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In Asia, pope urges Indonesia to live up to promise of 'harmony in diversity,' fight extremism

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Pope Francis urged Indonesia to live up to its promise of "harmony in diversity" and fight religious intolerance on Wednesday, as he set a rigorous pace for an 11-day, four-n...

Sep 03, 2024

In Asia, pope urges Indonesia to live up to promise of 'harmony in diversity,' fight extremism

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Pope Francis urged Indonesia to live up to its promise of "harmony in diversity" and fight religious intolerance on Wednesday, as he set a rigorous pace for an 11-day, four-n...

Sep 03, 2024

Republicans in Massachusetts select attorney John Deaton to take on Sen. Elizabeth Warren

BOSTON (AP) - Attorney John Deaton won a three-way Republican primary to face off against incumbent U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who ran unopposed in Tuesday's Massachusetts primary. Deaton, a former U...

Sep 03, 2024

Federal judge rejects Donald Trump's request to intervene in wake of hush money conviction

NEW YORK (AP) - A federal judge on Tuesday rejected Donald Trump's request to intervene in his New York hush money criminal case, thwarting the former president's latest bid to overturn his felony con...

Sep 03, 2024

US charges Hamas leader, other militants in connection with Oct. 7 massacre in Israel

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department announced criminal charges Tuesday against Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and other militants in connection with the Oct. 7, 2023, rampage in Israel. The criminal c...

Sep 03, 2024

US charges Hamas leader, other militants in connection with Oct. 7 massacre in Israel

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department announced criminal charges Tuesday against Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and other militants in connection with the Oct. 7, 2023, rampage in Israel. The criminal c...

Sep 03, 2024

Mistrial declared after jury deadlocks in rape case of former New Hampshire youth center worker

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - The first criminal case linked to New Hampshire's sprawling child abuse scandal ended in a mistrial Tuesday after a jury deadlocked on charges against a former youth detention fac...

Sep 03, 2024

Online fundraiser for Matthew Gaudreau's widow raises more than $550K as the sports world mourns

More tributes are pouring in from around the hockey community after the deaths of NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and brother Matthew, who were killed last week by a suspected drunken driver while riding t...

Sep 03, 2024

Phoenix weathers 100 days of 100-plus degree temps as heat scorches western US

PHOENIX (AP) - Cam Ferguson gets to his spot on the street adjacent to Chase Field - home of Major League Baseball's Arizona Diamondbacks - about four hours before first pitch to set up his usual disp...

Sep 03, 2024

Phoenix weathers 100 days of 100-plus degree temps as heat scorches western US

PHOENIX (AP) - Cam Ferguson gets to his spot on the street adjacent to Chase Field - home of Major League Baseball's Arizona Diamondbacks - about four hours before first pitch to set up his usual disp...

Sep 03, 2024