By Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — Pope Francis formally permitted Roman Catholic priests to bless same-sex couples on Monday, in a significant shift in the church’s approach to LGBTQ+ people. The blessings may be carried out providing they are not part of regular Church rituals or liturgies, nor at the same time as a civil
Continue ReadingBy JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer U.S. food inspectors found “extremely high” lead levels in cinnamon at a plant in Ecuador that made applesauce pouches tainted with the metal. The recalled pouches have been linked to dozens of illnesses in U.S. kids. The cinnamon samples contained lead levels more than 2,000 times higher than a
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court has rejected former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows’ attempt to move his Georgia election interference criminal case to federal court. The opinion of the three-judge panel of the 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals, delivered by a conservative jurist appointed to the
Continue ReadingBy VALERIE GONZALEZ and PAUL J. WEBER McALLEN, Texas U.S. authorities temporarily shut down two railroad border crossings in Texas on Monday to shift officers to helping process migrants, drawing warnings from rail operators that the temporary closures would hamper trade ahead of Christmas. The decision by U.S. Customs and Border Protection to suspend operations
Continue ReadingBy VALERIE GONZALEZ and PAUL J. WEBER McALLEN, Texas U.S. authorities temporarily shut down two railroad border crossings in Texas on Monday to shift officers to helping process migrants, drawing warnings from rail operators that the temporary closures would hamper trade ahead of Christmas. The decision by U.S. Customs and Border Protection to suspend operations
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A local Priest at the Saint Cecilia Catholic Community Church explains the new development from Pope Francis formally approving priests to bless same-sex couples. He was clear to state that his church is an Ecumenical Catholic church, not Roman Catholic, that has been blessing and marrying same-sex couples since 2015. News Channel 3 reached out
Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP, MELANIE LIDMAN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The head of the CIA jetted to Europe for talks with Israeli and Qatari officials Monday, sounding out the potential for a deal on a new cease-fire and the release of hostages in Gaza, as the U.S. defense secretary spoke
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Jonathan Majors has been convicted of assaulting his former girlfriend during a confrontation in New York City earlier this year. A Manhattan jury convicted the Marvel star Monday of one misdemeanor assault charge and one harassment violation. He was also acquitted of
Continue ReadingBy JIM SALTER and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The largest nursing home in St. Louis has closed suddenly, forcing about 170 residents to be bused to other facilities. Many patients left with nothing but the clothes they were wearing. An ombudsman for families of area nursing home residents says Northview Village
Continue ReadingBy OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco prosecutors on Monday began charging 80 protesters who last month blocked traffic for hours on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge while demanding a cease-fire in Gaza. The protest came as San Francisco was hosting President Joe Biden and other world leaders for the
Continue ReadingBy OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco prosecutors on Monday began charging 80 protesters who last month blocked traffic for hours on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge while demanding a cease-fire in Gaza. The protest came as San Francisco was hosting President Joe Biden and other world leaders for the
Continue ReadingBy Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — A school district in Kansas has changed its hair policy after the state’s chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union said an 8-year-old Native American boy was forced to cut his hair to comply with his elementary school’s dress code. On Thursday, the Girard Unified School District (USD) Board of Education voted to remove the district’s dress code policy requirements
Continue ReadingBy Brammhi Balarajan and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — A judge denied a second motion to dismiss the case against Bryan Kohberger – the man accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students last year. Court records show Judge John Judge ruled against Kohberger’s team to dismiss the grand jury indictment in the quadruple
Continue ReadingBy Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — Nearly 9 million borrowers missed their first student loan payment after the pandemic-related pause ended this fall, the Department of Education said Friday. That means roughly 40% of the 22 million borrowers who had bills due in October did not make payments by mid-November. Bringing so many borrowers
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA released its schedule on Monday with its usual month-long break for the Olympics. There will be no regular season contests from July 18-Aug. 14 because of the Paris Games. The league’s 28th season will begin on May 14 with eight teams in action,
Continue ReadingBy TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The attorney for a former Florida sheriff’s deputy is arguing that his client had no legal duty to confront the gunman who murdered 17 people and wounded 17 others at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School nearly six years ago. The attorney asked a judge
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is recovering from surgery for a broken hip after he fell at a concert in Los Angeles. The basketball Hall of Famer had surgery Sunday “with no complications,” his business partner and spokeswoman, Deborah Morales, told The Associated Press on Monday. “He will
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Apes can recognize old friends they haven’t seen for decades, according to new research, and it’s the longest-lasting social memory ever documented outside humans. Researchers found that chimpanzees and bonobos were able to recognize photos of former groupmates more than 25 years after last seeing them in the flesh,
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK WHITTLE and LISA RATHKE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A storm barreled into the Northeastern U.S. on Monday, flooding roads and downing trees, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands, forcing flight cancellations and school closures, and killing at least four people. More than 5 inches (13 centimeters) of rain fell in
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump is asking a federal appeals court to reconsider its decision earlier this month largely upholding the gag order issued against him in his federal election subversion case. Trump, in a Monday filing to the US DC Circuit Court of Appeals, asked the three-judge panel that
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