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Plot thickens over origins of pope's civil union endorsement

VATICAN CITY - Questions swirled Thursday about the origins of Pope Francis' bombshell comments endorsing same-sex civil unions, with all evidence suggesting he made them in a 2019 interview that was ...

Oct 22, 2020

James Randi, dazzling magician and skeptic, dies at 92

James Randi, a magician who later challenged spoon benders, mind readers and faith healers with such voracity that he became regarded as the country's foremost skeptic, has died, his foundation announ...

Oct 22, 2020

EU awards human rights prize to Belarus opposition

BRUSSELS - The European Union has awarded its top human rights prize to the Belarus opposition movement and its leader, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, for their challenge to President Alexander Lukashenko'...

Oct 22, 2020

Mixed Philippine reaction on pope nod on gay civil unions

MANILA, Philippines - Pope Francis' endorsement of same-sex civil unions drew mixed reactions Thursday in the Philippines, Asia's bastion of Catholicism, with a retired bishop saying he was scandalize...

Oct 22, 2020

Bad Bunny, Daddy Yankee top Billboard Latin Music Awards

SUNRISE, Fla. - Bad Bunny and Daddy Yankee triumphed at the Billboard Latin Music Awards Wednesday, claiming seven trophies apiece at the pandemic-delayed show. Bad Bunny won artist of the year, the n...

Oct 21, 2020

Lowe homers twice, Rays hold off Dodgers 6-4 to even Series

ARLINGTON, Texas - Brandon Lowe busted out early and Tampa Bay's bullpen hung on late. Rays and Dodgers, tied after two in Texas. Lowe shook loose from his extended post-season slump with two opposite...

Oct 21, 2020

Trio who lived on space station return to Earth safely

MOSCOW - A trio of space travellers safely returned to Earth on Thursday after a six-month mission on the International Space Station. A Soyuz capsule carrying NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, and Roscos...

Oct 21, 2020

Officer may face charges in killing of autistic Palestinian

JERUSALEM - Israeli prosecutors on Wednesday recommended charging a police officer with reckless manslaughter in the deadly shooting of an autistic Palestinian man in Jerusalem's Old City earlier this...

Oct 21, 2020

39 Chinese are Thailand's 1st foreign tourists in 7 months

BANGKOK - Thailand's tourist industry took a modest step toward reviving its coronavirus-battered fortunes Tuesday by welcoming 39 visitors who flew in from Shanghai, the first such arrivals since reg...

Oct 21, 2020

Unknown group sends Democratic voters intimidating emails

BOSTON - Democratic voters in at least four battleground states including Florida and Pennsylvania received threatening emails, falsely purporting to be from the far-right group Proud Boys, that warne...

Oct 21, 2020