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Pope Leo XIV cancels Assisi trip on doctors' advice as he recovers from surgery
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV will miss a planned trip to Assisi next week after doctors advised against the helicopter journey to the Italian town as he recovers from lung cancer surgery, the Vatican said Friday. The pope had been due to attend a gathering on Tuesday marking ...
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A drone hit and sank a cargo vessel in new Black Sea attack near Romania, killing 1
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A drone hit and sank a cargo vessel in the Black Sea on Friday, killing one crew member and leaving three missing, officials said, in the latest attack on commercial shipping in the region that has raised fears of an escalation in Russia's war against Uk...
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STOSSEL: Guilty of wasting our time
By John Stossel I shouldn’t get so angry. It isn’t healthy. Last week, New York state summoned me to jury duty. I went, of course. It’s the law, and my duty. A jury may protect the innocent from government abuse. Ordinary citizens, not officials, decide if you are guilty. But doi...
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Suspect arrested after 1 killed and several wounded in a shooting in Paris suburb
PARIS (AP) — One person was killed and four others were seriously wounded when gunshots were fired from a vehicle in a Parisian suburb on Friday, French authorities said. France’s National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s office took charge of the case and said they will investiate wh...
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Vance becomes a hurricane as it churns off the coast of Mexico
MIAMI (AP) — Vance has become a hurricane as it churns off the coast of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center said early Friday. At 0900 GMT, Vance was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 kph), and was about 440 miles (710 kilometers) south-southwes...
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Hinojosa talks economy, school accountability plan in Thursday remarks
Speaking to a crowd of nearly 200 in rural West Texas, State Representative Gina Hinjosa (D-Austin) touted her plans to improve the economy and reform Texas public education as part of her bid for Texas Governor....
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Powerful earthquake in China’s Tibet region collapses hundreds of homes and kills at least 16 people
BEIJING (AP) — A magnitude 7 earthquake hit China's Tibet region on Thursday evening, killing at least 16 people, injuring 54 and collapsing hundreds of homes in the northern regional city of Nagqu, official media said. Search and rescue efforts continued following the collapse o...
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Immigrants seeking US citizenship targeted in Trump administration's illegal voting crackdown
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Most of the immigrants targeted by federal authorities in California this week for alleged voter fraud had applied for U.S. citizenship and now face charges related to lying on forms or during interviews. Those charges could lead to years in prison and thwart...
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PHOTO GALLERY: ECISD Food Show
ECISD held its fifth annual Food Show Thursday at the Odessa Marriott Hotel and Conference Center. #tdi_1 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item1 { background: url(https://www.oaoa.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/IMG_0773-160x120.jpg) 0 0 no-repeat; } #tdi_1 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item2 { ba...
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Odessan killed in multiple-vehicle crash on JBS Parkway
A 71-year-old Odessa man was killed Thursday afternoon in a multiple-vehicle crash on North John Ben Sheppard Parkway. According to the Odessa Police Department, the driver of a Ford Mustang was traveling north in the 4100 block of JBS when they left the roadway and struck the re...
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Trump administration stopped sharing evidence in Good and Pretti killings, Minnesota officials say
The federal government has stopped sharing evidence with Minnesota authorities who are investigating the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal officers, state officials said in recent court filings. Minnesota officials sued President Donald Trump's administration in M...
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Colorado, Utah communities flood as yet more moisture saturates US Southwest
PHOENIX (AP) — More severe weather struck the Four Corners region Thursday, with flooding that swamped dozens of homes in Utah and led to evacuations of low-lying areas in Colorado, a day after tornadoes blew off roofs, knocked trees onto houses and downed power lines in Arizona....