Benedict’s 2013 resignation shook a routine Vatican ceremony
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Veteran reporter Giovanna Chirri was starting to doze off in the Vatican press room on a…
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While blamed, Benedict fought sex abuse more than past popes
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is rightly credited with having been one of the 20th century’s…
Continue ReadingGround crew worker killed in accident at Alabama airport
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A member of an airline ground crew working at an Alabama airport died Saturday afternoon in an accident at the facility.…
Continue ReadingPolice probe motive in attack on officers near Times Square
By ERIC TUCKER, MICHAEL BALSAMO and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities in New York City are investigating whether a man…
Continue ReadingCanada, Australia impose COVID rules on travelers from China
BEIJING (AP) — Australia and Canada have joined a growing list of countries requiring travelers from China to take a COVID-19 test prior to…
Continue ReadingNo. 1 Georgia rallies to beat No. 4 Ohio State 42-41 in semi
By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Stetson Bennett capped No. 1 Georgia’s comeback from a two-touchdown, fourth-quarter deficit with…
Continue ReadingBrazil’s Lula sworn in, vows accountability and rebuilding
By MAURICIO SAVARESE and CARLA BRIDI Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was sworn in as president on…
Continue ReadingCroatia rings in New Year as fully integrated EU member
By SABINA NIKSIC Associated Press ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — At the stroke of midnight on Saturday, Croatia switched to the shared European currency,…
Continue ReadingNo. 3 TCU upsets No. 2 Michigan 51-45 in wild CFP semifinal
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — TCU’s wild ride has one more stop. The Horned Frogs are headed to Sofi…
Continue ReadingCanada to require COVID tests for passengers from China
OTTAWA, Canada (AP) — Canada plans to temporarily require people flying from China, Hong Kong and Macao to test negative for COVID-19 before…
Continue ReadingChief justice: Judges’ safety ‘essential’ to court system
By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With security threats to Supreme Court justices still fresh memories, Chief Justice John…
Continue ReadingNKorea’s Kim orders ‘exponential’ expansion of nuke arsenal
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered the “exponential” expansion of his…
Continue ReadingBYU offensive lineman Veikoso dies in construction accident
HONOLULU (AP) — Brigham Young University offensive lineman Sione Veikoso was killed in a construction accident in his hometown in Hawaii, family…
Continue ReadingAppeals court rules against transgender man in bathroom case
MIAMI (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled that a Florida school district’s policy of separating school bathrooms based on biological sex…
Continue ReadingBanks seek to quash women’s lawsuits in Jeffrey Epstein case
NEW YORK (AP) — Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan Chase are asking a federal court to throw out lawsuits that claim the big banks should have seen…
Continue Reading‘Atmospheric river’ dumps heavy rain, snow across California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A powerful storm brought drenching rain or heavy snowfall to much of California on Saturday, snarling traffic and closing…
Continue ReadingIran tests military drones in wargame near Strait of Hormuz
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s military has tested new attack drones in the coastal area of the Gulf of Oman and near the strategic…
Continue Reading3 Indianapolis officers shoot man apparently sleeping in car
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two Indianapolis police investigations are underway after three officers shot a man who appeared to have been sleeping in his…
Continue ReadingBelievers gather at Bavarian pilgrimage town to mourn pope
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press ALTOETTING, Germany (AP) — Mourners lined up quietly in the Collegiate Church of Altoetting in Pope Benedict…
Continue Reading15 dead, 47 injured in western Mexico bus crash
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Fifteen people are dead and 47 are being treated for their injuries after a bus carrying holiday season tourists flipped on a…
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