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An American pastor detained in China for nearly 20 years has been released 09/16/2024 02:43pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A Christian pastor from California has been freed from China after nearly 20 years behind bars and is back home in the U.S., the State Department said Monday. David Lin, 68, was detained after he entered China in 2006, later convicted of contract fraud and sentenced to life in pr 1st Latina appointed to a key DC government role says she wants to help others prosper 09/16/2024 06:57am • If Jackie Reyes-Yanes could talk to her younger self, newly arrived in D.C. from El Salvador, she would tell Little Jackie, who didn't speak any English: "This is the best city in the world if you want to become somebody. I wouldn't have these opportunities back home." Now, 34 years later, she's Tech billionaire pulls off first private spacewalk high above Earth 09/12/2024 02:09pm • CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A tech billionaire popped out from a SpaceX capsule hundreds of miles above Earth and performed the first private spacewalk Thursday, a high-risk endeavor once reserved for professional astronauts. Tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman teamed up with SpaceX to test the compa High lead levels found in cinnamon and spice blends from 12 brands, report finds 09/12/2024 06:00am • (CNN) — High levels of lead were found in 12 brands of cinnamon powder and multi-spice powders, according to testing released Thursday by Consumer Reports, a nonprofit that helps consumers evaluate goods and services. Cinnamon powder sold by Paras contained the highest levels of lead, at 3.52 p How Much Do CCRCs Cost? 09/11/2024 08:00pm • As more people age and begin to explore their retirement living options, one question keeps coming up: Can you afford to live in a continuing care retirement community (CCRC)? It's a common concern for people who are potentially interested in living in these communities because the true cost of seni The Latest: The debate between Trump and Harris in Philadelphia has come to an end 09/11/2024 12:23am • The first, and possibly only, debate between presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump in the 2024 election has come to an end. Tuesday’s event in Philadelphia gave Americans their most detailed look at a campaign that’s dramatically changed since the last debate in June. In rapid f Jon Stewart presses for a breakthrough to get the first 9/11 troops full care 09/10/2024 03:27pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The first U.S. troops to deploy after the Sept. 11 attacks are suffering from radiation exposure that the government has yet to officially recognize 23 years later. They are a final group of 9/11 service members that comedian Jon Stewart, a champion for first responders, can't le Francis will be only the second pope to visit Singapore, one of the wealthiest nations 09/10/2024 12:19am • SINGAPORE (AP) — When Pope Francis arrives Wednesday in Asia’s financial powerhouse Singapore for the last leg of a four-nation tour, he is expected to bring his message of unity and hope to one of the world’s richest nations. The 11-day trip, which earlier took him to Indonesia,Papua New Gui Trump signals support for reclassifying pot as a less dangerous drug, in line with Harris' position 09/09/2024 05:45pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has signaled support for a potentially historic federal policy shift to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, putting his position in line with that of his Democratic opponent, Kamala Harris. The commonality reflects a major shift toward broad public supp The Taliban's repression of women in Afghanistan is outrageous, the UN rights chief says 09/09/2024 12:04pm • ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban’s repressive control over women and girls in Afghanistan is unparalleled and will jeopardize the country’s future, the U.N. rights chief warned Monday. Volker Türk said new morality laws that ban women’s voices and bare faces in public, along with sweeping bans A remote tribe is reeling from widespread illness and cancer. What role did the US government play? 09/09/2024 11:58am • OWYHEE, Nev. (AP) — The family placed flowers by a pair of weathered cowboy boots, as people quietly gathered for the memorial of the soft-spoken tribal chairman who mentored teens in the boxing ring and teased his grandkids on tractor rides. Left unsaid, and what troubled Marvin Cota’s family d Chased away by Israeli settlers, these Palestinians returned to a village in ruins 09/08/2024 03:45pm • KHIRBET ZANUTA, West Bank (AP) — An entire Palestinian community fled their tiny West Bank village last fall after repeated threats from Israeli settlers with a history of violence. Then, in a rare endorsement of Palestinian land rights, Israel’s highest court ruled this summer the displaced res East Timor looks to the pope's visit as a reward after 20 years of fragile stability 09/08/2024 04:15am • DILI, East Timor (AP) — East Timor is in a festive mood as it prepares for the arrival of Pope Francis on his first trip to the deeply Catholic country, hard on the heels of the 25th anniversary of the referendum on independence from Indonesia. Francis is due to arrive Monday in one of the world' US secures the release of 135 Nicaraguan political prisoners 09/05/2024 05:22pm • GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The U.S. government announced Thursday that it secured the release of 135 Nicaraguan political prisoners, who have arrived in Guatemala where they will apply for entry to the United States or other countries. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said in a statement that th Israel-Hamas war latest: Israeli strikes kill 6 in occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials say 09/05/2024 03:51pm • Palestinian health officials say Israeli strikes in the occupied West Bank killed six people, including the son of a prominent jailed militant. Israel said all of those killed were militants who had been involved in attacks. Israel has been carrying out large-scale raids in the territory over the pa