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Armored vehicles rumbling through narrow alleys. Rifle shots cracking in heavy crossfire. Helicopters and weaponized drones firing from above. Soldiers in military gear engaged in violent combat. Bodies scattered on blood-slicked streets.Armored vehicles rumbling through narrow alleys. Rifle shots cracking in heavy crossfire. Helicopters and weaponized drones firing from above. Soldiers in military gear engaged in violent combat. Bodies scattered on blood-slicked streets.  Read More 

Lenny Wilkens, a three-time inductee into the Basketball Hall of Fame who was enshrined as both a player and a coach, has died, his family said Sunday. He was 88.Lenny Wilkens, a three-time inductee into the Basketball Hall of Fame who was enshrined as both a player and a coach, has died, his family said Sunday. He was 88.  Read More 

Emergency responders were hoping to use an underwater drone Sunday to reach a miner trapped deep inside a flooded West Virginia coal mine, authorities said.Emergency responders were hoping to use an underwater drone Sunday to reach a miner trapped deep inside a flooded West Virginia coal mine, authorities said.  Read More 

Arguments over the BBC in recent days have certainly been fevered, but then again, those arguments are never-ending, owing to the BBC’s immense power and unique place in public life.Arguments over the BBC in recent days have certainly been fevered, but then again, those arguments are never-ending, owing to the BBC’s immense power and unique place in public life.  Read More 

Pope Leo XIV spent almost three hours on Saturday with 15 victims of clerical sexual abuse from Belgium.Pope Leo XIV spent almost three hours on Saturday with 15 victims of clerical sexual abuse from Belgium.  Read More 

Images of Donald Trump appearing to close his eyes at an Oval Office announcement this week rocketed around social media this weekend, with the president’s opponents seizing on the footage to raise questions about Trump’s on-the-job performance.Images of Donald Trump appearing to close his eyes at an Oval Office announcement this week rocketed around social media this weekend, with the president’s opponents seizing on the footage to raise questions about […]

The ritual begins, as it always does, with a pilgrimage.The ritual begins, as it always does, with a pilgrimage.  Read More 

In need of a miracle, down four points with the clock quickly ticking down, No. 2 Indiana was looking their first loss of the season squarely in the eyes until wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr. played hero, securing a shock 27-24 win over Penn State.In need of a miracle, down four points with the clock quickly ticking down, No. 2 Indiana was looking their first loss of the season squarely […]

The ashes have settled over the charred Louisville neighborhood where nine people remain missing and families cling to hope as investigators comb through the wreckage of Tuesday’s fatal UPS cargo plane crash.The ashes have settled over the charred Louisville neighborhood where nine people remain missing and families cling to hope as investigators comb through the wreckage of Tuesday’s fatal UPS cargo plane crash.  Read More