Tag: nation & world
Pope apologizes after using vulgar term in reference to gay men
By NICOLE WINFIELD | Associated PressVATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis apologized Tuesday after he was quoted using a vulgar term referring to gay...
What we know about the young missionaries and religious leader killed...
By Dánica Coto and Jim Salter | Associated PressThe local director of a mission group in Haiti and a young missionary couple from the...
Daily marijuana use exceeds daily drinking in US
By CARLA K. JOHNSON | AP Medical WriterMillions of people in the U.S. report using marijuana daily or nearly every day, according to an...
Brooks: The authoritarians have the momentum in today’s world
The central struggle in the world right now is between liberalism and authoritarianism. It’s between those of us who believe in democratic values and...
‘Inappropriate behavior’ shuts down NYC-to-Ireland public video link
Less than a week after the debut of two public sculptures featuring a livestream between Dublin, Ireland, and New York City, “inappropriate behavior” in...
Huge solar storm: Northern lights possible in California, sunspot visible with...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A strong solar storm headed toward Earth could produce northern lights in the southern United States and potentially disrupt...
Deputy who fatally shot Black airman had burst into wrong apartment,...
MIAMI (AP) — A deputy responding to a disturbance call at a Florida apartment complex burst into the wrong unit and fatally shot a...
Missing surfers in Mexico: Bodies are likely those of 3 Baja...
By MARK STEVENSON Associated PressMEXICO CITY (AP) — Three bodies recovered in an area of Baja California are likely to be those of the...
Brazil’s Afrotourism push is better late than never
By Lebawit Lily Girma, Bloomberg NewsRhonda Holder’s first visit to Brazil came from a desire to see Rio de Janeiro’s world-famous Copacabana Beach, Christ...
Geopolitics and the winner of this season’s ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’
Stephanie Yang | Los Angeles Times (TNS)TAIPEI, Taiwan — To hundreds of thousands of fans around the world who watched this season’s finale of...