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1 day ago | wral.com | Valerie Gonzalez |Gisela Salomon

FILE - A migrant seeking asylum holds up the CBP One app showing his appointment was canceled after President Donald Trump was sworn into office, Jan. 20, 2025, in Matamoros, Mexico. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Hubert Montoya burst out laughing when the U.S. Department of Homeland Security emailed to say he should leave the country immediately or risk consequences of being deported. He is a U.S. citizen. “I just thought it was absurd,” the Austin, Texas, immigration attorney said.

2 days ago | wral.com | Esha Mitra |Mukhtar Ahmad |Kara Fox

(CNN) — At least one tourist has been killed and 13 others injured in a suspected terror attack in the disputed Himalayan region of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, authorities said. The attack took place in a popular tourist destination in Pahalgam, in the mountainous Anantnag district. A group of tourists were fired on by suspected militants and the injured were taken to the district’s main hospital for treatment, authorities said.

2 days ago | wral.com | Jessica Patrick

Earth Day is April 22. Here are six simple things families can do to reduce their environmental impact. Frank Leibfarth, an associate chemistry professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is studying ways to make more sustainable, long-lasting plastics. Like many of us, he wants to make a difference at home, too. "Even in my personal life I want to do the little things correctly to be more sustainable," Leibfarth said.

3 days ago | wral.com | Renee Chou

WRAL traveled the world leading up to and during Pope Francis’ time as the Catholic leader. Former WRAL anchor David Crabtree was at the Vatican when Francis was named the next Pope. "We had seen several days where black smoke appeared - meaning no election had happened," Crabtree said on Monday, reflecting on his coverage of the pope announcement in March 2013. Anticipation was growing in Saint Peter's Square outside the Vatican.

3 days ago | wral.com | Kathy Hanrahan

Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff, brought a breath of fresh air into a 2,000-year-old institution when he took over as the leader of the church in 2013. Until his death on April 21, 2025, he continued to focus on concern for the poor and a message of acceptance and mercy.