President Donald Trump announced late on Thursday he would rename Veterans Day to Victory Day for World War I, to commemorate the Nov. 11 date that officially ended the conflict in 1918.

May 8, he said, would also be recognized in the U.S. as Victory Day for World War II. The date is already frequently observed in European countries as Victory in Europe Day, marking the official end of World War II against Nazi Germany, but it is not a U.S. federal holiday.

In a late-night social media post, President Trump suggested the dates were not sufficiently recognized in the U.S.

"I am hereby renaming May 8th as Victory Day for World War II and November 11th as Victory Day for World War I. We won both Wars, nobody was close to us in terms of strength, bravery, or military brilliance, but we never celebrate anything Thats because we dont have leaders anymore, that know how to do so!" the president wrote.

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Veterans Day was originally called Armistice Day when it was established in 1919. The U.S. changed the holiday's local name to All Veterans Day in 1954 and later shortened it to Veterans Day. In 1968 it was recognized as a federal holiday honoring all American veterans.

Maritsa Georgiou, who hosts the podcast "Grounded" with former Sen. Jon Tester, beaks down the week's top political headlines with Scripps News.

This week, President Donald Trump announced that Mike Waltz will leave his job as national security adviser and be nominated as the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.

Only months into the job, Waltz sparked controversy by creating a Signal group chat to discuss sensitive plans for strikes on the Houthis in Yemen and mistakenly adding The Atlantics editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, to the conversation.

Georgiou says the controversy has brought new scrutiny on Walz from those within Trump's circle.

"I really think the question around this won't really be about Mike Waltz or Pete Hegseth," Georgiou said. "I think the name that we should be talking about is Laura Loomer, because she called for this last week in a conversation with Tara Palmeri on her podcast and Substack. And she basically was asked directly, 'Who would you fire or advise the president fire next?' She was a little bit coy at first and then said, 'Well, I think that [Waltz] is not loyal to President Trump.' And she brought up a video that he recorded in 2016. Mike Waltz going after President Trump, then candidate Trump, over his comments about John McCain and other veterans. So I think this goes deeper than just Signal-gate."

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The White House announced late Thursday that it is instructing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service, claiming the CPB subsidizes "biased media."

President Donald Trump signed an executive order preventing CPB from funding NPR and PBS, as well as organizations that utilize NPR and PBS programming.

"I think in short we're going to see this end up in court," Georgiou said. "The PBS president has already called this blatantly unlawful. NPR said that they vowed to fight this. You're really seeing a lot of PBS and NPR stations saying, 'well, what does this mean for us, exactly?' I have a lot of friends who work in public broadcasting and they're very concerned specifically about the smaller more rural stations across the country where they might not have any other source for news. And let's not forget emergency information like storm warnings, tornado warnings, that kind of thing. NPR and PBS hit, they estimate, about 99% of the country. So I think that we are not going to see the end of this fight just yet."

Watch the full interview with Georgiou in the video above.

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to clear the way for Elon Musk s Department of Government Efficiency to access Social Security systems containing personal data on millions of Americans.

The emergency appeal comes after a judge in Maryland restricted the teams access under federal privacy laws.

Social Security holds personal records on nearly everyone in the country, including school records, bank details, salary information and medical and mental health records for disability recipients, according to court documents.

The government says the DOGE team needs access to target waste in the federal government, and asked the justices to put the lower court order on hold as the lawsuit over the issue plays out.

Solicitor General John Sauer argued that the judges restrictions disrupt DOGEs urgent work and inappropriately interfere with executive-branch functions. Left undisturbed, this preliminary injunction will only invite further judicial incursions into internal agency decision-making, he wrote.

Musk has been focused on Social Security as an alleged hotbed of fraud, describing it as a Ponzi scheme and insisting that reducing waste in the program is an important way to cut government spending.

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An appeals court refused to immediately to lift the block on DOGE access, though it split along ideological lines. Conservative judges in the minority said theres no evidence that the team has done any targeted snooping or exposed personal information.

The lawsuit was originally filed by a group of labor unions and retirees represented by the group Democracy Forward.

The ruling from U.S. District Judge Ellen Hollander in Maryland that blocked DOGE from Social Security systems did allow staffers to access data that has been redacted or stripped of anything personally identifiable.

The appeal is the latest in a string of emergency applications to the nation's highest court as the Trump administration faces about 200 lawsuits challenging various aspects of President Donald Trump's sweeping conservative agenda.

There was a small silver lining in the tragic deaths of two hikers who were killed after falling off an overlook at Bryce Canyon National Park this week. Their pet cat survived the incident.

