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WASHINGTON (AP) -- A $400 million cash delivery to Iran to repay a decades-old arbitration claim may be unprecedented in recent U.S. history, according to legal experts and diplomatic historians, raising further questions about a payment timed to help free four American prisoners in Iran....
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Russ Wheeler bears the financial scars of Nevada's lost decade, and he hopes Donald Trump can heal them....
DURANT, Miss. (AP) -- The Latest on the killing of two nuns in Mississippi (all times local):...
ASCOLI PICENO, Italy (AP) -- In the chaos of Italy's devastating earthquake, an older sister's embrace allowed a young girl to survive....
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) -- Hillary Clinton received her first national security briefing Saturday as the Democratic presidential nominee, meeting with intelligence officials for an overview of the major threats facing the nation around the globe....
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has sent a message to the bishop of the northern Italian city of Ventimiglia, where scores of migrants and refugees have congregated in the hopes of crossing the nearby border into France.Listen to Ann Schneible's report: The Pope’s message, which was published on the diocesan website, comes in response to a letter from Bishop Antonio Suetta of Ventimiglia – San Remo, which recounted the situation on the ground.In the Holy Father’s letter, which was signed 17 August, he expressed his spiritual closeness with “affection and prayer” to the bishop, the entire diocese, and all those who “strive to meet the needs of these people who are escaping war and violence, in search of hope and a peaceful future.”“I wish so much to thank you for the efforts which this diocesan community is deploying with admirable evangelical charity, establishing human, logistical, and economic resources to support these, our broth...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has sent a message to the bishop of the northern Italian city of Ventimiglia, where scores of migrants and refugees have congregated in the hopes of crossing the nearby border into France.
Listen to Ann Schneible's report:
The Pope’s message, which was published on the diocesan website, comes in response to a letter from Bishop Antonio Suetta of Ventimiglia – San Remo, which recounted the situation on the ground.
In the Holy Father’s letter, which was signed 17 August, he expressed his spiritual closeness with “affection and prayer” to the bishop, the entire diocese, and all those who “strive to meet the needs of these people who are escaping war and violence, in search of hope and a peaceful future.”
“I wish so much to thank you for the efforts which this diocesan community is deploying with admirable evangelical charity, establishing human, logistical, and economic resources to support these, our brothers and sisters, who are living an immense tragedy.”
Pope Francis encouraged the bishop, along with the priests, consecrated persons, pastoral workers, and other Church entities to continue with their “generous commitment to welcome and solidarity,” thereby becoming “ever more a ‘Church in exit,’ the joyful herald of the Gospel of mercy and a witness to hope.”
The Pope concluded his message by reiterating his “sincere appreciation” for the fervor of the diocesan community, and assuring them of his prayers, while bestowing on them his apostolic blessing.
NEW DELHI (AP) -- Police in Bangladesh killed three suspected militants Saturday, including an alleged mastermind of a major attack on a cafe last month that left 20 people dead....
ASCOLI PICENO, Italy (AP) -- A young man wept over a little girl's white coffin, while a woman nearby gently stroked another small casket, as Italians bid farewell Saturday to victims of the devastating earthquake that struck a mountainous region of central Italy this week....
(Vatican Radio) A national day of mourning is being held throughout Italy on Saturday in remembrance of the nearly 300 people killed during Wednesday’s earthquake.Listen to Ann Schneible’s report: 21 children are among the at least 281 people confirmed dead after the earthquake struck central Italy in the early hours of Wednesday morning.A state funeral is set to be held Saturday for around 40 of the victims in the Italian city of Ascoli Piceno. Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi is set to attend the funeral.Rescue efforts continue as emergency crews look for survivors, including in the hardest hit town of Amatrice.Authorities have said nearly 400 people are being treated for injuries in hospitals, and 40 of them are in critical condition.An estimated 2,500 people have been left homeless by the 6.2 earthquake, which levelled homes in the mountainous region.It is the deadliest earthquake since the 2009 quake in L’Aquila which claimed over 300 lives.
(Vatican Radio) A national day of mourning is being held throughout Italy on Saturday in remembrance of the nearly 300 people killed during Wednesday’s earthquake.
Listen to Ann Schneible’s report:
21 children are among the at least 281 people confirmed dead after the earthquake struck central Italy in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
A state funeral is set to be held Saturday for around 40 of the victims in the Italian city of Ascoli Piceno. Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi is set to attend the funeral.
Rescue efforts continue as emergency crews look for survivors, including in the hardest hit town of Amatrice.
Authorities have said nearly 400 people are being treated for injuries in hospitals, and 40 of them are in critical condition.
An estimated 2,500 people have been left homeless by the 6.2 earthquake, which levelled homes in the mountainous region.
It is the deadliest earthquake since the 2009 quake in L’Aquila which claimed over 300 lives.
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Max Ritvo, a poet who chronicled his long battle with cancer in works that were both humorous and searing, has died. He was 25....
