1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (483+ words) Cases have been detected in parts of Melrose and Morrisania in the South Bronx. New York City is experiencing another cluster of Legionnaires' disease just weeks after a cluster exposure in Manhattan was declared over. So far, five cases and…...

2+ min ago   (448+ words) FLORENCE, Italy -- A cycle of frescoes by Italian 14th-century master Giotto, depicting key moments in the life of St. Francis of Assisi, has been unveiled after a four-year restoration. The newly vibrant “Stories of St. Francis” were shown to the…...

10+ hour, 54+ min ago   (692+ words) ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Alaska prosecutors are dropping voter misconduct cases against a group of residents born in American Samo a after a state appeals court threw out felony charges against a woman who wrongly checked a box saying she was a…...

17+ hour, 44+ min ago   (1006+ words) MINNEAPOLIS -- Court cases involving Twin Cities churches and immigration enforcement highlight how the acrimonious debate continues to roil faith communities more than six months since the federal surge turned Minnesota into a symbol of defiance of the Trump administration’s policies....

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (794+ words) In 2018, Democrats flipped 42 Republican-held U.S. House seats, gaining control of the House Eight years ago, a blue wave swept dozens of Democrats into Congress, making them heroes of the resistance to President Donald Trump. But as quickly as tides roll in,…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (651+ words) TORONTO -- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney signaled Thursday that Canada may hold off on further retaliation against U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest trade measures, calling them “relatively modest” compared to earlier U.S. actions. The comments came two days after Washington…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (810+ words) Iran-backed Houthi rebels have captured the Red Sea port of Mokha and the strategic island of Mayun in Yemen FRANKFURT, Germany -- The capture of the Red Sea port of Mokha and a strategic island by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (836+ words) Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes declined in August to their slowest annual pace in more than a year as home shoppers grappled with rising mortgage rates and home prices. Existing home sales fell 2% last month from July to a seasonally…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (423+ words) abcnews.com Democrats: Trump's pledge to give every American adult $5k if GOP wins is a "stunt" Democrats are warning that Trump will never deliver on his promise, which could cost roughly $1.3 trillion. Republicans speak at GOP midterm convention in Dallas…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (504+ words) Three former organizers of Hong Kong’s annual vigils in remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown are set to be sentenced Friday for their convictions of inciting subversion under a Beijing-imposed national security law HONG KONG -- A Hong Kong court is…...