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Catholic faithful pay respects to Pope Francis as his tomb opens to the public in Rome basilica
VATICAN CITY — Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white tomb in St. Mary Major Basilica a day after he was bade farewell by the powerful of the world and a crowd of hundreds of thousands. A single white rose...
Greenland’s prime minister says island can’t be bought, U.S. isn’t showing respect
LYNGBY, Denmark — New Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said Sunday that U.S. statements about the mineral-rich Arctic island have been disrespectful and that Greenland “will never, ever be a piece of property that can be bought by just anyone.” Nielsen made the remarks in defiance of U.S. President Donald...
51 deaths reported in Gaza from Israeli strikes, bringing the war’s Palestinian toll to over 52,000
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Hospitals in the Gaza Strip received the remains of 51 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes in the past 24 hours, the local Health Ministry said Sunday, bringing the Palestinian death toll from the 18-month-old Israel-Hamas war to 52,243. Israel ended its ceasefire with Hamas by...
Iran’s president visits those injured in port explosion that killed at least 28 people
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s president visited those injured Sunday in a huge explosion that rocked one of the Islamic Republic’s main ports, a facility purportedly linked to an earlier delivery of a chemical ingredient used to make missile propellant. The visit by President Masoud Pezeshkian came as the...
Suspect in killing of Russian general pleads guilty and claims he was paid by Ukraine, Russia says
MOSCOW — A man suspected of killing a Russian general with a car bomb pleaded guilty to terrorism charges and said he was paid by the Ukrainian Security Service, Russian authorities said Sunday. The Investigative Committee said Ignat Kuzin admitted he was paid to kill Lt. Gen. Yaroslav Moskalik, a...
Murder charges filed against suspect in ramming attack on Vancouver street festival that killed 11
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Murder charges were filed Sunday against a suspect in a weekend car ramming attack that killed 11 people between the ages of 5 and 65 at a Filipino heritage festival in the city of Vancouver, a tragedy that shook Canada on the eve of a federal...
Raiders, Jaguars and Chiefs receive A’s in the AP’s NFL draft grades; Steelers close behind
NFL draft picks can make an instant impact on a team’s success. Jayden Daniels, the No. 2 overall pick last year, led the Washington Commanders to the NFC championship game. Cooper DeJean, a second-round selection, had a pick-6 against Patrick Mahomes in Philadelphia’s Super Bowl victory over Kansas City. Some...
Shedeur Sanders generates most attention from Browns draft, but others have chance to make quick impact
BEREA, Ohio — Shedeur Sanders will generate the most attention and headlines of the Cleveland Browns’ seven selections in the NFL Draft. However, most of the Browns’ other six selections could make immediate contributions. Besides quarterback, general manager Andrew Berry filled a need at running back with Ohio State’s Quinshon...
Ravens boost defense early, then add intrigue by picking a 6th-round kicker in the NFL draft
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens entered the NFL Draft with few major holes — but they still made plenty of news. The Ravens added help for their secondary in the first round, then took a pass rusher in the second who comes with some off-field concerns. On the...
Bengals maintain focus on improving defense and offensive line with their picks in the NFL draft
Cincinnati used most of its offseason to make sure Joe Burrow had his top two playmakers wearing orange and black for a long time. With Tee Higgins and Ja’Marr Chase signed, the Bengals turned their focus to two areas for the NFL Draft — trying to keep Burrow upright and...
Georgia sheriff’s deputy killed, another deputy injured during traffic stop shooting
EVANS, Ga. — Two Georgia deputies were shot during a traffic stop Saturday evening and one of them is dead, law enforcement officials said. The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the deputy’s death around 6:30 p.m. and said the other deputy was taken to a hospital, WRDW-TV reported. The suspect...
Sanderson scores in OT as Senators beat Maple Leafs 4-3 to avoid sweepVideo
OTTAWA, Ontario — Defenseman Jake Sanderson scored on a long wrist shot from the left boards at 17:42 of overtime, and the Ottawa Senators beat the Toronto Maple Leafs, 4-3, on Saturday night to force a fifth game in the first-round series. Sanderson kept the puck in at the blue...
Barbashev scores in OT, Golden Knights beat Wild 4-3 in Game 4 to even first-round seriesVideo
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Some puck luck finally went the Vegas Golden Knights’ way, and they avoided getting pushed to the brink of elimination. Ivan Barbashev scored at 17:26 of overtime, and the Golden Knights beat the Minnesota Wild, 4-3, in Game 4 on Saturday to even their first-round playoff...
