Pope voices willingness to return Indigenous loot, artifacts
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis said Sunday that talks were underway to return colonial-era…
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Immunity rejected for officer after overturned conviction
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama judge has rejected a former police officer’s claim that he should be immune under self-defense laws from a new…
Continue Reading Official: 148 Somalis evacuated from Sudan via Ethiopia
By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Scores of Somalis fleeing violence in Sudan arrived in their Horn of Africa nation on…
Continue Reading Pope speaks of secret peace ‘mission,’ help for Ukraine kids
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday revealed that a secret peace “mission” in…
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California representative speaks out on bank regulations and debt ceiling
California Representative Ro Khanna sat down with Face the Nation moderator Margaret Brennan to discuss bank regulations and the debt…
Continue Reading Police: Armed man wounded, 2 officers hit but saved by vests
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police say an overnight standoff with an armed man in a Philadelphia home ended when he was shot and wounded by officers who…
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USD displays exhibit honoring migrants who lost their lives
A new exhibit is on display at the University of San Diego (USD) Library to shed light on the dangers migrants face. The exhibit documents every…
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California authorities search for man last seen in swollen Kaweah River
A second day of searching did not locate the man swept away by the rising, cold waters of the Kaweah River in Tulare County, according to a Facebook…
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North Carolina movie theater helps autistic child see Super Mario Bros. Movie
He’s never been able to go to the movies in his life, but one North Carolina theater stepped up to help him see his favorite character on the big…
Continue Reading A powerhouse US doctor slain in Sudan, ‘killed for nothing’
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Bound to Sudan by ailing parents and his devotion to treating the poor there, American…
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‘Super Mario Bros. Movie’ hits $1B, is No. 1 for 4 weeks
“The Super Mario Bros. Movie” led ticket sales for the fourth straight weekend in U.S. and Canadian theaters with $40 million as the global haul…
Continue Reading Arrest made in Minneapolis mosque fires that rattled Muslims
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis police have arrested a man suspected of setting two fires that damaged mosques in the city last week as part of what…
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Tucson in process of returning land to Tohono O’odham Nation
The Arizona Daily Star reported the Tucson City Council unanimously approved a proposal earlier this month to give more than 10 acres (40,000…
Continue Reading ‘Super Mario Bros. Movie’ hits $1B, is No. 1 for 4 weeks
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It’s still Mario Time at the box office. “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” led ticket sales for…
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Takeaways about heat deaths and vulnerable older people
Heat waves fueled by climate change are arriving earlier, growing more intense and lasting longer, creating higher risks of illness and death for…
Continue Reading Relatives bury children killed in Russian missile attack
By ANDREA ROSA Associated Press UMAN, Ukraine (AP) — Relatives and friends cried next to coffins as they buried children and others killed in a…
Continue Reading Biden, Marcos set to meet as tensions grow with China
By AAMER MADHANI and JIM GOMEZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to host President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of the…
Continue Reading DNA ties man who died in prison to 1984 NJ killing, AG says
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say DNA evidence has proven that a man who died in prison several years ago was responsible for the 1984 murder of…
Continue Reading Basketball legend Rivers, longtime Globetrotter, dies at 73
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Larry “Gator” Rivers, who helped integrate high school basketball in Georgia before playing for the Harlem Globetrotters…
Continue Reading Tornado flips cars, damages homes in coastal Florida city
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — A tornado touched down in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, on Saturday as a powerful storm system brought intense rain…
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