The pope has died: Corruption, greed, betrayal enter in the mix
“CONCLAVE”: Even if you’ve viewed other papal movies, you won’t be ready for this Academy award-worthy drama/thriller with Lucian Msamati as the cardinals gather to …
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Aviation Workforce Innovation Center funded and operational
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Central Park Five sue Donald Trump for remarks made at presidential debate
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Trump: “It doesn’t cost $60,000 bucks to bury a f–cking Mexican soldier”
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Activist lobbies for segregated schools nationwide
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Izakaya-style meatballs from soy basting ground chicken
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Police in Haiti battle a gang coalition trying to seize control of the entire capital
A member of the Haitian National Police Special Weapons And Tactics team (right) and a U.S. Marine (left) search an apartment complex in Port-au-Prince. PHOTO …
Health and Wellness
Health officials: destroy razor clams recently collected
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ State health officials have issued a notice saying all razor clams harvested Thursday on Washington beaches should be destroyed. Officials say …
Listeria found in Blue Bell ice cream plant in 2013
By MARY CLARE JALONICK WASHINGTON (AP) _ Blue Bell ice cream had evidence of listeria bacteria in its Oklahoma manufacturing plant as far back as …
Business
A look at bank scandals since the financial crisis
HSBC's record $1.9 billion payment to settle a U.S. investigation into money laundering that involved Mexican drug cartels and nations such as Iran is a …
5 tips to steer clear of debt in holiday shopping
CHICAGO (AP) — As the holiday shopping season expands and retailers make impulse buys ever-easier via smartphone and otherwise, consumers have to be extra-disciplined to …
HIV/AIDS money coming
SAN JUAN — More than $2 million is coming in federal funds to help those on a waiting list for HIV/AIDS medication.
Education
Old error puts school district breakfast program at risk
CALDWELL, Idaho — An old clerical error has put a school district in southwest Idaho in a bind over its free breakfast program. In 2003, an …
College completion gap between rich, poor widens
By CHRISTINE ARMARIO LOS ANGELES — The gap in bachelor-degree attainment between the nation’s richest and poorest students by age 24 has doubled during the last …
Back-to-school tax holiday heads to Ohio governor
By JULIE CARR SMYTH COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio back-to-school shoppers would get a three-day reprieve from Ohio’s sales tax under a bill headed to Gov. John …