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CLEVELAND (AP) -- A night after being booed off the Republican National Convention stage, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz remained defiant about Donald Trump Thursday, saying he is not a "servile puppy dog" and vowing not to support anyone who wages personal attacks against his family....
Newtown, Conn., Jul 21, 2016 / 03:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Some people have difficulty seeing the point of prayer in times of trouble. But for Magnificat magazine columnist Jennifer Hubbard, prayer got her through one of the worst times of her life.“We’re all going to face trials, we’re all going to face tragedies,” Hubbard said. “My tragedy was my daughter being murdered. Someone else’s tragedy could be the doctor who says the cancer is no longer treatable.”“When you are intimate with that darkness, prayer turns your attention to God in allowing this peace to settle on your soul, despite whatever chaos is circling around you,” she told CNA.Hubbard and her family know times of tragedy, indeed.Her daughter, Catherine Violet, was one of the 20 children and six adults killed by a solo gunman in the December 2012 shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. Catherine was eight when she was killed.For Jennifer, the praye...
LONDON (AP) -- Russia lost its appeal Thursday against the Olympic ban on its track and field athletes, a decision which could add pressure on the IOC to exclude the country entirely from next month's games in Rio de Janeiro....
JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- The South African prosecutors' office said Thursday it will appeal against Oscar Pistorius' six-year jail sentence and seek a longer prison term for the double-amputee athlete, who was convicted of murder for shooting girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp....
MIAMI (AP) -- A Florida police officer shot and wounded an autistic man's black caretaker, authorities said, in an incident purportedly captured on cellphone video that shows the caretaker lying down with his arms raised before being shot....
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- Malaysia's prime minister said Thursday he is serious about good governance and vowed to "fully cooperate" with a U.S. investigation into a $3.5 billion scandal involving a state fund he headed....
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Turkish lawmakers are expected Thursday to endorse sweeping new powers for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan allowing him to expand a crackdown in the wake of last week's failed coup....
(Vatican Radio) As the countdown continues to World Youth Day (WYD) in Krakow, young Catholics from across England and Wales are getting ready to pack their bags for Poland.Many will be going as pilgrims to the event which will be presided over by Pope Francis, but there are also young people who, while there, will be using their skills and talents to communicate the faith.Ahead of WYD the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, organised a Social Media Masterclass on Mercy.The one day course gave young pilgrims, otherwise known as World Youth Day Communications Officers, the chance to receive tuition from leading social media and news practitioners.The masterclass was designed to equip young pilgrims to ‘share mercy’ across the social media platforms and to create content which will have impact both online and offline. Daisy Powles is a professional photographer and participated in the course and will be heading to Krakow.Speaking to Lydia O&rsqu...
NEW YORK (AP) -- Social activism is coming at a cost for WNBA players....
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- The hordes of zombies, legions of Stormtroopers, leagues of superheroes and crews of Starfleet officers have already begun crawling, marching, flying and beaming into San Diego for that other big convention this week: Comic-Con International....
