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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Residents on Florida's Gulf coast filled sandbags, schools closed early and graduation ceremonies were postponed as Gov. Rick Scott declared a state of emergency with Tropical Storm Colin churning toward the state Monday, threatening serious flooding....
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Muhammad Ali and his innermost circle started a document years ago that grew so thick they began calling it "The Book."...
CINCINNATI (AP) -- A prosecutor Monday announced no charges will be brought against the mother of the little boy who got into the gorilla exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo, saying the 3-year-old "just scampered off" as children sometimes do....
JERUSALEM (AP) -- A team of experts began a historic renovation on Monday at the spot where Christians believe Jesus was buried, overcoming longstanding religious rivalries to carry out the first repairs at the site in more than 200 years....
BEIRUT (AP) -- A two-pronged advance to capture key urban strongholds of the Islamic State group and its self-styled capital of Raqqa has underlined a quiet convergence of strategy between the U.S. and Russia to defeat the extremists, with Syria's Kurds emerging as the common link....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans roundly scolded their own presidential candidate Monday, demanding Donald Trump apologize for - and just stop - talking about the ethnic background and impartiality of the American judge overseeing a lawsuit against Trump University....
COMPTON, Calif. (AP) -- Hillary Clinton stood on the cusp Monday of having enough delegates to claim the Democratic presidential nomination, having overwhelmed Bernie Sanders in a pair of weekend elections in the Caribbean....
Catholics in Sri Lanka celebrated World Environment Day on Sunday, by promoting the encyclical Laudato si as a way to combine their faith with environmental protection. Kithu Dana Pubuduwa, Sri Lanka's biggest Catholic renewal movement, organized an event at Sri Prasansa Ramaya in Ragama, Colombo Archdiocese June 3-5 to focus on each chapter of Laudato Si. The event consisted of separate exhibition stalls, mini conferences, video programs, organic cultivation techniques, short films and cultural shows. "We distributed the translation of the encyclical among groups to come up with ideas and it has taken readers through the process of seeing, judging and acting with regard to the ecological and environmental crisis we are facing today," said Delryn Wanigaratne, member of the organizing committee for the event.In a related development, Catholics in a central Vietnamese province turned out in force on Sunday, for a march to raise public awareness a...
Ten refugee athletes from Africa and the Middle East were selected on Friday to compete under the Olympic flag at the Rio de Janeiro Games in what the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said represents a ``symbol of hope'' for migrants and refugees around the world. The members of the first ever Olympic refugee team include athletes from South Sudan, Syria, Congo and Ethiopia who will compete in track and field, swimming and judo. ``We're convinced this refugee Olympic team can send a symbol of hope to all refugees in the world,'' IOC President Thomas Bach said at the close of a three-day IOC executive board meeting in Lausanne. ``It is also a signal to the international community that refugees are our fellow human beings and are an enrichment to society,'' Bach said.UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi welcomed the move saying, “We are very inspired by the Refugee Olympic Athletes team. Having had their sporting c...
The Diocese of Rajshahi last week inaugurated Radio Jyoti (Light), Bangladesh’s first Catholic radio, an online station that is also accessible on smartphones. "The goal is to preach God’s message and spread Jesus Christ’s teachings through our radio programmes,” Bishop Gervas Rozario of Rajshahi told AsiaNews at the inauguration on June 3. "Through the radio, we want to inform people living in Bangladesh and abroad,” he said. “We want to teach the Church’s values??, hymns and plays, moral and ethical principles.” “We want to enhance protection of children, women and the environment. We cherish Bengali culture," Bishop Gervas said.The studio of Radio Jyoti is located at the Emmaus Catholic Church in Bogra, a district in the diocese. The goal is to raise awareness about Christ and the Church. Some 25 local Catholic youths, mostly from ethnic minorities, have been trained to produce and host radio progr...
