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Argentina’s faith and politics have come together at the Vatican. Pope Francis on Sunday canonized the country’s first female saint with Argentina’s libertarian president, Javier Milei, sitting in the front row of St. Peter’s Basilica. The two embraced at the end of the Mass. The service marked the first meeting between the Argentine pope and Milei, who once called Francis an “imbecile” for defending social justice. The occasion of their meeting was the canonization of Mama Antula. She was an 18th... Читать дальше...

Most people probably didn't get the reference the host was trying to make.

A man has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to killing four workers at an Oklahoma marijuana farm in 2022. Court records show that Chen Wu pleaded guilty at a court hearing Friday to four counts of first-degree murder and to one count of assault and battery with a deadly weapon in connection with the Nov. 20, 2022 killings. Prosecutors say Wu fatally shot three men and a woman in a garage at the farm west of Hennessey, located northwest of Oklahoma City. As part of a plea agreement... Читать дальше...

The National Weather Service forecast up to 8 inches of snow Sunday in the west Texas city of Lubbock.

Heavy rain and possible flooding could impact the Bay Area this week.

A man convicted in the drug-related killing of a rookie New York City police officer at the height of the city’s crack epidemic decades ago has been denied parole. Todd Scott had been serving 25 years to life for his role in the shooting death of Officer Edward Byrne while he guarded the home of a witness in a drug case in February 1988. A union representing police officers said Sunday it was “relieved” to learn Scott will remain in prison. The police union said it will continue to oppose the release of two others convicted in the killing. Читать дальше...

BOSTON (AP) — Un perro de la Oficina de Aduanas y Protección de Fronteriza de Estados Unidos olfateó algo inusual en el equipaje de un viajero que regresaba de África: monos momificados.

Aaron Rodgers was not complimentary of the state of NFL quarterbacks in a pre-Super Bowl segment.

Madagascar’s Parliament has passed a law allowing for the chemical and in some cases surgical castration of those found guilty of the rape of a minor. That has prompted criticism from international rights groups but has also found support from activists in the country who say it’s an appropriate deterrent to try to curb a “rape culture.” Parliament in the Indian Ocean island nation of 28 million passed the law on Feb. 2 and the Senate, the upper house, approved it last week. It must now be ratified... Читать дальше...

Ex-Prime Minister Alexander Stubb is projected to win Finland’s presidential election runoff on Sunday against the former Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto. Finnish public broadcaster YLE projected that center-right candidate Stubb of the conservative National Coalition Party wins the Finnish presidency with 51.4% of the votes, while independent candidate Haavisto from the green left will get 48.6% of the votes. YLE’s prediction, highly accurate in previous elections, is a mathematical model calculated... Читать дальше...

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Property brothers Jonathan and Drew Scott help Rosario Dawson take a friend's home from drab to fab on "Celebrity IOU."

The 49ers fan and Tahoe resident is making a screen comeback of sorts Sunday.

Preliminary results in Finnish presidential election indicate conservative Alexander Stubb has won, broadcaster YLE says.

While the 49ers still lay claim to the San Francisco moniker, all of the players' luxury real estate action takes place much further south.

It's one of the biggest blunders in recent 49ers draft history.

It's one of the biggest blunders in recent 49ers draft history.

President Joe Biden’s personal attorney said Sunday that they went to both the special counsel and the attorney general to register concerns over what they viewed to be pejorative and unnecessary digs at the president’s memory. Bob Bauer told CBS' Face The Nation on Sunday that the report went “off the rails” and that it was a “shabby work product.” Biden’s age has already been a concern for voters. Democrats are now answering the widespread questions about the 81-year-old president’s age and readiness... Читать дальше...

Biden says Israel shouldn't go ahead with a military operation in Rafah without a 'credible' plan to protect civilians.

Pelosi has split NFL allegiance, but is all in on the 49ers for this Super Bowl.

The 49ers have been sequestered miles away from the Vegas Strip, but their loved ones got to party Super Bowl week.

Draymond Green immediately went after former Warriors teammate Kevin Durant.

Egypt has threatened to suspend its peace treaty with Israel if Israel's Gaza offensive expands into the densely populated border town of Rafah. That's according to two Egyptian officials and a Western diplomat who spoke to The Associated Press. The Camp David Accords have been a cornerstone of regional stability for nearly a half-century. The threat to suspend them came as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vows to send troops into Rafah, saying it is necessary to defeat Hamas. Over half of Gaza’s... Читать дальше...

It’s a beloved Carnival season tradition in New Orleans — masked riders on lavish floats fling strings of beads or other trinkets to parade watchers. But environmentalists are worried about the huge amount of nonbiodegradable plastic beads that wind up mixed in all the other Mardi Gras trash. It has led to movements to collect and reuse plastic beads to reduce demand. And it has sparked a growing effort to replace beads with other items. One New Orleans nonprofit now markets a variety of alternative parade favors ... Читать дальше...

The death toll from a massive landslide that hit a gold-mining village in the southern Philippines has risen to 54 with 63 people still missing. The landslide hit the mountain village of Masara in Davao de Oro province on Tuesday night after weeks of torrential rains. Davao de Oro’s provincial government said in a Facebook post on Sunday that 54 bodies had been retrieved. It said 32 residents survived with injuries but 63 remained missing. Officials have said among those missing were gold miners... Читать дальше...