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Drought, rising prices and dwindling herds undercut this year’s Eid al-Adha in North Africa
Flocks of sheep once quilted Morocco’s mountain pastures, stretched across Algeria’s vast plateaus and grazed along Tunisia’s ...
How the Vatican manages money and where Pope Leo XIV might find more
The world’s smallest country has a big budget problem. The Vatican doesn’t tax its residents or issue bonds. It primarily ...
Search expands for former Army soldier accused of killing his 3 young daughters in Washington state
Authorities have closed a wide swath of popular campgrounds and backpacking areas along the Pacific Crest Trail in Washington ...
Democratic states double down on laws resisting Trump’s immigration crackdown
As President Donald Trump’s administration targets states and local governments for not cooperating with federal immigration ...
How groundbreaking gay author Edmund White paved the way for other writers
Andrew Sean Greer, a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, remembers the first time he read Edmund White. It was the summer of ...
Rockingham County Schools could have budget cut
Proposed budget cuts could hit Rockingham County Schools in 2026. Possible budget cuts on the local level for RCS could stem ...
Hoda Kotb responds to rumors about replacing Kelly Clarkson on daytime TV
On May 28, Kotb went on the Today Show to talk about her wellness venture called Joy 101. While there, her replacement, Craig ...
Appeals court hands AP an incremental loss in its attempt to regain its access to Trump events
Digging deep into free-speech precedents in recent American history, a federal appeals panel handed The Associated Press an ...
Drag racer survives frightening airborne crash at World Wide Technology Raceway
According to a WWT Raceway spokesperson, drag racer Jason Hoard survived the frightening crash during a high-speed test run ...
‘Chespirito: Sin Querer Queriendo’ is a tribute to the Mexican comedian who shaped a generation
Not Really on Purpose” (“Sin Querer Queriendo”) has been received with delight by the many fans in the U.S. and Latin America ...
Judge says administration can dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services
A federal judge on Friday denied a request by the American Library Association to halt the Trump administration’s further ...
Can an American pope apply US-style fundraising and standards to fix troubled Vatican finances?
As a bishop in Peru, Robert Prevost was often on the lookout for used cars that he could buy cheap and fix up himself for use in parishes around his diocese. With cars that ...