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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- Fresh supplies shipped out late Tuesday for the International Space Station, where the shelves finally are getting full after a string of failed deliveries....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court is taking up a challenge from faith-based groups that object to an Obama administration effort to ensure their employees and students can get cost-free birth control....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Ted Cruz embraced Jeb Bush's endorsement on Wednesday and claimed he could build a broad coalition capable of beating Hillary Clinton in the fall - if only he can climb past the surging Republican presidential front-runner, Donald Trump....
BRUSSELS (AP) -- The Latest on the attacks in Brussels and related investigations (all times local):...
BRUSSELS (AP) -- Belgian authorities searched Wednesday for a man pictured at the Brussels airport with two apparent suicide bombers, amid growing suggestions that the bombings of the Brussels airport and subway were the work of the same Islamic State cell that attacked Paris last year....
(Vatican Radio) Belgium has begun three days of mourning following Tuesday’s terror attacks in Brussels.A minute silence will be held for the victims in the capital at midday local time.Listen to Catherine Drew’s report: There has been international condemnation of the attacks which struck the Brussels international airport and a city metro station.US President Barack Obama called for unity while European leaders pledged their support for Brussels and said they would unite to fight terrorism.Pope Francis sent a message of condolence in which he prayed for the victims the injured and their families and again condemned “blind violence which causes so much suffering.”In a tweet he also said “I entrust to God's mercy all those who lost their lives.”The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attacks which has left at least 34 people dead.
(Vatican Radio) Belgium has begun three days of mourning following Tuesday’s terror attacks in Brussels.
A minute silence will be held for the victims in the capital at midday local time.
Listen to Catherine Drew’s report:
There has been international condemnation of the attacks which struck the Brussels international airport and a city metro station.
US President Barack Obama called for unity while European leaders pledged their support for Brussels and said they would unite to fight terrorism.
Pope Francis sent a message of condolence in which he prayed for the victims the injured and their families and again condemned “blind violence which causes so much suffering.”
In a tweet he also said “I entrust to God's mercy all those who lost their lives.”
The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attacks which has left at least 34 people dead.
(Vatican Radio) President Barack Obama has thrown down the gauntlet of hope through progress for US-Cubans relations, as the memory hallmarking his brave, revolutionary and visionary visit to Cuba.Listen to James Blears’ report: Barack Obama was born in 1961, two years after the Cuban Revolution started. His hair is greying and he's almost reached his mid-fifties, yet the situation between these two nations is yet to be fully resolved. In his parting speech at Havana's Grand Theater, President Obama said he had bridged this distance to extend the hand of friendship and bury the last remnant of the Cold War in the Americas. He tried to be even handed publically, calling on the US Congress to finally lift the trade embargo on Cuba, condemning it as: "An outdated burden on the Cuban people."He urged Cuban Authorities not to be heavy handed, with the thinly veiled messages: "I believe citizens should be free to speak their mind...
(Vatican Radio) President Barack Obama has thrown down the gauntlet of hope through progress for US-Cubans relations, as the memory hallmarking his brave, revolutionary and visionary visit to Cuba.
Listen to James Blears’ report:
Barack Obama was born in 1961, two years after the Cuban Revolution started. His hair is greying and he's almost reached his mid-fifties, yet the situation between these two nations is yet to be fully resolved.
In his parting speech at Havana's Grand Theater, President Obama said he had bridged this distance to extend the hand of friendship and bury the last remnant of the Cold War in the Americas. He tried to be even handed publically, calling on the US Congress to finally lift the trade embargo on Cuba, condemning it as: "An outdated burden on the Cuban people."
He urged Cuban Authorities not to be heavy handed, with the thinly veiled messages: "I believe citizens should be free to speak their minds without fear. And voters should be able to choose their governments in free and democratic elections."
In spite of the horrific terrorist attack in Belgium, President Obama stayed on in Cuba to complete a mission which has been decades in the creating. The next move is up to President Raul Castro and his Government. By nature, upbringing, training and experience during a long life, President Raul Castro is cautious, but he's also a pragmatist. He and his administration must respond and reciprocate. How much further he's prepared to go, and whether he's willing to make an historic State visit to the United States, remains to be seen.
NEW YORK (AP) -- When Toyota aired a Super Bowl television ad featuring a surprisingly quick Prius gas-electric hybrid eluding police, it marked a turning point for the auto industry....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Richard Rosario thought he'd quickly clear himself of suspicion in a New York City killing when he gave police the names of 13 people who could vouch he was in Florida when the shooting happened....
TAIPING ISLAND (AP) -- Taiwan flew international media to its largest island holding in the South China Sea on Wednesday in a bid to reinforce its territorial claims in the disputed and increasingly tense region....