Officials said Matthew Nannen and Bailee Crane died either Monday night or Tuesday morning after an estimated 380-foot fall from Inspiration Point at the park in Utah.

Best Friends Animal Society said the couple's cat, who was apparently with them at the time, survived the fall and is now "safe and sound" at a shelter in Kanab.

Following the incident, the Garfield County Sheriff's Office contacted Best Friends to pick up the female cat, now named Mirage, after it was located inside a dirty and torn soft-sided carrier.

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Mirage, who is believed to be approximately 12 years old, was matted and sore, according to the animal sanctuary but she was friendly during her examination and was drinking and eating on her own.

Veterinary staff is still waiting on X-rays to confirm that Mirage did not suffer any broken ribs or other injuries.

The sheriff's office said there was a railing at the spot where Nannen and Crante fell, but it's thought they climbed over it.

The couple had been living out of a U-Haul truck, with a Florida location being their last known permanent address.

This story was originally published by Jeff Tavss with the Scripps News Group in Salt Lake City.

More than 600 Subway sandwich restaurants closed in 2024, continuing a decline that has now persisted for almost a decade.

According to reporting from QSR, which covers the restaurant industry, Subway closed 631 locations in 2024, marking the ninth straight year of shrinking outlets for the chain. Subway now has less than 20,000 stores across the U.S., down from a 2015 heyday of more than 27,000 locations.

But worldwide, the brand is still growing, where it has arranged for more than 10,000 new locations over the last three years. The chain is still the largest in the U.S. by store count and now third overall worldwide, trailing only Starbucks and McDonald's.

Subway is still known for its franchising model, which pitches investors on its wide brand recognition and ease of adding locations to high-traffic markets.

The chain is also focusing on value propositions as customers get more sensitive to steep food prices. It will offer a $6.99 footlong deal through its companion app through May, officials said.

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Other fast food restaurants have recently struggled with changes to consumer and economic sentiment.

McDonald's earnings reported Thursday showed U.S. same-store sales were down 3.6%. The chain said patronage from lower- and middle-income demographics slumped by double-digit percentages as consumers cut back on spending amid concerns over inflation and the future of the economy.

Prince Harry says he wants to reconcile with his family, but admitted he doesnt know how much time his father, King Charles III, has left.

The Duke of Sussex made the comments in a BBC interview after losing a legal battle to restore the police protection he had before stepping back from royal duties and moving to the United States in 2020.

I would love reconciliation with my family. Theres no point in continuing to fight anymore, Harry said.

In February 2024, King Charles announced he had been diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer. Earlier this year, the 76-year-old monarch was hospitalized due to complications from treatment.

"I don't know how much longer my father has," Harry said. "He won't speak to me because of this security stuff."

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Its been about five years since Harry and his wife, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, stepped down from their official royal roles a decision that deepened tensions within the family. The rift widened with the publication of Harrys memoir, Spare, which offered a candid look into his life as a royal.

Harry has returned to the U.K. only a few times since relocating to the U.S., including for Queen Elizabeth IIs funeral and King Charles coronation. Meghan and their children did not attend the coronation, and Harry said Friday that he no longer feels comfortable bringing them to the U.K.

"I can't see a world in which I would bring my wife and children back to the U.K. at this point," he said.

The driver of a car that barreled through a building used for a popular after-school camp in central Illinois, killing three children and a teenager, was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol and may have had a medical emergency, police said Thursday.

No decisions have been made on whether to file charges against the 44-year-old driver, Illinois State Police Director Brendan F. Kelly said at a news conference. The driver is not in custody, Kelly said.

Evidence that she may have had a medical emergency was "not conclusive" and the investigation is ongoing, Kelly said.

The car went off the road Monday, crossing a field and smashing into the side of the building in Chatham used by Youth Needing Other Things Outdoors, also known as YNOT. It traveled through the building, striking people before exiting the other side.

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Six other children were hospitalized. Four of them remained hospitalized, including one in critical condition, a state police spokesperson said after Thursday's news conference.

Those killed were Rylee Britton, 18, of Springfield, Ainsley Johnson, 8, Kathryn Corley, 7, and Alma Buhnerkempe, 7. All of the children were from Chatham, a community of about 15,000 outside the Illinois capital of Springfield.

The driver was not injured but was taken to a hospital for evaluation after the crash, Kelly said. She voluntarily submitted blood and urine samples that tested negative for drugs and alcohol, he said.

