions to West Virginia’s school vaccine rules.

Jussie Smollett said he will make charitable donations to help settle Chicago’s lawsuit over his 2019 claim that he was the victim of a hate crime.

More Americans are choosing road trips and shorter nearby vacations this summer to save money and avoid travel worries.

Trump threatened a 50% tariff on European Union goods, and the E.U. warned that trade with the U.S. should be based on respect, not threats.

President Donald Trump is pushing to end government control of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and take the mortgage firms public again, but the plan faces major risks and criticism.

The Trump administration began lifting long-standing U.S. sanctions on Syria, saying the move could help the country rebuild while pressing its new government to meet U.S. conditions.

Iran and the United States ended their fifth round of nuclear talks in Rome without a final deal, but both sides said there was some progress.

The NTSB is investigating a San Diego plane crash that killed at least four people, including Sound Talent Group co-founder Dave Shapiro, and badly damaged a neighborhood near an airport.