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HAVANA (AP) -- Alex Romero was delighted when President Barack Obama came to Havana in March bearing the promise of a bright new future....
KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (AP) -- For eight years, Barack Obama has led a military fighting in multiple theaters overseas, becoming the only president in U.S. history to serve full two terms with the nation at war. On Sunday, he sought to pay tribute to the men and women who sacrificed along the way in battles that will continue even after his presidency comes to a close....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Reactions to the death of superstar George Michael, who died Sunday at his home at age 53:...
I find it interesting that the day after Christmas we celebrate the first martyrdom...
IMAGE: CNS/Paul HaringBy Junno Arocho EstevesVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The song of the angels that heraldedthe birth of Christ urges men and women to seek peace in a world divided bywar, terrorism and greed, Pope Francis said. "Today this message goes out to the ends of theearth to reach all peoples, especially those scarred by war and harsh conflictsthat seem stronger than the yearning for peace," the pope said Dec. 25. Migrants, refugees, children suffering due to hunger and war,victims of human trafficking as well as social and economic unrest were alsoremembered by the pope."Peace to the peoples who suffer because of theeconomic ambitions of the few, because of the sheer greed and the idolatry ofmoney, which leads to slavery," he said. An estimated 40,000 people slowly made their way throughsecurity checkpoints into St. Peter's Square to attend the pope's solemn Christmas blessing "urbi etorbi" (to the city and the world). Heightened security following theDec. 19 terrorist attack i...
LONDON (AP) -- George Michael, the British pop superstar who reached early fame with WHAM! and went on to a solo career lined with controversies and chart-topping hits that blended soul and dance music with social commentary, has died, his publicist said Sunday. He was 53....
CHICAGO (AP) -- Everything changed for the Chicago Cubs on a rainy November night. A century-plus worth of heartache washed away by a wave of pure joy....
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- Explosives experts on Sunday defused a large World War II aerial bomb in the southern German city of Augsburg - clearing the way for thousands of evacuated residents to return to their Christmas celebrations at home....
For hundreds of protesters, it was cause to cheer when the Obama administration this month declined to issue an easement for the Dakota Access pipeline's final segment. But that elation was dampened by the uncertainty of what comes next: a Donald Trump-led White House that might be far less attuned to issues affecting Native Americans....
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Carrie Fisher is in stable condition days after suffering a medical emergency, according to her mother, actress Debbie Reynolds....
