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HOBOKEN, N.J. (AP) -- When a New Jersey Transit commuter train plowed off the end of a track in September, killing a woman standing in the Hoboken station and injuring more than 100 others, the last thing in its way was a concrete-and-steel bumper that was in place when the station opened in 1907....
NEW YORK (AP) -- A sharp drop in cable news ratings following a presidential election is as inevitable as snow in Buffalo. Yet in the Age of Trump, so far Fox News Channel is defying that trend....
NEW YORK (AP) -- A New York man says he and his husband were removed from a JetBlue flight after his husband "expressed displeasure" about flying with Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner....
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Repealing North Carolina's law limiting LGBT protections at the close of a bitter election year was supposed to heal blows to the economy and perhaps open a truce in the culture wars in at least one corner of the divided United States....
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Police in Australia have detained five suspects who were allegedly planning a series of Christmas Day bomb attacks in the heart of the country's second largest city, officials said Friday....
A charity operated by one of Donald Trump's sons flouts philanthropic standards by financially benefiting charities connected to the Trump family and members of the charity's board, an Associated Press investigation shows....
In his Christmas Message to Nigerians this year, Cardinal John Onaiyekan said everyone must share in the joy that Christmas brings. “It is joy in the midst of challenges and economic recession, hope against every despair and faith to be able to see light at the end of the tunnel of a rather somber environment. It is a season for sharing, for expressing solidarity and for reaching out to others especially to the poor and needy,” he said.The Archbishop of Abuja noted that the celebration of Christmas and even Muslim feasts in Nigeria shows the importance the nation attaches to religion. He therefore advised Nigerians to use religion positively to foster peace, Justice, honesty and harmony in the country.In pointing out the many challenges facing Nigeria at the moment, such as the Boko Haram insurgency, corruption and economic hardships, the Cardinal said all “hands must be on deck to face the many great challenges that are weighing heavily on our nation.&rdqu...
By Mark PattisonWASHINGTON (CNS) -- The CatholicBenefits Association, which is made up of Catholic employers nationwide, hascome out against a federal regulation scheduled to take effect Jan. 1 thatredefines "sex" for anti-discrimination purposes to include sexualorientation and gender identity.The regulation from theDepartment of Health and Human Services requires that coverage in group healthplans "include coverage for gender transition services, hormonal treatments,counseling and a host of surgeries that would remove or transforms the sexualorgans of men or women transitioning to the other gender," said MartinNussbaum, general counsel for the association, who called it an "extremerule.""Clearly these things arecontrary to Catholic doctrine and values, and part of what creates the problemfor Catholic organizations," he said during a Dec. 21 teleconferencespelling out the regulation and its potential effects.The Oklahoma City-based CatholicBenefits Association is made up of Cathol...
NEW YORK (AP) -- Toy stores, with bright lights, loud sounds and crowded aisles, can be hard to manage for children with autism or other sensory issues. For parents, finding toys that match their kids' skill sets and will hold their attention can be a process of trial and error. Big toy sellers and specialists are both trying to provide some better options....
