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By DAVID BILLER and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Brazilian bishop has resigned less than a week after a video came to light that featured someone, purported to be him, masturbating. Pope Francis accepted Dom Tomé Ferreira da Silva’s resignation, according to statements from the Vatican, the National Conference of

By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — What do you need to know about the R. Kelly sex trafficking trial? As the New York federal trial unfolds over the next month or so, expect to hear from multiple accusers who say the R&B superstar physically, sexually and psychologically dominated them. They say he was

By CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer An oceanfront park is emerging as the leading site for a memorial to the victims of the deadly condominium building collapse in Florida. The city of Miami Beach recently offered a portion of the park as the potential location to remember the June 24 collapse of the Champlain

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a group of people arrested after an armed standoff along a Massachusetts highway that challenged state courts’ jurisdiction over their case. The Rhode Island-based judge dismissed the complaint brought by the Rise of the Moors group, saying in his decision Tuesday that

BEIRUT (AP) — Turkey-backed Syrian forces and Syrian Kurdish fighters shelled one another’s positions in northern Syria, leaving at least five people dead and more than a dozen wounded. The U.S.-backed Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces said Turkish troops and Syrian fighters backed by Ankara shelled on Wednesday the area of Abu Rassine, killing a woman

BALTIMORE (AP) — A group of 11 young men who are allegedly part of a violent Baltimore gang dubbed “39 Babies” have been indicted for crimes including first-degree murder, assault, carjacking and retaliatory shootings. Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh alleges that the indicted individuals were part of a violent gang masquerading as a rap group.

By BEN FOX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is proposing changing how asylum claims are handled. The aim is to reduce the backlog of cases from the U.S.-Mexico border that’s left people waiting years to find out whether they’ll be allowed to stay in America. Under the proposal, routine asylum cases no

By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A high-ranking Catholic cardinal who has COVID-19 is in serious condition and has been sedated. Cardinal Raymond Burke tweeted on Aug. 10 that he had caught the coronavirus. Officials at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, which Burke founded in La Crosse, Wisconsin, issued a

By JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — The NCAA recently dropped its ban on athletes being able to earn money for their fame and celebrity. That has led to some of athletes cashing in on their creative side. Marshall offensive lineman Will Ulmer is playing guitar and singing country music at venues.

By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A wildfire in the Superior National Forest of northeastern Minnesota has grown to 5 square miles as hot, dry and windy conditions persist. Crews have been fighting the fire from the air and on the ground since it was spotted Sunday afternoon near Greenwood Lake. The fire

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press U.S. Census Bureau computer servers were exploited last year during a cybersecurity attack, but it didn’t involve the 2020 census. A watchdog report released Wednesday says the hackers’ attempts to keep access to the system were unsuccessful. The attack took place in January 2020 on the bureau’s remote access servers.