"Some evidence has been developed indicating the possibility of a medical emergency leading up to the crash," Kell said. "However, the investigation of this information and other evidence has not yet concluded and will continue until all leads and research have been exhausted."

He would not elaborate on the possible health issue or say what evidence investigators have indicating a medical emergency may have occurred. He also would not say whether the driver was conscious and alert when emergency responders reached her.

Security camera footage showed the vehicle was "a substantial distance" away when it left the roadway, said Jamie Loftus, founder of YNOT Outdoors. It crossed the field, a road, the sidewalk and YNOT's parking lot before crashing through the building "with no apparent attempt to alter its direction," Loftus said earlier this week. The vehicle then crossed a gravel road and crashed into a pole and fence.

Kelly said the vehicle traveled more than 1,300 feet (396 meters) but would not elaborate and also would not say how fast the vehicle was moving.

He said he could not provide a timeline for completing the investigation and said charges, if appropriate, would be up to the Sangamon County state's attorney.

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Associated Press writers Scott Bauer in Madison, Wisconsin, and Sophia Tareen in Chicago contributed.

An Illinois landlord who murdered a 6-year-old Muslim boy and severely injured the boys mother in a vicious hate-crime attack days after the war in Gaza began was sentenced Friday to 53 years in prison.

Joseph Czuba, 73, was found guilty in February of murder, attempted murder and hate-crime charges in the death of Wadee Alfayoumi and the wounding of his mother, Hanan Shaheen.

Czuba targeted them in October 2023 because of their Islamic faith and as a response to the war between Israel and Hamas.

Evidence at trial included harrowing testimony from Shaheen and her frantic 911 call, along with bloody crime scene photos and police video. Jurors deliberated less than 90 minutes before handing in a verdict.

The family had been renting rooms in Czubas home in Plainfield, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) from Chicago when the attack happened.

Central to prosecutors' case was harrowing testimony from the boys mother, who said Czuba attacked her before moving on to her son, insisting they had to leave because they were Muslim. Prosecutors also played the 911 call and showed police footage. Czuba's wife, Mary, whom he has since divorced, also testified for the prosecution, saying he had become agitated about the Israel-Hamas war, which had erupted days earlier.

Police said Czuba pulled a knife from a holder on a belt and stabbed the boy 26 times, leaving the knife in the child's body. Some of the bloody crime scene photos were so explicit that the judge agreed to turn television screens showing them away from the audience, which included Wadee's relatives.

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He could not escape, Michael Fitzgerald, a Will County assistant states attorney, told jurors at trial. If it wasnt enough that this defendant killed that little boy, he left the knife in the little boys body.

The jury deliberated for 90 minutes before returning a verdict. Czuba is eligible for a minimum prison sentence of 20 to 60 years or life, according to the Will County state's attorney's office.

Prosecutors declined to comment ahead of Friday's hearing and have not said what sentence they will seek. Illinois does not have the death penalty.

The attack renewed fears of anti-Muslim discrimination and hit particularly hard in Plainfield and surrounding suburbs, which have a large and established Palestinian community. Wadee's funeral drew large crowds and Plainfield officials have dedicated a park playground in his honor.

Czuba did not speak during the trial. His defense attorneys argued that there were holes in the case. His public defender, George Lenard, has not addressed reporters and declined comment ahead of the sentencing.

Shaheen had more than a dozen stab wounds and it took her weeks to recover.

She said there were no prior issues in the two years she rented from the Czubas, even sharing a kitchen and a living room.

Then after the start of the war, Czuba told her that they had to move out because Muslims were not welcome. He later confronted Shaheen and attacked her, holding her down, stabbing her and trying to break her teeth.

He told me You, as a Muslim, must die, said Shaheen, who testified in English and Arabic though a translator.

Police testified that officers found Czuba outside the house, sitting on the ground with blood on his body and hands.

Separately, lawsuits have been filed over the boys death, including by his father, Odai Alfayoumi, who is divorced from Shaheen and was not living with them. The U.S. Department of Justice also launched a federal hate crimes investigation.

Seven people died when a pickup truck and a tour van collided near Yellowstone National Park in eastern Idaho Thursday night, according to Idaho State Police.

The crash happened on U.S. Highway 20 near Henry's Lake State Park around 7:15 p.m. local time.

There were 14 people in the Mercedes passenger van, and the driver was the only person inside the Dodge Ram at the time of the crash, according to State Police.

Six of the passengers in the tour van were pronounced dead as well as the driver of the pickup. Officials did not provide information about the condition of the other van passengers.

None of the victims have been publicly identified.

