VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Leo XIV touched on faith, power and corruption in the homily of the first Mass he celebrated after being elected pontiff. The first North American pope in history used Italian and Spanish in his blessing to the crowd on Thursday from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica.

NEW YORK (AP) - Female bonobos find strength in numbers, teaming up to fend off males in the wild, a new study finds.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Across the Netherlands, people donned orange clothes - from tuxedos to feather boas - and boats packed with revelers clogged Amsterdam’s canals to celebrate their king’s birthday Saturday.

LONDON (AP) - A lettercard penned by one of the Titanic’s most well-known survivors from onboard the ship, days before it sank, has sold for 300,000 pounds ($399,000) at auction.

LONDON (AP) - Some of the fastest canines on four very short legs have raced for glory in Scotland's annual Corgi Derby. The Musselburgh Racecourse Corgi Derby was first held in 2022 to mark Queen Elizabeth II's 70 years on the throne.

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) - One of the greatest mountain guides will attempt to scale the world’s highest peak for the 31st time - and possibly the 32nd time as well - and break his own record.

ZURICH (AP) - A 19-year-old Asian elephant at the Zurich Zoo gave birth this weekend to a male calf whose name, starting with the letter Z, will be announced this week.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Endangered sea turtles show signs of recovery in a majority of places where they're found worldwide, according to a new global survey released Thursday.