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Retrial of Karen Read begins: What to know
After three weeks of jury selection, opening statements are set to begin on Tuesday in Karen Read’s second murder trial.
Italy’s Olympic committee calls for sports events to be suspended on day of Pope Francis’ funeral
The Italian national Olympic committee has asked for sports events to be suspended on Saturday, the day of Pope Francis’ ...
Federal report due on Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina’s path to recognition as a tribal nation
Members of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina are awaiting the release of a Department of the Interior report that, as soon ...
White smoke, black smoke, conclave: Here’s a papal glossary of terms
A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process. These are the need-to-know terms — some of them in Latin — to help make sense of news in the coming days.
The Latest: Karen Read supporters arrive at court in advance of her second trial
The second murder trial of Karen Read, whose case has sparked a national debate on police accountability and won her legions of devoted fans, will begin Tuesday with both ...
The Latest: As controversies pile up, Trump allies increasingly turn on one another
Harvard University is defying the Trump administration’s demands to limit activism on campus and suing to halt a federal ...
Vatican announces Pope Francis’ funeral will be held Saturday
The Vatican announced the funeral for Pope Francis will be on Saturday and public viewing will begin Wednesday.
While Pope Benedict XVI resigned, Francis saw his duty to be ‘ad vitam’
Pope Benedict XVI stunned the world when he announced his resignation in 2013, the first in 600 years. That led some to ...
Gunmen spray bullets at tourists visiting a beauty spot in Indian-controlled Kashmir
Multiple casualties are feared after assailants indiscriminately fired at tourists visiting a beauty spot in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said. Police ...
Israeli strikes kill 14 in Gaza and destroy heavy equipment needed to clear rubble
Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip killed at least 14 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and destroyed bulldozers and ...
Defending migrants was a priority for Pope Francis from the earliest days of his papacy
Advocating for migrants was one of Pope Francis’ top priorities. His papacy saw a refugee crisis in the Mediterranean, skyrocketing numbers of migrants in the Americas, and declining public ...
Sharks drew crowds who chased and fed them off Israel’s coast — until one man disappeared
Israeli police on Tuesday were scouring the waters off the country’s Mediterranean coast for a swimmer who they fear may have been attacked by a shark, in an area that ...