The highway, which runs along the eastern side of Idaho to the western entrance of the national park in Montana, was closed for approximately seven hours as first responders investigated the collision.

The cause is still being determined.

Don't be alarmed, but you might see a big rig without a driver if you're traveling between Dallas and Houston.

Aurora Innovation announced it has successfully launched its commercial self-driving trucking service and begun regular route deliveries between the two Texas cities.

The company said it's the first to operate autonomous commercial trucks on public roads and has completed over 1,200 miles.

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There are plans to bring the driverless tractor-trailers to El Paso, Texas and Phoenix, Arizona by the end of this year, Aurora said.

The semi trucks are hauling technology for Uber Freight and "temperature and time-sensitive freight" for Hirschbach Motor Lines.

Aurora said the trucks are equipped with "a powerful computer and sensors that can see beyond the length of four football fields, enabling it to safely operate on the highway."

The vehicles also use artificial intelligence to help follow the rules of the road.

The most exciting two minutes in sports return Saturday with the 151st Kentucky Derby.

While all eyes will be on the horses, the condition of the track could be just as important. Rain is in the forecast for Louisville, raising the possibility of a sloppy track by post time.

The early favorite is Journalism, the Santa Anita Derby winner. The 3-year-old has finished first in four of five starts and placed third in the other. But there's a potential red flag: all of Journalisms races have been in California, and he has never run on a wet track.

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In fact, only a handful of horses in the Derby field have experience racing on a sloppy surface.

Another horse drawing attention is Render Judgment, owned by the late country singer Toby Keiths farm. Before his death, Keith reportedly called it a dream to have one of his horses run in the Kentucky Derby.

This years race also marks the return of trainer Bob Baffert, following a three-year suspension after his 2021 Derby winner failed a post-race drug test. But his comeback is off to a rocky start Rodriguez, one of his contenders, was scratched due to a foot bruise. Baffert still has Citizen Bull in the field, though the horse will break from the often-dreaded No. 1 post position.

The Kentucky Derby is slated to go off on Saturday at 6:57 p.m. Eastern Time.

President Donald Trump's 2026 budget plan would slash non-defense domestic spending by $163 billion while increasing expenditures on national security, according to statements released by the White House on Friday.

The budget showed a desire to crack down on diversity programs and initiatives to address climate change. But the administration has yet to release detailed tables on what it wants income taxes, tariffs or the budget deficit to be a sign of the political and financial challenge confronting Trump when he's promising to cut taxes and repay the federal debt without doing major damage to economic growth.

Budgets do not become law, but serve as a touchstone for the upcoming fiscal year debates. Often considered a statement of values, this first budget since Trump's return to the White House carries the added weight of defining the Republican president's second-term pursuits, alongside his party in Congress.

It also arrives as Trump has unilaterally imposed what could hundreds of billions of dollars in tax increases in the form of tariffs, setting off a trade war that has consumers, CEOs and foreign leaders worried about a possible economic downturn.

The White House's Office of Management and Budget, headed by Russell Vought, a chief architect of Project 2025, provided contours of a so-called skinny version of topline numbers, with more details to come.

Details soon, Vought said during a Cabinet meeting this week at the White House.

The nation's estimated $7 trillion-plus federal budget has been growing steadily, with annual deficits fast approaching $2 trillion and the annual interest payments on the debt almost $1 trillion. That's thanks mostly to the spike in emergency COVID-19 pandemic spending, changes in the tax code and climbing costs of Medicare, Medicaid and other programs, largely to cover the nation's health needs as people age. The nation's debt load, at $36 trillion, is ballooning.

This year's presidential budget request is expected to reflect cuts already made by Trump's actions and adviser Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, including the slashing of the government workforce. It also could point to potential new revenue streams, possibly from Trump's tariffs program.

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Democrats are prepared to assail Trump's budget as further evidence that the Republican administration is intent on gutting government programs that Americans depend on.

Congress is already deep into the slog of drafting of Trump's big bill of tax breaks, spending cuts and bolstered funds for the administration's mass deportation effort a package that, unlike the budget plan, would carry the force of law.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, who spoke with Trump multiple times this week, is racing to have the president's big, beautiful bill approved by the House by Memorial Day and sent on to the Senate.

We had a very productive and encouraging meeting at the White House this morning, and the remaining pieces of The One, Big Beautiful Bill! are coming together very well," Johnson, R-La., said in a statement after Thursday's meeting with Trump and various committee chairmen.

But deep differences remain among the Republicans, who are trying to pass that big bill over the objections of Democrats.

"We are awaiting some final calculations on a few of the tax components, and we expect to be able to complete that work on a very aggressive schedule, Johnson said.

