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Bethlehem marks a second subdued Christmas Eve during the war in Gaza
Bethlehem is marking another somber Christmas Eve under the shadow of war in Gaza More »
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Pope Francis kicks off a yearlong Jubilee that will test his stamina and Rome's patience
Pope Francis has opened the great Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica More »
Trump vows to pursue executions after Biden commutes most of federal death row
President-elect Donald Trump says he'll “vigorously pursue” capital punishment after President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of most people on federal death row partly to stop Trump from pushing forward their executions More »
21 dead as Mozambique erupts in violence after election court ruling
Violence that engulfed Mozambique after the country’s highest court confirmed ruling party presidential candidate Daniel Chapo as the winner of disputed Oct. 9 elections has killed at least 21 people, including two police officers More »
Prosecutors find workers in 'slavery like' conditions at Chinese car company site in Brazil
A task force led by Brazilian prosecutors says it has rescued 163 Chinese nationals working in “slavery-like” conditions at a construction site in northeastern Brazil, where Chinese electric vehicle company BYD is building a factory More »
Haiti gangs fire on journalists covering a planned hospital reopening, leaving casualties
Suspected gang members have opened fire on journalists in Haiti’s capital as they were covering the attempted reopening of the country’s largest hospital, wounding or killing an unknown number of people More »
Hurricane-force winds bear down on California, latest in stretch of extreme weather
California has been hit hard by extreme weather over the past several weeks More »
Heavy travel day starts with brief grounding of all American Airlines flights
American Airlines briefly grounded flights nationwide due to a technical problem just as the Christmas travel season kicked into overdrive and winter weather threatened more potential problems for those planning to fly or drive More »
Biden signs a bill officially making the bald eagle the national bird of the US
President Joe Biden has made it official: The bald eagle is now the national bird of the United States More »
NFL players who use platform to share their faith say it's their duty to spread their love of Jesus
Jake Bates was standing on the turf in his hometown of Houston when asked to reflect on an unlikely journey from learning how to sell bricks to making game-winning kicks for the Detroit Lions More »
