Young nuns: Two diverse paths to a rare life of faith
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Less than 1% of Catholic nuns in the United States today are 30 or younger. Seyram Adzokpa and Zoey Stapleton…
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Takeaways from AP’s reporting on young nuns
Associated Press Less than 1% of nuns in the United States today are 30 or younger. That number has remained steady in the past decade but shows…
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Crowds in Mayotte vent frustration with cyclone response as Macron tours devastation
Associated Press MIRERENI, Mayotte (AP) — Crowds in Mayotte have vented their frustration at French President Emmanuel Macron, with some booing.…
Continue ReadingUN food agency says 40 million people are struggling to feed themselves in West and Central Africa
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The U.N.’s food agency says more than 40 million people are struggling to feed themselves across West…
Continue Reading7 inmates are dead after a prison riot in southern Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Seven inmates are dead after a prison riot in southern Mexico, where inmates resisted transfers to other jails and fought police…
Continue ReadingTesla recalling almost 700,000 vehicles due to tire pressure monitoring system issue
AP Business Writer Tesla is recalling almost 700,000 vehicles because of an issue with the warning light on the tire pressure monitoring system.…
Continue Reading2 men charged in UK with assaulting police in Manchester Airport fracas. No officer will be charged
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Two men have been charged with assaulting police during a scuffle in July at Manchester Airport that led to outrage…
Continue ReadingTrump was poised to inherit a strong economy. Then things got rocky and he added to the uncertainty
Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The smooth economy that Donald Trump was poised to inherit suddenly looks a bit rockier — with…
Continue ReadingDiplomatic spat erupts after Hungary gives asylum to Polish politician suspected of corruption
Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Hungary has given political asylum to a Polish opposition politician who is wanted on suspicions of…
Continue ReadingYounger generations swap tradition for self-expression with holiday decorations
AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Whether dressed in black, mimicking bare branches or decked out with enough bows for a Taylor Swift concert, the…
Continue ReadingYounger generations swap tradition for self-expression with holiday decorations
AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Whether dressed in black, mimicking bare branches or decked out with enough bows for a Taylor Swift concert, the…
Continue ReadingRwanda and WHO declare end of Marburg outbreak after no new cases reported
Associated Press KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — The World Health Organization and the Rwandan government have declared the outbreak in Rwanda of the…
Continue ReadingRussia’s central bank holds off on interest rate hike amid friction between inflation, war spending
Associated Press Russia’s central bank has left its benchmark interest rate at a record 21%, holding off on further increases despite high consumer…
Continue ReadingAiling French man on death row pleads to return home as Indonesia to pardon 44,000 prisoners
Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities say an ailing French national on death row for drug offenses has made a…
Continue ReadingInternal divisions doom Michigan Democrats in their final days of legislative control
Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Democrats are ending their final days in control of the state government bogged down with disunity…
Continue ReadingA teenager stabs a 7-year-old to death and wounds a teacher and 3 more children in a Croatian school
Associated Press ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — A knife-wielding teenager walked into a school in Croatia’s capital on Friday, stabbed a 7-year-old girl…
Continue ReadingCongo replaces top military chief and other senior officers as fighting in the east rages on
Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congolese state media says President Felix Tshisekedi has replaced the armed forces chief and several other top…
Continue Reading France’s anti-terrorism court convicts 8 people of involvement in the 2020 beheading of a teacher
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s anti-terrorism court on Friday convicted eight people of involvement in the beheading of teacher Samuel…
Continue ReadingWhite House starts scrapping pending regulations on transgender athletes and student debt
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is abandoning his efforts to provide some protections for transgender student athletes and…
Continue Reading8 dead, 18 rescued as speedboat carrying migrants capsizes near Greek island of Rhodes
ATHENS, Greeece (AP) — Greek authorities say a speedboat carrying migrants capsized Friday morning off the eastern Greek island of Rhodes, leaving…
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