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By NICOLE WINFIELD and TRISHA THOMAS Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — A few years ago, Pope Francis told the head of the main Vatican-backed Catholic women’s organization to be “brave” in pushing for change for women in the Catholic Church. Maria Lia Zervino took his advice and in 2021 wrote Francis a letter, then
Continue ReadingBy BRUCE SCHREINER and EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s name isn’t on the ballot in 2023. But you wouldn’t know it from campaigns Republican candidates for governor are running in Kentucky and Mississippi. The Republican nominees are Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron and first-term Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves.
Continue ReadingBy MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The justices are taking the bench at the Supreme Court for the first time since late June. Their new term is beginning Monday with ethics concerns swirling around the court. The only case being argued Monday concerns the meaning of the word “and” in a federal law
Continue ReadingBy FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — “How would you be different as speaker, compared to Mr. Boehner?” a reporter asked then-House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy in September 2015 as the California Republican pursued, and eventually gave up, his first attempt at the speakership. McCarthy laughed while standing next to outgoing Speaker John Boehner
Continue ReadingBy EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer DENVER (AP) — When former elite fencer Kirsten Hawkes reached out to her childhood coach for advice about starting her own fencing club, their meeting immediately turned awkward. It began, she said, with an unwanted kiss on the lips when the two met during a fencing tournament in Minneapolis
Continue ReadingBy EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer DENVER (AP) — When former elite fencer Kirsten Hawkes reached out to her childhood coach for advice about starting her own fencing club, their meeting immediately turned awkward. It began, she said, with an unwanted kiss on the lips when the two met during a fencing tournament in Minneapolis
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Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN Español) — Daniel Quintero Calle compartió este domingo un video en su cuenta de X, antes Twitter, para exponer su renuncia como alcalde de Medellín para dedicarse a apoyar a Juan Carlos Upegui en su intención de convertirse en alcalde de esa ciudad. En un fragmento del video, Quintero dice que su
Continue ReadingBy ALFREDO PEÑA Associated Press CIUDAD MADERO, Mexico (AP) — The roof of a church collapsed in northern Mexico during a Mass on Sunday, killing at least nine people and injuring around 50, authorities said as searchers probed in the wreckage late into the night looking for survivors and other victims. Approximately 30 parishioners were
Continue ReadingCNN Review by Brandon Griggs, CNN Las Vegas (CNN) — For several years a mysterious spherical structure has been rising on the skyline of this desert playground, teasing visitors in recent months with its wraparound LED screen transforming the giant orb into a planet, a basketball, or — most distractingly — a blinking eyeball. Now,
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom will name Laphonza Butler, a Democratic strategist and adviser to Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign, to fill the vacant U.S. Senate seat held by the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a spokesman in his office said Sunday. In choosing Butler, Newsom fulfilled
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom will name Laphonza Butler, a Democratic strategist and adviser to Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign, to fill the vacant U.S. Senate seat held by the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a spokesman in his office said Sunday. In choosing Butler, Newsom fulfilled
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By Jessica Xing and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A Michigan man who claimed to expose alleged child predators online for his thousands of social media followers was shot and killed after confronting two teenagers late Friday night, according to police. Robert Wayne Lee, 40, would pose as a 15-year-old girl online to lure out
Continue ReadingBy Alayna Treene and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump said he will go to court in New York for his civil fraud trial on Monday. “I’m going to Court tomorrow morning to fight for my name and reputation,” he posted on Truth Social Sunday evening. Trump had been expected to attend,
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — El presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, inicia este domingo 1 de octubre el último año de gobierno que comenzó el 1 de diciembre de 2018, en el que se enfocará en terminar sus principales proyectos y en asegurar que su partido, Morena, gane las elecciones del 2 de
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Khalil Mack may try to downplay facing the Raiders. However, he seems to play his best whenever he faces his former team. The Los Angeles Chargers linebacker set a franchise single-game record with six sacks in a 24-17 victory over Las Vegas on Sunday. The
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Newsom’s office says he’ll name Laphonza Butler, former Kamala Harris adviser, to Feinstein Senate seat.
Continue ReadingCNN Homero De La Fuente and Megan Thomas, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift was clearly ready for some more football on Sunday, as were Deadpool, Wolverine and Ant-Man. More on the Marvel stars in a moment. As was highly expected/speculated, Swift was in the crowd at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on Sunday night to
Continue Reading By Keith Allen, Zoe Sottile, Andy Rose and Jared Formanek, CNN (CNN) — An Illinois father and his two young children are among the five people killed by anhydrous ammonia exposure after a semi-truck carrying thousands of gallons of the toxic substance crashed Friday, the local medical examiner’s office announced. Those killed in the incident
Continue ReadingBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Taylor Swift couldn’t just shake off another chance to watch Travis Kelce on the football field. The 12-time Grammy Award winner arrived at MetLife Stadium about 40 minutes before kickoff Sunday night to watch Kelce and his Kansas City Chiefs defeat the
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in Mexico say the roof of a church has collapsed in northern Mexico during a Mass, killing an undetermined number of people and injuring about 50. Approximately 30 parishioners are believed to be trapped in the rubble. Rescuers probed beneath the fallen roof into Sunday night, and dogs were brought
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