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Man charged in glass bottle attack on Jewish students in Pittsburgh now accused in earlier attack

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A man accused of having assaulted two Jewish students with a glass bottle on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh is now accused of having thrown a bottle at two people associated with another university the day before.
Nashville's Mother Church of Country Music retains its roots as religious house of worship

Nashville's Mother Church of Country Music retains its roots as religious house of worship

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium is known as the Mother Church of Country Music. And, indeed, it began as a church, built by a riverboat captain who was converted to religion by an evangelist.
Maui's toxic debris could fill 5 football fields 5 stories deep. Where will it end up?

Maui's toxic debris could fill 5 football fields 5 stories deep. Where will it end up?

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Hinano Rodrigues remembers being 4 or 5 years old, carrying a bucket across a highway to the ocean in the Maui community where he still lives.
Pope urges end to Papua New Guinea tribal conflicts and fair, sustainable extraction of resources

Pope urges end to Papua New Guinea tribal conflicts and fair, sustainable extraction of resources

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (AP) — Pope Francis called Saturday for an end to tribal violence that has wracked Papua New Guinea for decades and appealed for sustainable, equitable development of its natural resources during a visit to the South Pa
СÀ¶ÊÓƵicut pastor elected president of nation's largest Black Protestant denomination

СÀ¶ÊÓƵicut pastor elected president of nation's largest Black Protestant denomination

A СÀ¶ÊÓƵicut pastor will be the new president of the largest Black Protestant denomination in the U.S., bringing to an end a leadership election that stirred division among members. The Rev.

СÀ¶ÊÓƵicut pastor elected president of nation's largest Black Protestant denomination

A СÀ¶ÊÓƵicut pastor will be the new president of the largest Black Protestant denomination in the U.S., bringing to an end a leadership election that stirred division among members. The Rev.
Man who threatened to kill officers at German police station believed to have extremist motive

Man who threatened to kill officers at German police station believed to have extremist motive

BERLIN (AP) — A man armed with a machete was overwhelmed and arrested after threatening to kill officers at a police station in western Germany early Friday, prosecutors said. Investigators said they believe he had an Islamic extremist motive.
Pope arrives in Papua New Guinea for the second leg of his Southeast Asia and Oceania trip

Pope arrives in Papua New Guinea for the second leg of his Southeast Asia and Oceania trip

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (AP) — Pope Francis arrived in Papua New Guinea on Friday for the second leg of his four-nation trip through Southeast Asia and Oceania, becoming the second pope to visit the poor, strategically important South Pacific

Man who threatened to kill officers at German police station believed to have extremist motive

BERLIN (AP) — A man armed with a machete was overwhelmed and arrested after threatening to kill officers at a police station in western Germany early Friday, prosecutors said. Investigators said they believe he had an Islamic extremist motive.
Pope to meet Papua New Guinea Catholics who embrace both Christianity and Indigenous beliefs

Pope to meet Papua New Guinea Catholics who embrace both Christianity and Indigenous beliefs

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Pope Francis’s visit to Papua New Guinea will take him to a remote part of the South Pacific island nation where Christianity is a recent addition to traditional spiritual beliefs developed over millennia.
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