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A tornado that raked the northern Kansas landscape for about 90 minutes was impressive both for its classic "wedge" shape and its sheer endurance - staying on the ground about 10 times longer than the typical twister....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was supposed to have turned over all work-related emails to the State Department to be released to the public. But an agency audit found at least three emails never seen before - including Clinton's own explanation of why she wanted her emails kept private....
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Baylor University demoted school President Ken Starr and fired football coach Art Briles on Thursday, issuing a scathing report over the university's handling of sexual assault complaints against players....
SHIMA, Japan (AP) -- On the eve of his historic trip to Hiroshima, President Barack Obama is defending the vigor of his efforts to rid the world of nuclear weapons. He says he will use his visit to the Japanese memorial site on Friday to underscore "the sense of urgency that we all should have."...
ROME (AP) -- More than 4,000 would-be refugees were rescued at sea Thursday in one of the busiest days of the Mediterranean migrant crisis, and at least 20 died trying to reach Europe as Libyan-based smugglers took advantage of calmer seas to send desperate migrants north....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- John Trandem wanted to be the delegate who would put Donald Trump over the top, giving him enough delegates to clinch the Republican presidential nomination....
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- With a triumphant pile of delegates in hand, Republican Donald Trump on Thursday claimed support from "almost everybody" in his party and turned his attention to his likely Democratic presidential opponent, Hillary Clinton, who is still locked in a divisive primary contest....
WACO, Texas (AP) -- The Latest on Baylor University's demotion of its president and firing of its football coach amid criticism of the school's handling of sexual assault complaints involving players (all times local):...
Maher is the name of a project that Indian Sister Lucy Kurien of the Order of the Sisters of the Cross of Chavanod (SCC) began in 1997 to shelter exploited and destitute women and children, in Pune, in western India’s Maharashtra state. Nearly 20 years after Maher was started, today the project has 28 children’s homes, 5 women’s home and a men’s home, mostly in Maharashtra, but has also gone beyond. The beneficiaries of Maher are many more than those served in the centres, as it reaches out to others beyond its walls. Sr. Lucy has received several honours and recognition for her works or mercy. Recently, on the occasion of this year’s International Women's Day, March 8, she was conferred the Nari Shakti Award for 2015 by none other than Indian president Pranab Mukherjee. Sr. Lucy was recognized for her outstanding contribution to women’s empowerment, durin...
(Vatican Radio) The launch of the ‘Education Cannot Wait’ fund at the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, was welcomed by many of those who have spent months and years campaigning for it.The announcement at the Summit was heralded as a game-changer for a generation of young people impacted by emergencies and crises - locked out of opportunity and hope for a brighter future. One of the most active and vocal groups working to provide educational services to refugees is the Jesuit Refugee Service that sent a delegation to the Summit to present a series of commitments.Vatican Radio’s Linda Bordoni spoke to Giulia McPherson, Assistant Director for Policy at Jesuit Refugee Service USA.Listen: McPherson expressed her happiness that the Summit has focused on education as a priority area in emergencies and protracted crises. The launch of the ‘Education Cannot Wait’ fund combined with global momentum presents a “tremendous opportunity...
