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Pope Francis was worried about greeting crowd in St. Peter’s Square

‘Do you think I can manage it?’ he asked, but was thankful he did, report says

DATE: Apr 22, 2025 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff who ministered with a charming, humble style, dies at 88

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff, who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capita...

DATE: Apr 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Associated Press wins reinstatement to White House events

Judge’s ruling says government can’t punish news organization for content of its speech

DATE: Apr 8, 2025 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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Appeals court clears way for DOGE to keep operating at USAID WASHINGTON (AP) – A federal appeals court on Friday lifted an order blocking Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from...

DATE: Mar 28, 2025 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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Top Russian official meets North Korea's Kim and thanks him for support in Ukraine war SEOUL, South Korea – A top Russian security official met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongy...

DATE: Mar 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

World’s oldest llama enjoys comforting chronically ill children in North Carolina

A bucktoothed llama that spends his days comforting chronically ill children at a North Carolina camp founded by NASCAR royalty has been crowned the world’s oldest llama in captivity. At 27 ...

DATE: Mar 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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3 Bulgarians convicted of spying for Russia across Europe from base in UK LONDON – Three Bulgarian nationals based in Britain were convicted Friday by a London jury of spying for Russia on w...

DATE: Mar 7, 2025 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Senate confirms Gabbard as Trump's director of national intelligence

Sen. Bennet laid into nominee over her views on Ukraine and Snowden

DATE: Feb 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Senate passes Social Security benefits boost for many public service retirees

WASHINGTON – The Senate passed legislation early Saturday to boost Social Security payments for millions of people, pushing a longtime priority for former public employees through Congress i...

DATE: Dec 21, 2024 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Trump wins White House in a political comeback rooted in appeals to frustrated voters

WASHINGTON – Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago, spar...

DATE: Nov 6, 2024 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Biden visits Indian Country and apologizes for the 'sin' of a 150-year-old boarding school policy

LAVEEN VILLAGE, Ariz. – President Joe Biden on Friday formally apologized to Native Americans for the “sin” of a government-run boarding school system that for decades forcibly separated chi...

DATE: Oct 25, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Should elephants have the same rights as people?

A Colorado court may decide DENVER — Missy, Kimba, Lucky, LouLou, and Jambo have lived in Colorado Springs for decades in the elephant exhibit at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. Now an animal rig...

DATE: Oct 24, 2024 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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