Meantime, Cabinet officials are expected to start trekking to Capitol Hill to testify about their various requests in the president's budget.

It's Congress, under its constitutional powers, that decides the spending plans, approves the bills that authorize federal programs and funds them through the appropriations process. Often, that system breaks down, forcing lawmakers to pass stopgap spending bills to keep the government funded and avoid federal shutdowns.

Vought is also expected on Capitol Hill in the weeks ahead as the Trump administration presses its case to Congress for funds.

A man who fell from the 21-foot-high Clemente Wall in right field at PNC Park during Wednesday nights game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs remained in critical condition.

Pittsburgh Public Safety, which includes Pittsburgh Police and EMS, posted on X Thursday that the incident is being treated as accidental in nature.

The man who fell was identified Thursday as Kavan Markwood, according to information supplied by the Southern Alleghany School District. District Workforce Development Coordinator Laura Thomson said in a statement that the district is keeping the former student and standout athlete in its thoughts and prayers. She identified Markwood was a 2022 graduate who made a lasting impact on the district community as an athlete and a man of character, and said he was MVP of the football team during his senior year.

Thomson's statement said Markwood is best known for his resilience, strength and kindness. He is a friend to all someone who lifts others up and faces challenges with courage and grace.

Markwood fell onto the warning track in right field just as Pirates star Andrew McCutchen hit a two-run double in the seventh inning to put Pittsburgh ahead 4-3. Players began waving frantically for medical personnel and pointing to the man.

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Markwood was tended to for approximately five minutes by members of both the Pirates and Cubs training staffs as well as PNC personnel, before being removed from the field on a cart. He was taken to the trauma center at Allegheny General Hospital, where he remained on Thursday.

Pittsburgh owner Bob Nutting said the club was deeply saddened and truly heartbroken over what he called a terrible accident.

In times like these, we must come together, support one another, and keep him and his loved ones in our prayers, Nutting said in a statement. We also want to thank and appreciate the efforts of the first responders who rushed to his attention and provided him with compassionate care."

The railing that runs along the Clemente Wall in right field is three feet (36 inches) in height, which exceeds the building code requirements of 26 inches, according to Pirates vice president of communications Brian Warecki.

Fans were sitting in the front row above the Clemente Wall on Thursday ahead of the series finale between the two teams.

McCutchen, a five-time All-Star and franchise icon, said Thursday that the team was devastated," adding that they prayed together after the game. Asked to describe his viewpoint of the sequence, McCutchen declined, saying he is trying not to think about it and is more focused on the mans health.

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Were just hoping for the best for him, he said. I hope he pulls through because hes the reason why we are here. Hes the reason why we play the game. People that show their support so we can do something we love, partly because of him and because of fans. So, I just pray that hes all right.

Pirates manager Derek Shelton and Cubs manager Craig Counsell both alerted the umpire crew of the situation immediately after the play.

Even though its 350 feet away or whatever it is, I mean the fact of how it went down and then laying motionless while the play is going on, I mean Craig saw it, I saw it. We both got out there, Shelton said. I think the umpires saw it because of the way it kicked. Its extremely unfortunate. Thats an understatement.

Players from both teams could be seen praying and McCutchen held a cross that hung from his neck while Markwood was taken off the field.

The game was paused for several minutes while he received medical attention but there was no official stoppage in play.

Police said any medical update on the fan will be provided by medical personnel in conjunction with the man's family.

Fans have died from steep falls at baseball stadiums in the past.

In 2015, Atlanta Braves season ticket holder Gregory K. Murrey flipped over guard rails from the upper deck at Turner Field. That was four years after Shannon Stone, a firefighter attending a game with his 6-year-old son, fell about 20 feet after reaching out for a foul ball tossed into the stands at the Texas Rangers former stadium.

Both incidents prompted scrutiny over the height of guard rails at stadiums. The Rangers raised theirs, while the Braves settled a lawsuit with Murreys family.

A spectator at a 2022 NFL game at Pittsburghs Acrisure Stadium died following a fall on an escalator.

Jill Sobule, the award-winning singer-songwriter whose witty and poignant writing first attracted widespread attention with the song "I Kissed a Girl," died in a house fire Thursday. She was 66.

Her death was confirmed by her publicist, David Elkin, in an email Thursday afternoon. It was not immediately clear how the fire in Woodbury, Minnesota, started.

"Jill Sobule was a force of nature and human rights advocate whose music is woven into our culture," John Porter, her manager, said in a statement. "I was having so much fun working with her. I lost a client & a friend today. I hope her music, memory, & legacy continue to live on and inspire others."

