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iStock/Thinkstock(ROME) — Pope Benedict greeted the faithful under sunny skies in St. Peter’s square at his weekly general audience on Wednesday, but made no mention of scandals that have dominated the headlines. The church has [Read More…]

Reed Timmer / AccuWeather(BILOXI, Miss.) — Gordon is tearing through the South with heavy rain and dangerous flooding after making landfall just west of the Alabama-Mississippi border Tuesday night. The storm killed a child in [Read More…]

ABC News(PHILADELPHIA) — A judge Wednesday ordered a New Jersey couple who raised more than $400,000 in donations for a homeless veteran to appear in court to explain what happened to the money. Judge Paula [Read More…]

iStock/Thinkstock(LONDON) — British lawmakers are set to vote Wednesday on whether “upskirting” constitutes a hate crime in the United Kingdom. The term “upskirting” refers to the act of taking a photograph underneath someone’s skirt or [Read More…]

ABC News(NEW YORK) — Three passengers and seven crew members who fell ill on an Emirates flight from Dubai were taken to a hospital after the flight landed in New York City Wednesday morning, according [Read More…]

ABC News(NEW YORK) — Ten sick passengers on an Emirates flight from Dubai were taken to a hospital after the flight landed in New York City Wednesday morning, according to a spokesman for Mayor Bill [Read More…]

ABC News(MOBILE, Ala.) — Tropical Storm Gordon came ashore just west of the Alabama-Mississippi border late Tuesday bringing gusts over 75 mph and half a foot of rain to Pensacola, Florida. The storm also claimed [Read More…]

ABC News(WASHINGTON) — South Korea’s special envoy visited Pyongyang Wednesday, meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and hand-delivering a letter from the South’s president. South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s special delegation, led by top [Read More…]

It’s business as usual today for Speedy Taxi as the Mitchell City Council Monday voted to allow the company to continue operating despite a reckless driving complaint against driver Dustin Feistner on July 12th filed [Read More…]

Cape Coral Police Department(CAPE CORAL, Fla.) — Sometimes you get the best of algae, and sometimes it gets the best of you. An alleged felon in Florida was felled by the simplistic, photosynthetic organisms on [Read More…]

iStock/Thinkstock(LONDON) — British police have named two suspects, both Russian nationals, in the poisoning of a former Russian spy and his daughter in Salisbury in March. Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov are wanted for conspiracy [Read More…]

Paul Marotta/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Top executives from social media behemoths Facebook and Twitter are set to testify Wednesday before lawmakers about the ongoing threat of foreign influence operations on their platforms, as the shadow of [Read More…]

ABC News(MOBILE, Ala.) — Tropical Storm Gordon is bearing down on the Gulf Coast, prompting states of emergency in Mississippi, Louisiana and parts of Alabama. The storm, bringing gusty winds, heavy rain and potential flooding, [Read More…]

Largo Police Department(LARGO, Fla.) — A 2-year-old boy who went missing in Florida has been found dead, authorities said. The body of Jordan Belliveau was found in a wooded area, five days after he was [Read More…]