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2 days of clashes and revenge killings in Syria leave more than 1,000 people dead

2 days of clashes and revenge killings in Syria leave more than 1,000 people dead

BEIRUT (AP) — The death toll from two days of clashes between Syrian security forces and loyalists of ousted President Bashar Assad and revenge killings that followed has risen to more than 1,000, a war monitoring group said Saturday, making it one o
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Israel will send a delegation to Qatar to try to 'advance' ceasefire negotiations

Israel will send a delegation to Qatar to try to 'advance' ceasefire negotiations

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel said that it would send a delegation to Qatar on Monday “in an effort to advance the negotiations” around the ceasefire in Gaza , while Hamas reported “positive signals” in talks with Egyptian and Qatari mediat
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Activists in Trinidad and Tobago push to include women's occupations on Hindu marriage act

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The government of Trinidad and Tobago is considering amending the local Hindu marriage act to include women’s occupations on certificates as demanded by activists. Nearly 20% of the 1.
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In his own words: Pope Francis' views on resigning changed over time

In his own words: Pope Francis' views on resigning changed over time

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis entered his fourth week in the hospital with double pneumonia, increasingly handing off his day-to-day duties to cardinals as questions swirl about the near and long-term future of his papacy.
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Pope Francis rests in hospital as Vatican and Holy Year marches on without him

Pope Francis rests in hospital as Vatican and Holy Year marches on without him

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis continued his recovery from double pneumonia on Saturday as the Vatican machinery and Holy Year celebrations marched on without him, this weekend dedicated to the Catholic Church's volunteers.
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What one Finnish church learned from creating a service almost entirely with AI

What one Finnish church learned from creating a service almost entirely with AI

HELSINKI (AP) — A tale of good versus evil played out on the large screen in the sanctuary of St. Paul’s Lutheran church in Finland.
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90,000 Palestinians attend the first Friday prayers of Ramadan in Jerusalem

90,000 Palestinians attend the first Friday prayers of Ramadan in Jerusalem

JERUSALEM (AP) — In the first Friday prayers of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, about 90,000 Palestinians prayed at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City under tight security by Israeli forces .
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Ukraine supporters focus on hope and resilience as US relations sour and war carries on

Ukraine supporters focus on hope and resilience as US relations sour and war carries on

The theme of “hope” was chosen long before this year’s deterioration of Washington-Kyiv relations, but participants at an international Ukrainian studies conference said that hope is needed more than ever — not only in Ukraine but in the United State
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Oklahoma schools chief seeks donations to put Bibles in classrooms

Oklahoma schools chief seeks donations to put Bibles in classrooms

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma's top education official said he's teaming with country music singer Lee Greenwood in seeking donations to get $59.
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Virginia man suspected of being about to conduct church mass shooting convicted of hate crime

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A northern Virginia man who was arrested during a megachurch’s Sunday services on suspicion that he was about to embark on a mass shooting has been convicted of a hate crime, according to federal prosecutors.
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