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Pope names 21 new cardinals, significantly increasing pool who will one day elect successor

ROME (AP) - Pope Francis named 21 new cardinals Sunday, significantly increasing the size of the College of Cardinals and further cementing his mark on the group of prelates who will one day elect his...

Oct 06, 2024

Pope names 21 new cardinals, significantly increasing pool who will one day elect successor

ROME (AP) - Pope Francis named 21 new cardinals Sunday, significantly increasing the size of the College of Cardinals and further cementing his mark on the group of prelates who will one day elect his...

Oct 06, 2024

Apparent Israeli airstrike on mosque in central Gaza kills at least 18 people

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - An apparent Israeli airstrike early Sunday killed at least 18 people in central Gaza, Palestinian medical officials said. The strike hit a mosque sheltering displaced ...

Oct 05, 2024

Apparent Israeli airstrike on mosque in central Gaza kills at least 18 people

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - An apparent Israeli airstrike early Sunday killed at least 18 people in central Gaza, Palestinian medical officials said. The strike hit a mosque sheltering displaced ...

Oct 05, 2024

Leslie strengthens into a hurricane in the Atlantic but isn't threatening land

MIAMI (AP) - Leslie has strengthened into a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean and isn't threatening land, forecasters said. The storm was located Saturday about 725 miles (1,170 kilometers) west-southwe...

Oct 04, 2024

Leslie strengthens into a hurricane in the Atlantic but isn't threatening land

MIAMI (AP) - Leslie has strengthened into a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean and isn't threatening land, forecasters said. The storm was located Saturday about 725 miles (1,170 kilometers) west-southwe...

Oct 04, 2024

Biden says he doesn't know whether Israel is holding up peace deal to influence 2024 US election

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden had terse words for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday, and said he didn't know whether the Israeli leader was holding up a peace deal in order to influe...

Oct 04, 2024

Supreme Court steps into a fight over plans to store nuclear waste in rural Texas and New Mexico

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to step into a fight over plans to store nuclear waste at sites in rural Texas and New Mexico. The justices said they will review a ruling by the 5...

Oct 04, 2024

Iran's foreign minister vows harsh retaliation if Israel strikes Iran in response to missile barrage

BEIRUT (AP) - Iran's foreign minister warned Israel on Friday that if it carries out an attack on Iran, Tehran will retaliate in a harsh way. Abbas Araghchi was in Beirut for meetings with Lebanese of...

Oct 04, 2024

Rainstorms and heavy floods hit large parts of Bosnia, killing at least 14 people

KISELJAK, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) - A severe rainstorm struck Bosnia overnight Friday, killing at least 14 people and flooding several towns and villages in central and southern parts of the country. ...

Oct 04, 2024