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Pope, after blunt talk to Congress, thanks nuns in New York
NEW YORK (AP) – Pope Francis plunged into the melting pot of New York on Thursday after reminding the country of its immigrant origins in the first papal speech before Congress. At an evening prayer...
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Charleston storm heavily damages 10 homes; no injuries
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – A storm has heavily damaged at least 10 homes but apparently caused no injuries when it struck near Charleston, South Carolina. St. John’s Fire District Battalion Chief James...
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John Carroll student creates portrait of Pope Francis from 5,000 nails
This report is from our sister station WIAT in Birmingham, Alabama. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — John Carroll Catholic High School student Nick Bertani crafted a giant art installation for his art class...
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The Latest: Vatican flag flying outside United Nations
NEW YORK (AP) – The Vatican flag is flying for the first time at the United Nations, raised without fanfare or ceremony just before Pope Francis arrives to address the U.N. General Assembly. U.N....
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More than 120,000 playsets recalled due to fall hazard
(MEDIA GENERAL) – About 121,000 Rainbow playsets are being recalled because of a fall hazard. The Consumer Product Safety Commission said the plastic trapeze rings on the playset can unexpectedly crack...
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Photos: John Boehner’s career
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – If you are viewing this on a mobile device, you can click here to view a timeline of John Boehner’s life.
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Clerk Kim Davis switching parties to become a Republican
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky clerk Kim Davis, a longtime Democrat, says she is switching to the Republican Party because she feels abandoned by Democrats in her fight against same-sex marriage....
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Congressman grabs drinking glass used by pope, takes sip
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Pope Francis wasn’t the only person to drink from the glass of water he used during his speech to Congress. An enterprising Democratic congressman from Philadelphia also took a sip....
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Pope Francis mingles with high and low in New York visit
NEW YORK (AP) – Sweeping through the landmarks of America’s biggest city, Pope Francis on Friday offered comfort to 9/11 victims’ families at ground zero, warnings to world leaders at the United...
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State dinner: All about big business, and bringing Mom
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama’s lavish state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping was supposed to be the social release after a long day of business. The head table told a different tale...
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Oregon deputy shot, injured responding to call; suspect sought
COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. (AP) – Authorities in western Oregon say a sheriff’s deputy responding to a call was shot and injured, and a manhunt is underway for the assailant. The Oregonian reports that the...
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Iraq’s stalemate in Ramadi raises doubts about US strategy
WASHINGTON (AP) – It’s been a summer of stalemate in the effort to reclaim the Iraqi provincial capital of Ramadi, despite U.S.-backed Iraqi troops vastly outnumbering Islamic State fighters. The...
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US aims to cut HIV infections in young women in Africa
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Obama administration is announcing a $300 million program to drastically reduce HIV infections in girls and young woman in 10 sub-Saharan African nations hard hit by the virus....
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‘Blood Moon’ seen as sign of end times by some Mormons
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – A rare confluence of a lunar eclipse and a supermoon set to happen this weekend has prompted such widespread fear of an impending apocalypse that the Mormon Church was compelled...
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Pilgrims throng to Philadelphia to see Pope Francis
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Hundreds of thousands of Roman Catholics are making the pilgrimage to Philadelphia to see Pope Francis on the last leg of his first-ever visit to the United States, where they hoped...
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RI state police: 3 Pennsylvania men arrested on gun charges
WEST GREENWICH, R.I. (AP) – Rhode Island state police say three Pennsylvania men have been arrested on weapons charges after a traffic stop on Interstate 95. Col. Steven O’Donnell said the Philadelphia...
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The clergy sex abuse scandal in the US Catholic church
NEW YORK (AP) – U.S. Catholic bishops have called the scandal over clergy sex abuse the worst crisis ever to hit the church in America. To restore public trust, church leaders have overhauled how they...
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Pope Francis in Philadelphia: Festival of Families
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Pope Francis and an admiring throng of thousands get to enjoy a little music from the Queen of Soul and other star performers in rounding out his first day in Philadelphia on his...
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Pope Francis In Philadelphia: Celebrating immigrants, families
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – He spoke at Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed. He stood at the very lectern Abraham Lincoln used to deliver the Gettysburg...
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As many as a million expected for pope’s last Mass in US
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Pope Francis is capping his whirlwind visit to the United States in a fitting way – Mass for the masses on Philadelphia’s grandest boulevard. The 78-year-old “people’s pope,” who...
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