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Prosecutor accuses Argentine bishop close to pope of abuse

Sunday, 9 June 2019, 08:30 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

 A bishop close to Pope Francis has been formally accused of sexually abusing seminarians, a public prosecutor's office in Argentina said Friday. The prosecutor's office in the Argentine...

What next for tumultuous UK Brexit path after May steps down?

Sunday, 9 June 2019, 06:54 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Prime Minister Theresa May stepped down Friday as leader of Britain's Conservative Party after admitting failure in her attempt to withdraw the country from the European Union. She will remain as a...

Buttigieg's high college debt draws attention to the issue

Sunday, 9 June 2019, 06:50 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg knows firsthand the burden of six-figure student loan debt. He and his husband, Chasten, are far from alone, though, and their personal college...

Undone by Brexit, May steps down as Conservative leader

Friday, 7 June 2019, 20:07 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

British Prime Minister Theresa May's time as Conservative Party leader ended Friday, not with a bang but a whimper. May, who announced her departure two weeks ago after her career was undone by...

US, Russia blame each other in near-collision of warships

Friday, 7 June 2019, 17:29 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

The U.S. and Russia accused each other of unsafe actions on Friday after an American guided-missile cruiser and a Russian destroyer came within 165 feet (50 meters) of each other in the East China...

German nurse convicted of murdering 85 patients; gets life

Thursday, 6 June 2019, 12:19 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

A former nurse who liked putting patients into cardiac arrest because he enjoyed the feeling of being able to resuscitate them was convicted Thursday of 85 counts of murder, making him what is...

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