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Lyndsey Sickler, one of Pittsburgh Pride organizers. Hannah Frances Johansson hide caption toggle caption Hannah Frances Johansson PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Pride celebrations across the country continue to lose out on large sponsorships as corporations, a key source of funding, shrink their affiliation with diversity causes and LGBTQ+ events. Corporate sponsorships of celebrations in several cities

The first of five villagers who were trapped in a cave in Laos emerged on Friday night, after rescue workers pulled him out safely.  "The first victim has been successfully rescued out of the cave," a Thai rescue group said in a Facebook post.  A crowd greeted the man, who struggled to walk and had

Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP A federal judge has blocked President Trump from adding his name to the Kennedy Center, saying that the Washington, D.C. arts complex was named for the late president John F. Kennedy. In a ruling on Friday, the judge also temporarily blocked the administration from closing the Kennedy Center for a planned two-year

An Austrian court convicted on Thursday a man of plotting an attack at a Vienna concert by US singer Taylor Swift in 2024. A 21-year-old Islamist, who was also found guilty of forming a terror cell, was sentenced to 15 years in prison. The defendant, identified as Beran A. in accordance with Austrian privacy laws, is an Austrian

US Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent shows a proposed $250 bill featuring President Donald Trump during a press briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC. KENT NISHIMURA/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption KENT NISHIMURA/AFP via Getty Images President Trump's face could soon appear on a $250 bill

FIFA faces a subpoena from the states of New York and New Jersey amid an investigation into details of pricing for 2026 World Cup tickets and the accuracy of stated seat locations promised to football fans. The tournament, the most expensive World Cup in history by a wide margin, begins in mid-June and will include

NPR Investigations Correspondent Joe Shapiro is among the network journalists who accepted buyouts. Wanyu Zhang/NPR hide caption toggle caption Wanyu Zhang/NPR NPR has laid off 10 journalists, including some veteran reporters, in an attempt to save money and reorganize the newsroom. It also is buying out at least 18 news staffers who voluntarily accepted offers

Turkish riot police on Tuesday fired tear gas and used water cannons to disperse a rally called by ousted opposition leader Ozgur Ozel. The rally took place in the coastal city of Izmir around midday (0900 GMT) as Turkey began preparations to shut down for four days to mark the religious holiday of Eid al-Adha, also known as the Greater

Acy Cooper eats lunch out of his pickup truck at the Myrtle Grove Marina in Port Sulphur, La. on Friday, May 15, 2026. Cooper had just returned to the marina after a shift ferrying oil rig workers from offshore platforms — a job he's taken because of falling shrimp prices and increasing fuel costs. Jay

Skip next section Palestinian woman and young girl killed in Israeli airstrike in Gaza, officials say May 25, 2026 Palestinian woman and young girl killed in Israeli airstrike in Gaza, officials say A Palestinian woman and a young girl were killed in an Israeli airstrike in southern Gaza on Monday, hospital authorities said. The strike