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VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Francis held a special Jubilee Mass for prisoners in St. Peter's Basilica on Sunday, telling them that all people "have made mistakes" and urging them to never give up hope in God's mercy....

MOSUL, Iraq (AP) -- The Latest on the battle to retake Mosul from the Islamic State group (all times local):...

BEIRUT (AP) -- Syria's government says people who fled rebel zones that have since been retaken by the military are now welcome to return. But that's not how it worked out for one refugee family that came to check out the state of their home: They found another family had moved in....

BEIRUT (AP) -- U.S.-backed Kurdish-led Syrian forces announced their plan Sunday to retake the Islamic State group's de facto capital of Raqqa, saying they hoped Turkey would not "interfere in internal Syrian affairs."...

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Floyd Mayweather Jr. stopped by to see an old foe, and Manny Pacquiao tried his best to give him a show....

MOSUL, Iraq (AP) -- The Latest on the battle to retake Mosul from the Islamic State group (all times local):...

PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. (AP) -- Donald Trump is promising to take his campaign into traditional Democratic territory as a sign that he's not giving up on appealing to people outside the Republican Party. Hillary Clinton is focusing her efforts in the campaign's final days on energizing voters who usually support the Democratic nominee, but may need an extra boost....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Latest on the 2016 presidential race (all times EDT):...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korean prosecutors on Sunday formally arrested two former presidential aides as they bring their investigation over a bizarre political scandal that has engulfed the nation a step closer to President Park Geun-hye....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Latest on the 2016 presidential race (all times EDT):...