Pope Benedict XVI’s aide acknowledges criticism over memoir
ROME (AP) — The longtime secretary to Pope Benedict XVI acknowledged Sunday that his tell-all memoir, published in the days after Benedict’s…
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Los Angeles TV meteorologist says she’s OK after fainting
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A TV meteorologist in Los Angeles was recovering Sunday after fainting on the air during a weekend newscast. Alissa Carlson was…
Continue Reading Search on for Florida boaters missing in lake near Legoland
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (AP) — Authorities searched Sunday for two boaters who were missing and believed drowned in an accident on a central Florida…
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Rep. McHenry speaks on preventing further bank failures
In an interview with “Face the Nation” moderator Margaret Brennan, McHenry said Congress must explore the circumstances that led to the closures of…
Continue Reading California to seek beds for mental health, drug treatment
SAN DIEGO (AP) — California voters would decide whether to fund a major expansion of housing and treatment for residents suffering from mental…
Continue Reading UBS to buy Credit Suisse for nearly $3.25B to calm turmoil
By JAMEY KEATEN and KEN SWEET Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Banking giant UBS is buying troubled rival Credit Suisse for almost $3.25 billion, in…
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NAACP calls on California officials for reparation plan details
The San Francisco NAACP is calling for more details from officials regarding the city’s reparations…
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Californians celebrates St. Patrick’s Day and March Madness
Beautiful weather and sunny skies as folks in green filled the streets of Old…
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California freeway shuts down due to sinkhole
The California Highway Patrol issued a SigAlert shutting down all southbound lanes of the Southbound 5 Freeway just north of Western Avenue in…
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Arizona authorities rescue vehicle stuck in river
There was a dramatic rescue on the Salt River near Phoenix, when two people got trapped by rising…
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Ethiopia’s Jemal Yimer wins Los Angeles Marathon
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jemal Yimer of Ethiopia won the men’s division of the Los Angeles Marathon on Sunday, while Stacy Ndiwa of Kenya took the…
Continue Reading 2 skiers missing in avalanche near Mont Blanc
ROME (AP) — Rescue teams are searching for two skiers who were caught in an avalanche near Mont Blanc on Italy’s northern border with France.…
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Water related deaths reported in Arizona days after storms
Days after storms dropped heavy rain on many parts of Arizona, authorities still are dealing with water-related deaths with more weather on the…
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Tourists hoping to see Arizona falls forced out by flooding
Shannon Castellano and Travis Methvin should have spent this weekend seeing world-famous waterfalls on the Havasupai Tribe Reservation in northern…
Continue Reading UK aims to send migrants to Rwanda in months if courts agree
By IGNATIUS SSUUNA and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Britain’s government says it could start deporting asylum-seekers to…
Continue Reading Croatian authorities destroy World War II anti-ship mine
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatian authorities have destroyed a huge anti-ship mine from World War II that was buried in the seabed near a key…
Continue Reading Water related deaths reported in Arizona days after storms
PHOENIX (AP) — Days after storms dropped heavy rain on many parts of Arizona, authorities still are dealing with water-related deaths with more…
Continue Reading Gunmen kill 9 Chinese at mine in Central African Republic
By JEAN-FERNAND KOENA and KRISTA LARSON Associated Press BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — A local official in Central African Republic says…
Continue Reading New law allows anti-abortion monument at Arkansas Capitol
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has signed a new law that will allow a monument near the state Capitol marking the…
Continue Reading Kazakhs vote in newly competitive parliamentary election
ASTANA, Kazakhstan (AP) — Voters in Kazakhstan have gone to the polls to choose lawmakers in the lower house of parliament which is being…
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