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Pope Leo baptizes 20 infants in a tradition marking the end of the Christmas season
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV baptized 20 babies in the Sistine Chapel on…
Germany sharply rejects RFK Jr.’s claims that it prosecutes doctors for vaccine exemptions
BERLIN (AP) — The German government has sharply rejected accusations by U.S. Health Secretary Robert…
Slow-moving prisoner releases in Venezuela enter 3rd day after government announces goodwill effort
SAN FRANCISCO DE YARE, Venezuela (AP) — As Diógenes Angulo was freed Saturday from a…
US launches new retaliatory strikes against IS in Syria after deadly ambush
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has launched another round of retaliatory strikes against the Islamic…
Kenyan women lost their husbands and then their land. But some are fighting back
SIAYA, Kenya (AP) — Rebecca Anyango stood outside the house she has called home for…
Milan’s Catholic archdiocese brings Olympic values into parish life
Milan’s Catholic leaders faced a choice when the city was selected to host the 2026…
Millions of Venezuelans scattered across Latin America cautiously watch what comes next
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Almost immediately after U.S. forces deposed Venezuela’s president, officials from Washington…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EST
Anti-ICE protesters assemble across the US after shootings in Minneapolis and Portland, Oregon MINNEAPOLIS (AP)…
Anti-ICE protesters assemble across the US after shootings in Minneapolis and Portland, Oregon
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Thousands of people marched in Minneapolis on Saturday to protest the fatal…
Veteran actor T.K. Carter, known for ‘The Thing’ and ‘Punky Brewster,’ dies at 69
DUARTE, Calif. (AP) — Veteran actor T.K. Carter, who appeared in the horror film “The…
VR headsets are ‘hope machines’ inside California prisons, offering escape and practical experience
CHOWCHILLA, Calif. (AP) — Jacob Smith has been in prison for two decades, but he…
6 people killed in Mississippi rampage, including 7-year-old girl. Suspect charged with murder
WEST POINT, Miss. (AP) — A 24-year-old Mississippi man killed six people — his father,…
Ex-husband charged in murders of Ohio couple
PHOENIX (AP) — The ex-husband of an Ohio woman was charged with the murders of…
Daniel Walker Howe, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, dead at 88
NEW YORK (AP) — Daniel Walker Howe, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian whose “What Hath God…
Nicaragua’s government says it’s freeing detainees after pressure from the US
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaragua’s Interior Ministry said Saturday the country would release dozens of…
Virginia man pleads not guilty to charges in DC pipe bomb case
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Virginia man has pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of…
Nobel Institute says Venezuelan leader Machado can’t give Peace Prize to Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — The organization that oversees the Nobel Peace Prize is throwing cold water…
Harbin ice festival draws sculptors and spectators to northern China, in photos
HARBIN, China (AP) — Sculptors converged over the weekend on the frigid northern Chinese city…
US intercepts fifth sanctioned tanker as it exerts control over Venezuelan oil distribution
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. forces boarded another oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea on Friday,…
Supporters press for a DC memorial to Thomas Paine, whose writings helped fuel the Revolutionary War
NEW YORK (AP) — Some 250 years after “Common Sense” helped inspire the 13 colonies…
Gregg McCarron, jockey who mentored his Hall of Fame brother Chris, dies at 77
MOUNT AIRY, Md. (AP) — Gregg McCarron, who won over 2,400 races in a 24-year…
The aftermath of the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE agent in photos
Protesters continued to confront federal officers in Minneapolis, days after 37-year-old Renee Good was fatally…
A week in photos from Venezuela after U.S. strike removed its president
Venezuelans navigated a tense week after U.S. forces captured former President Nicolás Maduro and his…
Video shows armed men beating a Palestinian in the Israeli-occupied West Bank
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Dozens of masked men armed with sticks beat and injured…