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Allentown Diocese bishop rejoices at election of Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope
Allentown Diocese Bishop Alfred Schlert said he is rejoicing at the election of Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV, the ...
Ex-model tearfully tells jury that Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulted her when she was 16
NEW YORK (AP) — A former model tearfully testified Thursday that Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulted her when she was 16 ...
Father of 15-year-old who killed 2 at Wisconsin religious school faces felony charges
Rupnow’s daughter, 15-year-old Natalie Rupnow, opened fire on Dec. 16, 2024, at Abundant Life Christian School, killing a ...
House follows Trump’s lead with a vote to change the Gulf of Mexico to ‘Gulf of America’
President Donald Trump already signed an executive order during his first day in office to rename the Gulf. House Republicans ...
Released Palestinian student helps launch immigrant legal aid initiative in Vermont
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A Palestinian student arrested during an interview about finalizing his U.S. citizenship helped launch ...
How a Chinese delicacy got caught in the crossfire of Trump’s trade war
But the escalating trade war between the U.S. and China is now crippling an entire industry that hand-harvests geoducks, ...
Deadly April rainfall in US South and Midwest was intensified by climate change, scientists say
The series of storms unleashed tornadoes, strong winds and extreme rainfall in the central Mississippi Valley region from ...
Who is Robert Prevost, the first American pope?
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis brought Robert Prevost to the Vatican in 2023 as the powerful head of the office that vets ...
US retires database tracking billions of dollars of climate change-fueled weather damage
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is retiring its public database meant to keep track of the cost of losses from climate change-fueled weather disasters including floods, heat waves, ...