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The hardline stances of many conservative Catholic bishops in the U.S. are not shared by a majority of lay Catholics. Most of them say abortion should be legal, favor greater inclusion of LGBT people, and oppose the denial of Communion for politicians who support abortion rights, according to a...

Nigeria's police on Friday said they are still looking for suspects in the abduction of the head of the Methodist Church Nigeria who was freed in exchange for a ransom of 100 million naira ($240,600). Samuel Kanu Uche was freed on Monday, a day after he was kidnapped in Abia in southeast...

Mexico’s ruling Morena party looks poised to win at least four of the six races for state governorships Sunday on the back of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, its folksy, charismatic leader, and the absence of a credible opposition, analysts say. Ironically, at its point of greatest...

Less than 48 hours after a gunman stormed an elementary school and killed 19 children and two teachers in his home state of Texas, Sen. John Cornyn walked straight from the floor of the U.S. Senate into Republican leader Mitch McConnell's office. The Texas Republican had just returned to...

Though Hurricane Hunters investigating now-designated Potential Tropical Cyclone One Friday morning continue to find multiple swirls near the area of low pressure centered north of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, the plane was able to “fix” the southernmost of these as a weak center. This may be...

Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted the chairman of the African Union, Senegal's President Macky Sall on Friday for talks expected to focus on how to get grain supplies stuck amid the fighting in Ukraine moving again. African countries imported 44% of their wheat from Russia and Ukraine...

A milestone measure that would tap the brakes on the spread of cryptocurrency mining operations burning fossil fuels in New York has passed the state Legislature. The bill approved early Friday by the state Senate would establish a two-year moratorium on new and renewed air permits for fossil...

U.S. employers added a healthy 390,000 jobs in May, extending a streak of solid hiring that has bolstered an economy under pressure from high inflation and interest rates. Last month’s gain reflects a still-healthy job market despite concerns that the economy will weaken in the coming months as...

Mark Light Stadium on the University of Miami campus in Coral Gables is known worldwide for their delicious ice cream shakes. With the Hurricanes set to host Canisius in the college baseball regionals this weekend, fans will get a chance to chow down on a new play on chicken wings. Mark Light...

The dragon boat tradition returned in parts of China on Friday for the first time since the outbreak of the pandemic in late 2019, as restrictions are lifted along with a major drop in COVID-19 cases. The historic Lychee Bay scenic area in the southern Chinese manufacturing hub of Guangzhou...

A state inspector found 21 violations inside Sang’s Chinese and Dim Sum restaurant last week and ordered the place shut until it was cleaned and re-inspected. Last week was no ordinary inspection, as the inspector was there based on a complaint. Local 10′s Jeff Weinsier visited the restaurant...

More than 750 Tesla owners have complained to U.S. safety regulators that cars operating on its partially automated driving systems have suddenly stopped on roadways for no apparent reason. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration revealed the number in a detailed information request...

San Francisco’s progressive district attorney, elected on a platform of reducing incarceration, faces a recall election driven by a pandemic in which brutal attacks against Asian seniors and viral footage of smash-and-grab robberies tested residents’ famously liberal political bent. Recall...

Tennis legend and LGBTQ rights activist Billie Jean King received France’s highest civilian honor, the Legion of Honor, on Friday. King, who is in France as the French Open concludes, received the award in recognition of her contributions to women’s sports, gender equality and the rights of...

Zoo Miami will be closed Friday and Saturday after a Tropical Storm Warning was issued for all of South Florida. Zoo Miami’s Ron Magill said the zoo needs to be closed to visitors so that staff members “can properly prepare the facility for the impending weather.” STAY PREPARED: Download Local...

A Russian cargo spacecraft was launched Friday to deliver nearly three tons of supplies to the crew of the International Space Station. A Soyuz rocket carrying the unmanned Progress MS-20 ship blasted off as scheduled from the Russia-leased Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The spacecraft...

As a tropical system heads toward South Florida, weather has been blamed for numerous flight delays and cancellations at Miami International Airport. Numerous people were spotted sleeping on the floor of the airport Friday morning as they were waiting to find out when they could be rebooked...

A permanent virtual exhibit of one of France’s most famous prehistoric sites, the undersea Cosquer Cave, is set to open its doors as concerns grow that it could be completely inundated as a result of rising tides driven by climate change. As of Saturday, visitors to the port city of Marseille...

Annual inflation in Turkey hit 73.5% in May, the highest rate since 1998, according to official data released Friday as a cost-of-living crisis in the country deepens. The Turkish Statistical Institute said the rate represented an increase of almost 70% from the month before. Consumer prices...

German lawmakers are expected to approve Friday a 100 billion-euro ($107 billion) special fund to strengthen the country's military, preparing the way for a massive procurement drive three months after Russia's invasion of Ukraine jolted the government into action. The fund is expected to win...