Why US Catholics are planning pilgrimages in communities across the nation
By PETER SMITH Associated Press A long-planned series of Catholic pilgrimages has begun across the United States this weekend, with pilgrims…
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The Senate filibuster is a hurdle to any national abortion bill. Democrats are campaigning on it
By CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Sen. Tammy Baldwin, facing a tough reelection fight in one of the races that will determine…
Continue ReadingWhat we’ve learned so far in the Trump hush money trial and what to watch for as it wraps up
By ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Testimony in the hush money trial of Donald Trump is set to conclude in the…
Continue ReadingFrench security forces work to regain control of airport highway in violence-scorched New Caledonia
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press French security forces are working to retake control of the highway to the international airport in…
Continue ReadingSlovak prime minister’s condition remains serious but prognosis positive after assassination bid
By LEFTERIS PITARAKIS Associated Press BANSKA BYSTRICA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s populist prime minister, Robert Fico, remained in serious…
Continue ReadingScottie Scheffler warmed up in a jail cell. Then he moved up the PGA Championship leaderboard
By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — The world’s top golfer was being booked and fingerprinted before the second round of the PGA Championship in…
Continue ReadingSlovakian Prime Minister Fico no longer in immediate danger but condition still serious, deputy says
Story by Reuters (Reuters) — Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is no longer in immediate danger but still in a serious condition, his deputy…
Continue ReadingHeavy rains set off flash floods in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 84 people
By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — More heavy rains in Afghanistan have triggered flash floods, raising the death toll to 84 in the…
Continue Reading2 dead and 5 missing after a boat collision on the Danube River in Hungary
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Police say two people have died and five are missing following a boat collision on the…
Continue ReadingAfter a gunman tried to shoot him, this pastor wants to make his church safer. But ‘we don’t have the money,’ he says
By Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — In the years Pastor Glenn Germany has been leading the small congregation at Jesus’ Dwelling Place,…
Continue ReadingAirstrike kills 27 in central Gaza and fighting rages as Israel’s leaders are increasingly divided
By WAFAA SHURAFA, SAMY MAGDY and JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli airstrike killed 27 people in central…
Continue ReadingAt least 11 killed as Russia presses forward with its offensive in northeastern Ukraine
By SAMYA KULLAB and ELISE MORTON Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — At least 11 people were reported killed in attacks in Ukraine’s…
Continue ReadingCongolese army says it has foiled a coup attempt. Self-exiled opposition figure threatens president
By CHRISTINA MALKIA and CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s army says it has foiled a coup attempt and arrested the…
Continue ReadingIn Oregon’s Democratic primaries, progressive and establishment wings battle for US House seats
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Two Democratic primaries for U.S. House seats in Oregon could help reveal whether the…
Continue ReadingWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange facing pivotal moment in long fight to stay out of US court
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The host of a news conference about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s extradition fight wryly…
Continue Reading‘How do you get hypothermia in a prison?’ Records show hospitalizations among Virginia inmates
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A lawsuit over a Virginia prison inmate’s death has raised broader questions about…
Continue ReadingJapanese authorities urge caution after wild bears attack several people in the northeast
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese authorities have warned residents to be aware of wild bears in the country’s northeast…
Continue ReadingIn Oregon’s Democratic primaries, progressive and establishment wings battle for US House seats
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Two Democratic primaries for U.S. House seats in Oregon could help reveal whether the…
Continue ReadingWhat happened in the UK’s infected blood scandal from the 1970s to ’90s?
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The final report of the U.K.’s infected blood inquiry was published on Monday, nearly six years…
Continue ReadingCompanies are trying to attract more smartphone users across Africa. But there are risks
By FRANCIS KOKUTSE and JACK THOMPSON Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Anita Akpeere prepared fried rice in her kitchen in Ghana’s capital…
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