During her more than three decades of recording, Sobule released 12 albums that addressed such complex topics as the death penalty, anorexia nervosa, reproduction and LGBTQ+ issues.

Her first album, "Things Here Are Different," was released in 1990. Five years later, she received widespread attention for her hit singles, "Supermodel," from the movie "Clueless," and "I Kissed A Girl," which, despite being banned on several southern radio stations, made it into the Billboard Top 20.

She also starred in an autobiographical off-Broadway musical that initially premiered at the Wild Project in New York in 2022 and includes songs and stories about her life.

Sobule was known for taking control of her career by fundraising so she could make her next album. In 2008, after two major record companies dumped her and two indie labels went bankrupt beneath her, she raised tens of thousands of dollars from fans so she could make a new album.

"The old kind of paradigm, where you've always waited for other people to do things, you'd have your manager and your agent," she said at the time. "You'd wait for the big record company to give you money to do things and they tell you what to do. This is so great. I want to do everything like this."

Sobule was scheduled to perform in Denver on Friday night. Instead, there will be an informal gathering hosted by her friend Ron Bostwick from 105.5 The Colorado Sound at the performance space where attendees can "share a story or song," according to her publicist.

A formal memorial to celebrate her life and legacy will be held later this summer.

"No one made me laugh more. Her spirit and energy shall be greatly missed within the music community and beyond," Craig Grossman, her booking agent, said in a statement.

Born in Denver, Colorado, on Jan. 16, 1959, she has described herself as a shy child who preferred observing over participating.

Sobule was known for playing dozens of shows a year and has described her live performances as vulnerable experiences. She said she often doesn't have a set list and wings it.

She's performed with such icons as Neil Young, Billy Bragg and Cyndi Lauper, and also inducted Neil Diamond into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame, according to her website. She also sang a song as herself on an episode of "The Simpsons" in 2019.

"In a good way, I feel like I'm still a rookie," she told The Associated Press in 2023 in an interview about her musical. "There's so much more to do and I haven't done my best yet."

She is survived by her brother and sister-in-law, James and Mary Ellen Sobule, along with her nephews and cousins.

If you've been anticipating the release of the next "Grand Theft Auto" game, you're going to have to wait a little while longer.

Rockstar Games, the maker of the popular video game franchise, announced that the release date for "GTA VI" is being pushed back to May 26, 2026.

"We are very sorry that this is later than you expected. The interest and excitement surrounding a new Grand Theft Auto has been truly humbling for our entire team," the company said in a statement. "We want to thank you for your support and your patience as we work to finish the game."

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The new edition of the game was originally planned for release this year, although a specific date was never given.

It's the first new installment of the action-packed cars and crime simulation game series in over a decade. "GTA V" was released in 2013.

"With every game we have released, the goal has always been to try and exceed your expectations, and Grand Theft Auto VI is no exception," Rockstar Games said. "We hope you understand that we need this extra time to deliver at the level of quality you expect and deserve."

Prince Harry lost his appeal Friday, challenging the U.K. governments decision to strip him of his publicly funded security after he stepped away from royal family duties and moved to the U.S.

The Court of Appeal ruled unanimously that a committee hadn't treated Harry unfairly when it decided to review his protection on a case-by-case basis each time he visits the U.K.

The ruling is likely to leave the Duke of Sussex with a large bill to pay the U.K. governments legal fees in addition to his own lawyers costs.

It wasnt immediately clear if he would try to appeal to the U.K. Supreme Court.

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The ruling upheld a High Court judges decision last year that found that a bespoke plan for the Duke of Sussexs security wasnt unlawful, irrational or unjustified.

Harry made a rare appearance for the two-day hearing last month as his lawyer argued that his life was in danger and the Royal and VIP Executive Committee had singled him out for inferior treatment.

There is a person sitting behind me who is being told he is getting a special bespoke process when he knows and has experienced a process that is manifestly inferior in every respect, attorney Shaheed Fatima said. His presence here and throughout this appeal is a potent illustration -- were one needed -- of how much this appeal means to him and his family.

A lawyer for the government said that Harrys argument repeated his misconceived approach that failed in the lower court.

It involves a continued failure to see the wood for the trees, advancing propositions available only by reading small parts of the evidence, and now the judgment, out of context and ignoring the totality of the picture, attorney James Eadie said.

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Harry and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, had stepped back from their official roles in the family in 2020 because they didnt feel they were being protected by the institution, his lawyer said.

