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ROME (AP) — Some 150 Catholic priests and friars, a bishop and nuns from around the world marched to the Vatican and prayed Tuesday in front of St. Peter’s Basilica to call for an end to what they called the …

Patagonia is offering customers a financial incentive to encourage friends and family to make a plan to vote in the midterm elections. The outdoor apparel company said it would give up to 112,000 customers a $100 discount on Patagonia merchandise …

By FATIMA HUSSEIN WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President JD Vance and other Trump administration officials said Tuesday they plan to remove 760,000 Affordable Care Act enrollees from public healthcare exchanges, alleging that the individuals were fraudulently enrolled in the program, …

Woo hoo, it’s time for the annual free Pasadena Chalk Festival, where some 500 chalk artists will amaze you with their designs. This year, it runs two days, Saturday, Sept. 26 and Sunday, Sept. 27, from 10 a.m. to 6:30 …

By TERRY CHEA LODI, Calif. (AP) — It’s harvest time in California wine country, but many growers are struggling to sell their grapes as changing drinking habits have caused demand to plunge. The decline is forcing some growers to tear …

Prime Minister Andy Burnham (left) meets with US President Donald Trump(Picture: Toby Melville/PA Wire) Prime Minister Andy Burnham stood up to Donald Trump in a first meeting in New York. Trump called Burnham a ‘natural business person’ but criticised the …

Joanna Cierpka and her boyfreind Henrik Slotsaa who was found stabbe dto death in his central London flat (Picture: Central News) A woman accused of stabbing her boyfriend to death had sent explicit messages to waiter while on holiday in …

A scene on Newton Street in Manchester City Centre where two men were stopped and arrested by Counter Terrorism Policing (Picture: Ryan Jenkinson / Story Picture Agency) A suspected terrorist plot to target Jewish people in Manchester ahead of Yom …

The Department of Homeland Security has approved at least $7.5 billion to reimburse Texas for money spent on Governor Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star border initiative. “The Biden administration opened the border, so Governor Abbott and the State of Texas …

By OPE ADETAYO and TUNDE OMOLEHIN SOKOTO, Nigeria (AP) — Ibrahim Dalhatu was just 3 years old when he contracted noma, a severe disease that disfigures the face and kills most of the children it infects. He had his first …

A year and a few months after Rilo Kiley’s first live show in 17 years, the Los Angeles indie rock darlings play Hollywood Forever Cemetery on Saturday, and less than 24 hours later, take the stage at Ohana Festival in …

Traveler Duane Ferkovich was waiting for his Uber ride late Monday morning after arriving at John Wayne Airport from Salt Lake City, on his way to a business meeting in Irvine. “It takes them forever,” bemoaned Ferkovich, who flies into …

By EDNA TARIGAN and ANTON L. DELGADO BANTEN, Indonesia (AP) — All signs are pointing toward a record-breaking El Nino this year, which experts say may cause severe drought in Asia and other extreme weather across the world, threatening food …

By SYLVIE CORBET PARIS (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, during his four-day visit to France beginning Friday, will meet privately with seven survivors of sexual abuse by priests and other Catholic personnel. The outcome will be closely watched by critics …

Yom Kippur was celebrated across Los Angeles County and sites around the world, with observant Jews abstaining from food and drink, not washing or applying lotions or creams, not wearing leather footwear, and abstain from marital relations, instead, we spending …

Joey Atilina, aka 60 East, has toured the world, meeting other like-minded independent hip-hop artists to bring the culture full circle back home. “Being a kid from the area, a lot of my core memories that helped shape me into …

You don’t have to get up early on a Sunday to get into this church space. But you might want to come with an appetite, and maybe even bring some pajamas since you can stay overnight, too. Located in a …

By NAYARA BATSCHKE Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Tuesday urged world leaders to take stronger action in response to intensifying global conflicts, while also warning that countries shouldn’t interfere in the internal affairs of other nations. The …

By STEPHEN WADE, AP Sports Writer NAGOYA, Japan (AP) — Mixed martial arts — without the wire cage and with less blood and mayhem — could be coming to the Olympics. It’s a long shot. However, a version of the …

By DIDI TANG and E. EDUARDO CASTILLO WASHINGTON (AP) — State visits usually occur when two countries are on warm terms, but U.S. President Donald Trump is hosting Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Washington this week as their economic and …