Benin's mecca of spirits and gods draws tourists and followers with famed Voodoo festival
Welcome to the ancient town of Ouidah, in southern Benin, a mecca of gods and spirits where the celebration of the annual ...
Ukraine holds first soccer tournament for war-wounded amputees — and plans to go international
Organized by Ukraine’s Association of Football, the “League of the Mighty” is Ukraine’s first soccer championship for ...
Dutch delve into family pasts as the names of accused Nazi collaborators released
Some looked out of curiosity, others out of concern.
Strong winds forecast for Los Angeles threaten area's fight against fires
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Additional water tankers and scores of firefighters arrived at the Los Angeles area on Monday ahead of ...
An American tradition: Defeated candidates attending the president-elect's inauguration
The U.S. has a long tradition of defeated presidential candidates sharing the inauguration stage with the people who defeated ...
Georgia cuts loose more people from probation after a fitful start
The soft-spoken Hobbs, now 29, was among almost 176,000 Georgia residents on probation, the largest per capita population in the United States. Then he got lucky. Because of a new law, the court ...
Multiracial boom in 2020 census was mostly an illusion, researchers say
“So the 2020 census produced a sudden jump in the multiracial count and a precipitous decline in the count of the white ...
What to watch as Pete Hegseth faces questions about his experience and personal past
Hegseth, a 44-year-old Army National Guard veteran and former Fox News Channel weekend host, has faced strong criticism from ...
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Pope Francis is introspective and self-critical in his autobiography, at least about his youth
ROME (AP) — An introspective Pope Francis has divulged some of the behind-the-scenes dynamics of the secret 2013 conclave ...
Pete Hegseth, Trump's nominee for defense secretary, faces crucial test at confirmation hearing
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, is heading into a potentially ...
No. 5 LSU 83, Vanderbilt 77
Turnovers: 17 (Day-Wilson 5, Morrow 3, Johnson 2, Williams 2, Gilbert 2, Smith 1, Wolfenbarger 1, Sheppard 1) Percentages: FG 47.368, FT .818. Turnovers: 16 (Blakes 9, Moore 2, Nwaba 1, Pierre 1, ...
Man's lawsuit claims he was illegally detained by Hill Country deputies
A Kerrville man accuses the Kerr County Sheriff's Office of violating his rights and engaging in "malicious persecution.