Thousands pay final respects to Pope Francis as Vatican considers extending public viewing
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The public viewing of Pope Francis' casket is scheduled to resume Thursday, a day …
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4/24/25
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama man is scheduled to be executed Thursday after dropping his appeals, saying he's guilty of raping and murdering a woman in 2010 and he doesn't want to keep …
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By KIM CHANDLER
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4/24/25
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Legendary attorney Fred Gray — once deemed the “chief counsel” of the Civil Rights Movement by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. — was honored with a statue outside …
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By SAFIYAH RIDDLE
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4/24/25
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Chicago Bears great Steve McMichael dies at 67 after battle with ALS
CHICAGO (AP) — Steve McMichael, a star defensive tackle on the Chicago Bears’ famed 1985 Super Bowl championship team, has …
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4/24/25
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Preliminary data from the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention says the U.S. has seen 8,485 cases of whooping cough in 2025. That's twice as many cases as this time last year, based on the …
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By DEVNA BOSE
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4/24/25
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U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told a personal story of his own heroin addiction and recovery at a conference on drug addiction in Tennessee. Speaking to a group of …
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By TRAVIS LOLLER
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4/24/25
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U.S. preorders for the Nintendo Switch 2 kicked off shortly after the clock struck midnight Thursday. But chaos soon ensued amid high demand. Scores of consumers hoping to be among the first to own …
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By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS
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4/24/25
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A new carnivorous caterpillar that wears the remains of its prey has been dubbed the bone collector. The odd insect is only found on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. It creeps along spiderwebs, feeding …
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By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN
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4/24/25
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Gaza's Health Ministry says Israeli strikes have killed at least 28 people, mostly women and children. Israel ended its ceasefire with Hamas and renewed its air and ground war over a month ago. It …
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By The Associated Press
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4/24/25
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4/24/25
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4/24/25
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A new study shows female bonobos team up to fend off males in the wild. Scientists have long wondered why bonobos live in generally female-dominated societies since the males are physically bigger …
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By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN
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4/24/25
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Four White Sox pitchers - all from Massachusetts - made their Fenway mound debuts within 24 hours
BOSTON (AP) — Four young Chicago White Sox pitchers all had something in common before they …
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4/24/25
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Russia’s illegal seizure of Crimea from Ukraine 11 years ago was quick and bloodless. But Kyiv and most of the world never recognized Moscow’s annexation of the strategic peninsula. It is now a …
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4/24/25
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4/24/25
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The papacy of Pope Francis ended with the same core doctrine for LGBTQ+ people that he had inherited. The Catholic Church still rejected same-sex marriage and condemned any sexual relations between …
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By DAVID CRARY
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4/24/25
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4/23/25
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Pope Francis worried about greeting crowd in St. Peter's Square but was thankful he did, report says
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Vatican News has reported that Pope Francis was thankful that he was …
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4/23/25
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