Newark Liberty International Airport suddenly shut down Wednesday evening due to a reported “aircraft emergency" -- grounding all flights....

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s secretary of state, said the pope “will not participate in the Board of Peace due to its particular nature, which is clearly not that of other states.”...

Elpidio Reyna, 41, of Compton, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to one count of assault on a federal officer by deadly or dangerous weapon resulting in bodily injury....