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GOP religious conservatives channeling anger toward victory
WASHINGTON (AP) – Religious activists in the Republican Party, bolstered by House Speaker John Boehner’s sudden exit, say the next GOP presidential nominee must share their uncompromising stance on...
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Justices could review nonprofits’ contraceptives objection
WASHINGTON (AP) – Religion, birth control and President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul are about to collide at the Supreme Court – yet again. Faith-affiliated charities, colleges and hospitals...
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The Latest: Pope to bless statue honoring ties with Jews
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Latest developments in Pope Francis’ visit to the United States. All times local: 12:50 p.m. Pope Francis will visit a sculpture dedicated to the 50th anniversary of a document...
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After success with Iran, pope, next stop for Obama is UN
WASHINGTON (AP) – Serious challenges await President Barack Obama at the U.N. General Assembly this week after his recent successes on Iran and with Pope Francis. Those burdens include the threat from...
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Scouts, pilot survive small plane crash in New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Three boy scouts and their pilot are alive after a small plane crash in New Mexico. KRQE-TV reports that the four-seat 1952 Beechcraft crashed in Belen on Saturday morning,...
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Boehner: No government shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) – House Speaker John Boehner says there will be no government shutdown when funding runs out this week. The Ohio Republican tells CBS’ “Face the Nation” that he decided on Friday to...
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Dalai Lama remains at Mayo Clinic for evaluation
ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) – The Dalai Lama remains at Minnesota’s Mayo Clinic after canceling his U.S. appearances for the month of October. A Mayo spokeswoman confirmed Sunday the 80-year-old Tibetan...
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Text of Pope Francis’ message to sex abuse victims
The message Pope Francis delivered to five sex abuse victims during a private meeting on Sunday, provided and translated to English by the Vatican: My dearest brothers and sisters in Christ, I am...
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Pope meets with family who drove 13,000 miles to see him
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Pope Francis met Sunday with a family who made a 13,000-mile trip over 194 days from Argentina to Philadelphia in an old Volkswagen van. Francis spent time with fellow Argentinians...
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Some Vermonters may get religion as vaccine outs narrow
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) – National polls have rated Vermont the least religious state, but there are signs that may not stop some parents from claiming faith to exempt their kids from getting fully...
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Obama, Cuba’s President Raul Castro to meet in New York
NEW YORK (AP) – President Barack Obama plans to meet with Cuban President Raul Castro on Tuesday on the sidelines of the annual U.N. General Assembly. It will be their second face-to-face meeting since...
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Marijuana bundle drops from sky, slams into family’s carport
NOGALES, Calif. — Maya Donnelly awoke to what sounded like thunder in the early morning hours, but dismissed it as a typical monsoon storm and went back to sleep. Later that morning, she looked in the...
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Wheels of justice slow at overloaded federal courts
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Attorney Martha Gomez has been waiting more than three years to hear from a federal court whether a group of farm workers in California’s Central Valley can proceed with their...
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Survey: US gasoline price drop 9 cents over 2 weeks
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) – The U.S. average price of regular gasoline dropped 9 cents over the past two weeks to $2.35 a gallon. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg said Sunday that prices have plummeted...
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VW facing ‘tsunami’ of legal trouble in emissions scandal
WASHINGTON (AP) – Who knew about the deception, when did they know it and who directed it? Those are among questions that state and federal investigators want answered as they plunge into the emissions...
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Obama: Religious freedom no excuse to deny rights to others
NEW YORK (AP) – Freedom of religion isn’t reason enough to deny any American their constitutional rights, President Barack Obama said Sunday as he addressed members of the LGBT community, one of his...
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Reports show tents trapped Boy Scouts during deadly flooding
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – Deadly floodwaters that tore through a Boy Scout troop’s New Mexico campsite as they slept turned their tents into wet cages that clung to their bodies like saran wrap, newly...
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US gasoline price drop 9 cents over 2 weeks
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) – The U.S. average price of regular gasoline dropped 9 cents over the past two weeks to $2.35 a gallon. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg said Sunday that prices have plummeted...
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Photos: Supermoon coincides with lunar eclipse
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Stargazers were being treated to a rare astronomical phenomenon when a total lunar eclipse combined with a so-called supermoon. Those in the United States, Europe, Africa and western...
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Good Samaritan helping at rescue scene dies after falling from bridge
This report is from our sister station in Greenville, South Carolina. GREENVILLE, South Carolina, (WSPA) – The Greenville County Coroner says a woman died after trying to help someone injured in a...
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