By ALEJANDRA MOLINA Religion News Service It’s billed as the largest Catholic parish in the United States and it’s being constructed in the city of Visalia, about 200 miles north of Los Angeles, in what’s often referred to “as the heart of California’s dairy industry.” With an estimated $18.5 million price tag, St. Charles Borromeo
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By Jack Guy, CNN UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has reshuffled his cabinet, moving Dominic Raab from the post of foreign secretary to those of deputy prime minister and justice secretary, Downing Street announced Wednesday. Raab, who was widely criticized for his handling of the UK withdrawal from Afghanistan, was also named lord chancellor in
Continue Reading By Jack Guy, CNN UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has reshuffled his cabinet, moving Dominic Raab from the post of foreign secretary to those of deputy prime minister and justice secretary, Downing Street announced Wednesday. Raab, who was widely criticized for his handling of the UK withdrawal from Afghanistan, was also named lord chancellor in
Continue Reading By KATHY GANNON and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Afghan man who was killed in a U.S. drone strike last month was an enthusiastic longtime employee at an American humanitarian organization. His colleagues paint a stark contrast to the Pentagon’s claims that he was an Islamic State group’s militant about to
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By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business On Wednesday, four people — none of whom are professional astronauts — will strap themselves into a capsule atop a 200-foot-tall SpaceX rocket that will blast them past the speed of sound and up to 17,500 miles per hour. This mission, dubbed Inspiration4, is the first orbital mission in the
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By Jeevan Ravindran, Stephanie Halasz, Allegra Goodwin and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN More than 1,400 white-sided dolphins were killed Sunday night in the Faroe Islands, in what local authorities said was a traditional whaling hunt. The killing has been denounced by marine conservation group Sea Shepherd as a “brutal and badly mishandled” massacre, and the largest
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By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN California’s recall election played out along established partisan lines, according to a California exit poll conducted for CNN and other news networks by Edison Research, with voters’ views on Gov. Gavin Newsom closely tied to their broader political views. In a state as blue as California, that was enough for Newsom
Continue Reading By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN California’s recall election played out along established partisan lines, according to a California exit poll conducted for CNN and other news networks by Edison Research, with voters’ views on Gov. Gavin Newsom closely tied to their broader political views. In a state as blue as California, that was enough for Newsom
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ANAMOSA, Iowa (AP) — A judge has sentenced a second inmate to life in prison for the beating deaths of two workers at an Iowa prison during a failed escape attempt in March. Michael Dutcher, 28, pleaded guilty Wednesday to two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Anamosa State Penitentiary correctional officer Robert
Continue Reading ANAMOSA, Iowa (AP) — A judge has sentenced a second inmate to life in prison for the beating deaths of two workers at an Iowa prison during a failed escape attempt in March. Michael Dutcher, 28, pleaded guilty Wednesday to two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Anamosa State Penitentiary correctional officer Robert
Continue Reading ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tyler Bozak is staying with the St. Louis Blues. The 35-year-old forward signed a one-year contract worth $750,000. Bozak was with the Blues in 2019 when they won the Stanley Cup for the first time in franchise history and put up 13 points during that title run. Injuries limited him to
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tyler Bozak is staying with the St. Louis Blues. The 35-year-old forward signed a one-year contract worth $750,000. Bozak was with the Blues in 2019 when they won the Stanley Cup for the first time in franchise history and put up 13 points during that title run. Injuries limited him to
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By Clare Sebastian and Pamela Boykoff for CNN Business When the pandemic first hit last year, Brian Wolin was working as a chiropractor, and his brother-in-law, Evan Shulman, ran a business making luxury retail displays for brands, such as Gucci and Chanel. But once the lockdowns began, they both found themselves unable to work. That’s
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Daniel Jones is looking to stay undefeated in his career against Washington when he leads the New York Giants into the NFC East matchup on Thursday night. The sixth overall draft pick in 2019 is 4-0 against Washington and 4-19 against the rest of the
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By David Williams, CNN Boston Marathon bombing survivor Jacqui Webb was greeted by a familiar face after giving birth to her daughter, Ella, last month — one of the nurses who cared for her after the 2013 attack. Webb spent three weeks at Tufts Medical Center in Boston after suffering life-threatening wounds when a pair
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Islamabad, Pakistán (CNN) — El primer ministro de Pakistán, Imran Khan, afirmó que la mejor manera de avanzar hacia la paz y la estabilidad en Afganistán es dialogar con los talibanes e “incentivarlos” en cuestiones como los derechos de las mujeres y el gobierno inclusivo. En declaraciones a CNN desde su residencia privada
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By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Just when car prices looked like they were edging down from their record highs, they’re heading skyward again. It’s Hurricane Ida’s fault. Ida caused widespread flooding from Louisiana, where it came ashore as a hurricane on August 29, to the heavily populated Northeast, where its remnants hit hard a few
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By Scott McLean, Bethlehem Feleke, Solomon Muingi and Fabien Muhire, CNN Kenya’s wide-open, postcard-perfect savannah is dotted with acacia trees in every direction as the early morning fog still clouds the air. Donart Mwakio is doing his rounds in a white pickup truck when it suddenly screeches to a halt. The ranger at Kenya’s Taita
Continue Reading By Scott McLean, Bethlehem Feleke, Solomon Muingi and Fabien Muhire, CNN Kenya’s wide-open, postcard-perfect savannah is dotted with acacia trees in every direction as the early morning fog still clouds the air. Donart Mwakio is doing his rounds in a white pickup truck when it suddenly screeches to a halt. The ranger at Kenya’s Taita
Continue ReadingBy Tonya Brown Click here for updates on this story ROBESON COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Nine-year-old Estrella Sosa who was shot this past weekend, along with her mother, while riding in a car, is doing much better, according to her grandmother Regina Maldonado. Maldonado said she still has a long road ahead. “She’s a
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