By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press LYON, France (AP) — Church bells tolled in mourning. Well-wishers flocked into pews. Tributes to Pope Francis poured in from around the world on Monday after the Vatican announced the pontiff’s death at age 88. The 266th pope was praised for his groundbreaking steps to honor the poor and the
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By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — China will sanction United States officials, lawmakers and leaders of non-governmental organizations who it says have “performed poorly” on Hong Kong issues, the foreign ministry announced. The U.S. in March sanctioned six Chinese and Hong Kong officials who it alleged were involved in “transnational repression” and
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By Jacob Lev and George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — The United States defeated Canada 4-3 to win the women’s ice hockey world championships thanks to Tessa Janecke’s goal in overtime. Canada was looking to win a fourth title in five years during Sunday’s final in České Budějovice, Czech Republic, but Janecke’s third goal of the
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By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change, died Monday. He was 88. The Vatican said Francis died of a stroke that put him
Continue ReadingPor CNN en Español La muerte de un papa desencadena de manera inmediata un proceso estricto para la elección del nuevo pontífice. A continuación, cuatro preguntas y respuestas para entenderlo. Cuando la cabeza de la Iglesia católica muere, comienza un período conocido como “Sede vacante” en el que el gobierno de la institución recae en
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By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his successor begins. They involve the certification of death and public display of his body for the faithful to pay their respects, followed by
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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Some takeaways about the life of Pope Francis, who died Monday: Background Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born Dec. 17, 1936, to Italian immigrants in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the eldest of five children. He was ordained a Jesuit priest in 1969 and led the religious order in Argentina during the country’s murderous
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Continue Reading Associated Press Kansas Daybook for Monday, Apr. 21. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Kansas City bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Kansas@applanner.com. To
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Continue ReadingBy Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Karen Read is expected back in a Massachusetts court to face a second murder trial in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend in a case that has rallied pink-wearing supporters to her cause in their belief of a vast criminal conspiracy. Read, 45, has pleaded not guilty
Continue ReadingBy John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — Global markets have been shaken to their core by President Donald Trump’s aggressive trade agenda — and despite his promise of a “new golden age of America,” the long-held appeal of US investment is starting to lose its luster. Trump’s tariffs have been a catalyst for the
Continue ReadingPor Christopher Lamb, CNN Jorge Mario Bergoglio fue el primer papa latinoaméricano, el primer papa del sur global, el primer jesuita elegido líder de la Iglesia católica y el primero en llamarse a sí mismo Francisco. Antes de asumir el cargo, nunca había vivido ni trabajado en Roma. Sus reformas, disruptivas y ajenas al establishment
Continue ReadingPor CNN en Español El papa Francisco, portavoz de los pobres que superó una férrea resistencia para transformar la Iglesia Católica, falleció a los 88 años, anunció el Vaticano. El fallecimiento del papa fue anunciado este lunes por la mañana por el cardenal Kevin Farrell, camarlengo del Vaticano. “Queridos hermanos y hermanas, con profundo pesar
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B Christopher Lamb, Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Ivana Kottasová Rome (CNN) — Pope Francis, a voice for the poor who overcame fierce resistance to reshape the Catholic Church, died on Easter Monday at the age of 88, the Vatican announced. The pope passed away the morning after the holiest day in the Christian year, when the
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Indonesia and China said Monday they committed to maritime cooperation promoting safety and security in the South China Sea, amid longstanding Indonesian suspicions about China’s actions in waters controlled by Jakarta. The sides agreed to cooperate in infrastructure building, minerals development and joint security, the last
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev and Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — After a Saturday full of multiple close games, the Sunday slate delved into more of the decidedly not-so close contests. The four-game lineup was headlined by Stephen Curry and No. 7 seeded Golden State taking on the No. 2 seed Houston Rockets at the Toyota Center
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — A Sam Altman-backed company has an ambitious plan to solve one of the internet’s trickiest problems — distinguishing humans from artificial bots. It involves an Orb. The Orb couldn’t verify me as a “unique human” when I tried it — but it turns out, that’s partially by
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By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Meghan Bannister put on a dress for class, a choice befitting the warm weather in Tallahassee. Thursday stood out as her last day of class before graduation but by noon, the Florida State University senior had to grapple with the chilling reality of a gunman opening fire on the
Continue ReadingPor Esha Mitra En la cima del mundo, entre glaciares blancos prístinos y rocas imponentes, reina el silencio. De repente, lo rompe una escalera que cae del cielo. Milan Pandey está sentado de nuevo en el Campo Base del Everest, contemplando vistas que pocos han visto jamás. Llegó allí sin necesidad de usar crampones ni
Continue ReadingPor Sandee LaMotte Este domingo fue el Día 4/20, cuando los amantes de la marihuana se reúnen para celebrar su pasión por la hierba. Sin embargo, las investigaciones demuestran que los consumidores habituales de marihuana corren el riesgo de sufrir enfermedades graves, como accidentes cerebrovasculares, infartos, arritmias cardíacas , insuficiencia cardíaca y miocarditis (inflamación del
Continue ReadingBy Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Scores of foreign students across the country are included in a pair of sweeping lawsuits that allege the Trump administration unlawfully stripped them of their legal status amid a broader crackdown on immigration. By CNN’s tally, more than 1,000 students and graduates have had their visas or statuses revoked,
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By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and ALAN SUDERMAN AP Technology Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Google is confronting an existential threat as the U.S. government tries to break up the company as punishment for turning its revolutionary search engine into an illegal monopoly. The drama began to unfold Monday in a Washington courtroom as three weeks of hearings
Continue ReadingBy Kosta Gak, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Ukraine says it was struck by a new barrage of deadly Russian air attacks as an Easter ceasefire ended and as the US pushes for a deal between Moscow and Kyiv to end the three-year-long conflict. At least three people were killed and several wounded in Russian
Continue ReadingPor Piper Hudspeth Blackburn y Devan Cole Un funcionario del Departamento de Estado de EE.UU. le dijo este domingo al juez federal que supervisa el caso de Kilmar Ábrego García que el hombre deportado por error ha sido transferido fuera de la notoria prisión CECOT de El Salvador, citando comentarios recientes que hizo al senador
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By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance held talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday as New Delhi looks to avoid American tariffs, negotiate a bilateral trade deal with Washington and strengthen ties with the Trump administration. Vance, who is on a largely personal four-day visit
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Disappointed I’m just very disappointed. All this growth going on Woodbine when we have so many areas in St. Joe that need redevelopment, including Downtown. It seems to me that our city manager, our government, our city council could all be pushing harder to say no, we don’t want development out east. We just look
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By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Until a few months ago, Pierre Poilievre was seen as a shoo-in to become Canada’s next prime minister and shepherd his Conservative Party back into power for the first time in a decade. Then President Donald Trump declared economic war on the U.S.’s neighbor to the north
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