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Blind tennis champion Naqi Rizvi lobbies for sport’s awareness and Paralympic inclusion
Naqi Rizvi loves the “absolute freedom” he feels on the tennis court. Winning titles is fun, too. The 34-year-old blind ...
At 3 a.m. in the Capitol, the Speaker of the House pauses to share his place for prayer
It was just past 3 a.m., a few hours before the House vote on President Donald Trump's top priority in Congress, his “big, ...
What keeps the safety director of the most vulnerable spot in US up at night before hurricane season
No place is more vulnerable to hurricanes in the 50 U.S. states than the Florida Keys. The chain of islands celebrated by ...
Ex-Minneapolis police chief recalls ‘absolutely gut-wrenching’ moment of seeing George Floyd video
Former Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo vividly remembers receiving a call around midnight from a community ...
Cannes prepares to award the Palme d’Or, with Neon positioned to add to an unprecedented streak
Can Neon extend one of the most unprecedented streaks in movies? That’s one of the big questions heading into the ...
Pete Crow-Armstrong’s 2nd 6 RBI game is one for the Cubs’ history books
No matter where Craig Counsell puts Pete Crow-Armstrong in the Chicago Cubs lineup, the center fielder is producing at a ...
San Diego plane crash is a devastating loss to the alternative rock music community
The alternative music community is in mourning after a private jet hit a power line in foggy weather early Thursday and ...
President Donald Trump is set to give the commencement address to West Point graduates
President Donald Trump is delivering his first military commencement address since returning to office. The Republican ...
Dezianna Patmon’s 2nd straight walk-off hit helps Oregon beat Liberty 3-2 in 8 innings in Game 1
Kai Luschar had three hits and an RBI, Dezianna Patmon hit a walk-off RBI single in the eighth inning and Oregon beat Liberty 3-2 in Game 1 at the best-of-three Eugene ...
AP PHOTOS: Cyprus’ Maronites fight to stop their Cypriot Maronite Arabic from extinction
Only about 900 people in the world speak Cypriot Maronite Arabic. The offshoot of Syrian Arabic has been passed on orally over the centuries. Now it is at risk of extinction.
‘He listened to me’: Victims of an abusive Catholic group say Pope Leo XIV helped when others didn’t
Pope Leo XIV made plenty of enemies helping dismantle a powerful Catholic movement whose leaders physically, sexually, spiritually and psychologically abused members. As Leo' ...
Takeaways from AP report on abuse case handled by Pope Leo. Victims say he helped when others didn’t
As Pope Leo XIV’s past record of handling clergy sexual abuse cases comes under scrutiny, his biggest defenders are the victims of a powerful Catholic movement he helped dismantle.