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WorldThis is a locator map of Israel and the Palestinian Territories. (AP Photo) (Uncredited, Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)JERUSALEM – A long-range missile fired from Yemen landed in an open area in central Israel early Sunday, the Israeli military said.The early morning attack triggered air raid sirens, including at Israel's international airport, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The military said the sound of explosions in the area came from interceptors.Israeli media aired […]

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reservedPope Francis interacts with the young people of Scholas Occurrentes at Grha Pemuda Youth Center in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana, Pool)DILI – It was the farthest trip of his pontificate and one of the longest papal trips ever in terms of days on the road and distance traveled. But Pope Francis, age 87, hobbled by bad knees and bent over with sciatica, appeared to be having the time […]

HealthCopyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reservedSecurity personnel stand outside a recently opened Planned Parenthood clinic, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, in Pittsburg, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)PITTSBURG, Kan. – A new abortion clinic has brought the debate over reproductive rights to a small college town in the southeast corner of Kansas. It’s one of the few states left in the region still allowing abortions. A religious, Republican-leaning semi-rural location like Pittsburg, Kansas, would have been unlikely to host an abortion […]

LOS ANGELES – “Shogun” could be in for an epic night, “The Bear” could clean up for the second time in less than a year, and “Baby Reindeer” has gone from dark horse to contender as the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards arrive on Sunday. Back in their traditional mid-September spot after a single strike-delayed edition in January, the Emmys will air live on ABC from the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles. The father and son duo of Eugene and […]

PITTSBURG, Kan. – The Rev. Anthony Navaratnam stood before his congregation and urged them to pray for the women from surrounding states who will flock to the new abortion clinic in town that opened in August. “God is giving us an opportunity to be missionaries in Pittsburg, Kansas,” he told those at Flag Church, which hosted a training on how to protest outside of the clinic. The debate over reproductive rights has landed in this college town of 20,000 in […]