After doing so, a Home Office committee ruled there was no basis for publicly funded security support for the duke and duchess within Great Britain.

Harry claimed that he and his family are endangered when visiting his homeland because of hostility aimed at him and Meghan on social media and through relentless hounding by news media.

Since he lost his government-sponsored protection, Harry faced at least two serious security threats, his lawyer said in court papers. Al-Qaida had published a document that said Harrys assassination would please Muslims, and he and his wife were involved in a dangerous pursuit by paparazzi in New York.

Harry, 40, the younger son of King Charles III, has bucked royal family convention by taking the government and tabloid press to court, where he has a mixed record.

He lost a related court case in which he sought permission to privately pay for a police detail when in the U.K. A judge denied that offer after a government lawyer argued officers shouldnt be used as private bodyguards for the wealthy.

But he won a significant victory at trial in 2023 against the publisher of the Daily Mirror when a judge found that phone hacking at the tabloid was widespread and habitual. He claimed a monumental victory in January when Rupert Murdochs U.K. tabloids made an unprecedented apology for intruding in his life for years, and agreed to pay substantial damages to settle his privacy invasion lawsuit.

He has a similar case pending against the publisher of the Daily Mail.

The Vatican has confirmed that the conclave to elect the next pope will commence on Wednesday, May 7.

This announcement follows the recent passing of Pope Francis, who was laid to rest over the weekend. He died last week at the age of 88.

In preparation for the upcoming conclave, cardinals convened Monday morning to discuss various matters related to the election. A total of 135 cardinals are eligible to participate in this significant event, which will shape the future of the Catholic Church.

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Once conclave begins, media blackouts are enacted by the Vatican, sealing the cardinals off from the outside world.

Once convened in the Sistine Chapel, the cardinals take an oath of secrecy and commit to a prayerful selection process. They gather to discuss potential candidates and cast their votes in private.

A two-thirds majority is required to elect the new pope. If no candidate receives the necessary votes after several rounds, the cardinals may shorten voting periods or consider compromise candidates.

In rounds where a candidate fails to achieve the two-thirds majority, the votes are burned with a chemical that produces black smoke, signaling to the faithful gathered outside in St. Peters Square that no decision has been reached.

When a new Pope is elected, white smoke signals the announcement to the world.

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Behind the scenes, the new pontiff must choose his papal name. For instance, when Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio became Pope, he chose the name Francis to honor his commitment to serve the poor.

Cardinals then emerge before the assembled crowd in St. Peters Square to proclaim, "Habemus Papam," Latin for "We have a Pope." The newly elected pontiff subsequently delivers his first blessing and addresses the public.

The death of a Pope marks not just a transition, but a moment of reflection, reverence, and renewal for nearly 1.3 billion Catholics around the globe. Through this intricate dance of tradition and faith, each transition leads to a new chapter in the story of the Catholic Church.

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Spanish power distributor Red Elctrica said that restoring power to large parts of the country after a massive and unprecedented outage Monday that also hit Portugal could take 6-10 hours.

The company declined to speculate on the causes of the blackout. The Portuguese National Cybersecurity Center issued a statement saying there was no sign the outage was due to a cyberattack.

Eduardo Prieto, head of operations at Red Electrica, told journalists it was unprecedented, calling the event exceptional and extraordinary.

The outage hit across Spain and Portugal, including their capitals, knocking out subway networks, phone lines, traffic lights and ATM machines.

Authorities said the cause was not immediately known, though one Portuguese official said the problem appeared to be with the electricity distribution network in Spain.

The Portuguese Cabinet convened an emergency meeting at the prime ministers residence, and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Snchez visited power distributor Red Elctrica to follow efforts at restoring grid operations.

The countries have a combined population of over 50 million people. It was not immediately clear how many were affected. It is rare to have such a widespread outage across the Iberian Peninsula.

A couple of hours later, Spains electricity network operator said it was recovering power in the north and south of the peninsula, which would help to progressively restore the electricity supply nationwide.

Portugals government said the outage appeared to stem from problems outside the country, an official told national news agency Lusa.

It looks like it was a problem with the distribution network, apparently in Spain. Its still being ascertained, Cabinet Minister Leito Amaro was quoted as saying.

Portuguese distributor E-Redes said the outage was due to a problem with the European electricity system, according to Portuguese newspaper Expresso. The company said it was compelled to cut power in specific areas to stabilize the network, according to Expresso.

Spains public broadcaster RTVE said a major power outage hit several regions of the country just after midday local time, leaving its newsroom, Spains parliament in Madrid and subway stations across the country in the dark.