Streaking Journalism is 3-1 morning line favorite for 151st Kentucky Derby at Churchill DownsVideo
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Red-hot Journalism is the 3-1 morning line favorite for the 151st Kentucky Derby with a favorable No. 8 post position that has tied for the second-most victories in the horse racing’s marquee event. Sovereignty is the 5-1 second choice of 20 horses and will start from the...
Full-strength Wolves take series lead into Game 4 vs. Lakers, as health looms large in NBA playoffsVideo
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Timberwolves have the assets to repeat or even surpass their run last year to the Western Conference finals, with a go-to player who is one of the biggest stars, a couple of shutdown defenders and a productive and versatile bench, to name a few. They are...
NASCAR returns from only break of season with drivers hoping to stop Bell, Hamlin and LarsonVideo
TALLADEGA, Ala. — NASCAR is back in action after its only weekend off of the 38-race schedule with a Sunday showdown at Talladega Superspeedway, where the drivers will try to halt the early domination shown by Christopher Bell, Denny Hamlin and Kyle Larson. The trio arrived at the Alabama track...
Penn State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles settling in quickly with Nittany LionsVideo
STATE COLLEGE — It didn’t take long for Jim Knowles to confirm what he believed was true when Penn State hired him to be defensive coordinator just three months ago. Then, Knowles was fresh off coaching Ohio State’s defense to a national championship win not long after the Nittany Lions...
Shedeur Sanders’ long wait ends when Browns take him in the 5th round of the NFL draft
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Shedeur Sanders’ long wait finally has ended. The Cleveland Browns selected the Colorado quarterback and son of Hall of Famer Deion Sanders in the fifth round with the 144th overall pick in the NFL draft on Saturday. That ended a stunning fall for Sanders, the most...
ICE deports Pa. mother of a breastfeeding infant and a 2-year-old who is a U.S. citizen
HARRISBURG — Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have in recent days deported the breastfeeding Cuban-born mother of a 1-year-old girl, separating them indefinitely, and in another case a 2-year-old girl who is a U.S. citizen along with her Honduran-born mother, their lawyers say. Both cases raise questions about who is...
Trump and Zelenskyy briefly discuss the Russia-Ukraine war while at Pope Francis’ funeral
ROME — President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met briefly Saturday before the funeral for Pope Francis as the American leader steps up the pressure to end Russia’s war against Ukraine. It was the first face-to-face encounter between Trump and the Ukrainian leader since they argued during a...
Sen. Chris Murphy’s ’emergency’ message about Trump is connecting with Democratic voters
SAXAPAHAW, N.C. — Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy isn’t drawing stadium-size crowds like Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are as he tours the country talking to voters. But in a packed concert hall in rural North Carolina, people are starting to view the Democrat as worthy...
Photo gallery: From mightiest to humblest, hundreds of thousands gather for Pope Francis’ funeral
VATICAN CITY — From some of the world’s most powerful leaders to those on society’s margins whom Pope Francis always made a point to minister to, hundreds of thousands of people participated at the Vatican Saturday for the funeral rites for the late pontiff. U.S. President Donald Trump and some...
Mighty and meek bid farewell to Pope Francis at funeral where he is remembered as pope of the peopleVideo
VATICAN CITY — World leaders and rank-and-file Catholic faithful bade farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral Saturday that highlighted his concern for people on the peripheries and reflected his wish to be remembered as a simple pastor. Though presidents and princes attended the Mass in St. Peter’s Square, prisoners...
Trump pays his respects to a pope who publicly and pointedly disagreed with him, meets Zelenskyy
ROME — President Donald Trump on Saturday paid his respects to Pope Francis, occupying a front-row seat in sunlit St. Peter’s Square as more than 50 heads of state and other dignitaries attended the funeral of the Catholic Church leader who pointedly disagreed with the American on a variety of...
Woman who accused Prince Andrew in Epstein sex trafficking case dies by suicide
The woman who accused Britain’s Prince Andrew and other influential men of sexually exploiting her as a teenager trafficked by financier Jeffrey Epstein has died. She was 41. Virginia Giuffre died by suicide Friday at her farm in Western Australia, her publicist confirmed. “Deeply loving, wise and funny, she was...
