Pope Francis, who turned 88 last month and asked an aide to read a major speech last week due to a cold, says in a new book that he feels healthy and has no plans to resign as leader of the global Catholic Church. Source link
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More than 100 feared dead as videos show bodies and trapped miners in South Africa
Rescuers were sending a cage-like structure into one of South Africa’s deepest mines on Tuesday in an attempt to bring out survivors among hundreds of illegal miners trapped underground for months in an abandoned shaft. More than 100 are believed to have died of starvation or dehydration. A group representing the miners said that at least 18 bodies and 26 survivors have …
Read More »Jack Smith pens biting defense of Jan. 6 probe, says jury would have convicted Trump
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump “inspired his supporters to commit acts of physical violence” on Jan. 6 and knowingly spread an objectively false narrative about election fraud in the 2020 election, special counsel Jack Smith said in a report defending his investigation made public early Tuesday. The 170-page report summarized Smith’s investigation into Trump’s efforts to maintain power after he …
Read More »Fired U.S. Center for SafeSport investigator arrested on new charges
DENVER — An ex-cop fired from his job as an investigator at the U.S. Center for SafeSport for allegedly stealing money seized at a drug bust has been arrested again, this time charged with rape and sex trafficking. Jason Krasley, a former police officer in Allentown, Pennsylvania, was arrested Friday and charged with felony rape and involuntary sexual servitude for crimes allegedly …
Read More »India kicks off a massive Hindu festival touted as the world’s largest religious gathering
The festival is a series of ritual baths by Hindu sadhus, or holy men, and other pilgrims at the confluence of three sacred rivers that dates to at least medieval times. Hindus believe that the mythical Saraswati river once flowed from the Himalayas through Prayagraj, meeting there with the Ganges and the Yamuna. Bathing takes place every day, but on …
Read More »Crews make some progress in containing massive Los Angeles fires
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Finding faith after the fires 02:12 Rams game moved out of Los Angeles 01:20 Awaiting special counsel’s final report 02:09 ‘Baby, I gotta go…’: New details on lives lost 02:01 Frustration grows as families wait to return home 03:03 Now Playing Crews make some progress …
Read More »L.A.-area fires rage, extreme conditions expected to last for days: Weekend Rundown
Extreme fire conditions expected in L.A. area through Wednesday The strengthening Santa Ana winds pose a challenge for firefighters as the battle against wildfires enveloping neighborhoods in Los Angeles County entered its sixth day. The wildfires have killed at least 16 people, and as of Sunday morning, officials said, at least 16 others have been reported missing. A red flag …
Read More »JD Vance says violent Jan. 6 rioters shouldn’t receive pardons
Vice President-elect JD Vance said Sunday who he thinks should and shouldn’t receive presidential pardons for their actions during the riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. “If you protested peacefully on Jan. 6 and you’ve had [Attorney General] Merrick Garland’s Department of Justice treat you like a gang member, you should be pardoned,” Vance told “Fox News Sunday.” …
Read More »15 killed in an explosion and fire at a gas station in central Yemen
CAIRO — An explosion at a gas station triggered a massive fire in central Yemen, killing at least 15 people, health officials said Sunday. The explosion occurred Saturday at the Zaher district in the province of Bayda, the Houthi rebel-run Health Ministry said in a statement. At least 67 others were injured, including 40 in critical condition. The ministry said rescue teams …
Read More »Sixers abandon Center City arena plan, will stay in South Philly, officials say
In a move that will likely stun many, the plan to bring a $1.3 billion arena to Market Street in Center City Philadelphia has been abandoned. On Sunday, around noon, a union representative and city official confirmed with NBC10 that the team has worked out a new deal with Comcast Spectacor and has backpedaled on a plan that would have brought an …
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