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By Associated Press VANIMO, Papua New Guinea — Pope Francis traveled to the remote jungles of Papua New Guinea on Sunday to celebrate the Catholic Church on the peripheries, bringing with him medicine, musical instruments and a message of love for the people who live there. Francis flew aboard a Royal Australian Air Force C-130

By Associated Press NEW YORK — A Pakistani man was arrested in Canada this week and accused of plotting a mass shooting at a Jewish center in Brooklyn on the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas that sparked the latest conflict in the Middle East, federal authorities announced Friday. U.S. Attorney General

By Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. — When Donald Trump and Kamala Harris meet onstage Tuesday night in Philadelphia, they’ll both know there’s little debate that Pennsylvania is critical to their chances of winning the presidency. The most populous presidential swing state has sided with the winner of the past two elections, each time by just

By Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa — Three Libertarian candidates seeking U.S. House seats in Iowa will not appear on the ballot this November following a judge’s ruling Saturday, upholding a state election panel’s decision. The ruling came in an appeal by the candidates after the State Objection Panel, composed of one Democratic and two

By Associated Press HIGHLAND, Calif. — An out-of-control wildfire in the foothills of a national forest east of Los Angeles threatened ten of thousands of buildings and forced hundreds of residents to flee Sunday amid a days-long heat wave of triple-digit temperatures. The so-called Line Fire was burning along the edge of the San Bernardino

By Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine — Two NATO members said Sunday that Russian drones violated their airspace, as one reportedly flew into Romania during nighttime attacks on neighboring Ukraine while another crashed in eastern Latvia the previous day. A drone entered Romanian territory early Sunday as Moscow struck “civilian targets and port infrastructure” across the

By Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A Missouri judge on Friday ruled that an abortion-rights campaign did not meet legal requirements to qualify for the November ballot, potentially thwarting a yearslong effort to undo the state’s near-total abortion ban. But Cole County Circuit Judge Christopher Limbaugh stopped short of removing the measure from the

By Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela — Former Venezuelan presidential candidate Edmundo González arrived in Spain on Sunday after fleeing into exile in as part of a negotiated deal with Nicolás Maduro’s government that dealt a major blow to millions who placed their hopes in his opposition campaign. The surprise departure of the man considered by

By Associated Press ATLANTA — The mother of a student in class with the boy accused of killing four people in a Georgia high school shooting says information that school officials were warned that the boy was having a crisis shows the shooting could have been prevented. “The school failed them, that they could have

By Associated Press After the first shake-up of the college football season, the Southeastern Conference grabbed six of the top seven spots in the AP Top 25 — a first in the 88-year history of the rankings — and Notre Dame tumbled all the way to No. 18 on Sunday after being stunned at home.

By Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. — Most of the talk about Missouri in the offseason centered around quarterback Brady Cook and All-American wide receiver Luther Burden III, and the way the ninth-ranked Tigers’ high-octane offense could put them in the College Football Playoff mix. It’s been their defense that has stood out two weeks into

By Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs selected Xavier Worthy in the first round of the NFL draft in April with the expectation that the speedy wide receiver out of Texas would give their offense some much-needed pop. It took Worthy five plays in a season-opening 27-20 win over Baltimore on

By James Densley Metropolitan State University The Conversation via AP Most school shootings don’t just happen out of nowhere – there are typically warning signs. A year before a 14-year-old boy was arrested for allegedly opening fire in his high school math class in Winder, Georgia, on Sept. 4, 2024 – killing two teachers and

By Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Michael Wacha pitched seven innings of four-hit ball, Garrett Hampson and Salvador Perez drove in runs and the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 2-0 on Sunday to complete a series sweep of their closest pursuers in the AL wild-card race. Wacha (12-7) struck out seven while

By Associated Press While tennis fans savor the last matches of the U.S. Open, a subset of spectators and TV viewers have watched the year’s final Grand Slam tournament as a source of fashion inspiration they can use to serve looks off the court. It may have escaped people who don’t pay attention to clothing

By Metro Creative Salads are a dietary staple across the globe. Salads are traditionally served chilled or at room temperature, and many are enhanced by oil, vinegar or another dressing. Many people are quick to think of certain varieties of lettuce as the prime base for salads. However, just about any fruit or vegetable can

By Missouri Independent via My Courier-Tribune A Cole County Circuit Court judge rejected an attempt to invalidate an initiative petition on sports betting Friday, allowing voters to decide whether to enshrine sports wagering in Missouri’s Constitution on the November ballot. “Lawsuits seeking to remove an initiative petition from the ballot after it has been certified

By Metro Creative Fish can provide a host of flavors and make for a healthy addition to one’s diet. Alaskan cod, for example, is easy to find and, because it’s high in certain omega-3 fatty acids, packs quite a heart-healthy punch. In fact, the U.S. Department of Agriculture notes that wild Alaskan cod contains the

By Associated Press NEW YORK — Volcanoes were still erupting on the moon when dinosaurs roamed Earth, new research suggests. The evidence: three tiny glass beads plucked from the surface of the moon and brought to Earth in 2020 by a Chinese spacecraft. Their chemical makeup indicates that there were active lunar volcanoes until about

By Associated Press WESTBY, Wisconsin — President Joe Biden traveled to rural southwest Wisconsin on Thursday to champion new investments in electrification and expanded high-speed internet, proclaiming that “all these investments mean family farms can stay in the family.” In the town of Westby, Biden announced $7.3 billion in investments for 16 cooperatives that will

By Associated Press NEW YORK — Most U.S. stocks fell Thursday following a mixed round of data on the economy, keeping them on track for their worst week since April. The S&P 500 slipped 0.3% for a third straight drop, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 219 points, or 0.5%. The Nasdaq composite held