A graph on Spains electricity network website showing demand across the country indicated a steep drop around 12:15 p.m. from 27,500MW to near 15,000MW.

Video aired on Spanish television showed people evacuating metro stations in Madrid and empty stations with trains stopped in Barcelona.

Play at the Madrid Open tennis tournament was suspended. Three matches were underway when power went down.

Spains traffic department asked citizens to avoid using their cars as much as possible due to the power outage, which has affected traffic lights and electrical road signage.

In Terrassa, an industrial town 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Barcelona, stores selling generators were out of stock after people lined up to buy them.

Portugals E-Redes said parts of France also were affected.

In a country of some 10.6 million people, the outage hit the capital, Lisbon, and surrounding areas, as well as northern and southern parts. Portuguese police placed more officers on duty to direct traffic and cope with increased requests for help, including from people trapped in elevators.

Portuguese hospitals and other emergency services switched to generators. Gas stations stopped working and trains stopped running.

Portugals National Authority for Emergencies and Civil Protection said backup power systems were operating.

Several Lisbon subway cars were evacuated, reports said. Also in Portugal, courts stopped work and ATMs and electronic payment systems were affected. Traffic lights in Lisbon stopped working.

It was not possible to make calls on mobile phone networks, though some apps were working.

The Justice Department is cracking down on leaks of information to the news media, with Attorney General Pam Bondi saying prosecutors will once again have authority to use subpoenas, court orders and search warrants to hunt for government officials who make unauthorized disclosures to journalists.

New regulations announced by Bondi in a memo to the staff obtained by The Associated Press on Friday rescind a Biden administration policy that protected journalists from having their phone records secretly seized during leak investigations a practice long decried by news organizations and press freedom groups.

The new regulations assert that news organizations must respond to subpoenas when authorized at the appropriate level of the Department of Justice and also allow for prosecutors to use court orders and search warrants to compel production of information and testimony by and relating to the news media.

The memo says members of the press are presumptively entitled to advance notice of such investigative activities, and subpoenas are to be narrowly drawn. Warrants must also include "protocols designed to limit the scope of intrusion into potentially protected materials or newsgathering activities, the memo states.

The Justice Department will not tolerate unauthorized disclosures that undermine President Trump's policies, victimize government agencies, and cause harm to the American people, Bondi wrote.

Under the new policy, before deciding whether to use intrusive tactics against the news media, the attorney general is to evaluate whether there's a reasonable basis to believe that a crime has been committed and that the information the government is seeking is needed for prosecution. Also, deciding whether prosecutors have first made reasonable attempts to obtain the information from alternative sources and whether the government has first pursued negotiations with the affected member of the news media.

The regulations come as the Trump administration has complained about a series of news stories that have pulled back the curtain on internal decision-making, intelligence assessments and the activities of prominent officials such as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, said this week that she was making a trio of criminal referrals to the Justice Department over intelligence community leaks to the media.

The policy shift also comes amid continued scrutiny of the highest levels of the Trump administration over their own lapses in safeguarding sensitive information. National security adviser Michael Waltz was revealed last month to have inadvertently added a journalist to a group text using the Signal encrypted messaging service, where top officials were discussing plans to attack the Houthis. Hegseth has faced his own drumbeat of revelations over his use of Signal, including a chat that included his wife and brother, among others.

In a statement, Bruce Brown, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, said in a statement that strong protections for journalists serve the American public by safeguarding the free flow of information.

Some of the most consequential reporting in U.S. history from Watergate to warrantless wiretapping after 9/11 was and continues to be made possible because reporters have been able to protect the identities of confidential sources and uncover and report stories that matter to people across the political spectrum, he said.

The policy that Bondi is rescinding was created in by then-Attorney General Merrick Garland in the wake of revelations that the Justice Department officials alerted reporters at three news organizations The Washington Post, CNN and The New York Times that their phone records had been obtained in the final year of the Trump administration.

The new regulations from Garland marked a startling reversal of a practice of phone records' seizures that had persisted across multiple presidential administrations. The Obama Justice Department, under then-Attorney General Eric Holder, alerted The Associated Press in 2013 that it had secretly obtained two months of phone records of reporters and editors in what the news cooperatives top executive called a massive and unprecedented intrusion into newsgathering activities.

After blowback, Holder announced a revised set of guidelines for leak investigations, including requiring the authorization of the highest levels of the department before subpoenas for news media records could be issued.

But the department preserved its prerogative to seize journalists records, and the recent disclosures to the news media organizations show that the practice continued in the Trump Justice Department as part of multiple investigations.