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Divided US Catholic bishops will debate Communion policy
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops plans to devote part of its national meeting next month to the sensitive issue of which Catholics are worthy of receiving Communion, despite calls for a delay. ...
Syndicated Author May 26, 2021

Official: Multiple deaths in shooting at San Jose railyard
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Gunfire erupted Wednesday at a railyard in San Jose, and a sheriff's spokesman said multiple people were killed and wounded and that the suspect was dead. Santa Clara County sh...
Syndicated Author May 26, 2021

Biden asks US intel officials to investigate COVID-19 origin
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Wednesday asked U.S. intelligence officials to "redouble" their efforts to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the unlikely possibility...
Syndicated Author May 26, 2021

New grand jury seated for next stage of Trump investigation
NEW YORK (AP) - New York prosecutors have convened a special grand jury to consider evidence in a criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump's business dealings, a person familiar with ...
Syndicated Author May 25, 2021

GOP senators ready $1T infrastructure counteroffer to Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republicans are preparing a $1 trillion infrastructure counteroffer to present to the White House by Thursday, reviving negotiations over President Joe Biden's sweeping invest...
Syndicated Author May 25, 2021

Tennessee bans teaching critical race theory in schools
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee is the latest state to ban teachers from teaching certain concepts of race and racism in public schools, where teachers risk losing valuable state funding if they vio...
Syndicated Author May 25, 2021

Floyd family meets Biden as Congress weighs police bill
WASHINGTON (AP) - The anniversary of George Floyd's death was supposed to be a milestone moment, a time to mark passage of legislation to "root out systemic racism" in the criminal justice system, in ...
Syndicated Author May 25, 2021

House GOP leaders condemn Greene over Holocaust comments
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republican leaders forcefully condemned GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Tuesday, calling her comments comparing House COVID-19 safety rules like mask-wearing to the treatmen...
Syndicated Author May 25, 2021

Biden to meet Putin for Geneva summit amid US-Russia tension
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden will hold a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin next month in Geneva, a face-to-face meeting between the two leaders that comes amid escalating tensions ...
Syndicated Author May 25, 2021

Georgia park with giant Confederate carving approves changes
STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. (AP) - The board overseeing a mountain park near Atlanta with a giant carving of Confederate leaders voted Monday to relocate Confederate flags from a busy walking trail and create...
Syndicated Author May 24, 2021
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