Nearly 80% of Italians say they are Catholic. But few regularly go to church
By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press ISOLA DEL GRAN SASSO, Italy (AP) — Two children scribbled petitions to St. Gabriele dell’Addolorata…
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America’s nonreligious are a growing, diverse phenomenon. They really don’t like organized religion
By PETER SMITH Associated Press Mike Dulak grew up Catholic in Southern California, but by his teen years, he began skipping Mass and driving…
Continue Reading In secular Japan, what draws so many to temples and shrines? Stamp collecting and tradition
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Momo Nomura, a graphic artist and entrepreneur, visits a shrine near her business meetings or trips…
Continue Reading Nonreligious struggle to find their voice and place in Indian society and politics
By DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press CHENNAI, India (AP) — Despite India’s millennia-old history of nonreligious movements, most atheists and…
Continue Reading Israel is perennially swept up in religious conflict. Yet many of its citizens are secular
By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press MEVASSERET ZION, Israel (AP) — Israel is a nation perennially swept up in religious fervor and conflict. And yet,…
Continue Reading Fearing ostracism or worse, many nonbelievers hide their views in the Middle East and North Africa
By MARIAM FAM Associated Press There’s the Tunisian woman who fasts during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, though not for God. The Iraqi woman…
Continue Reading Nearly every Alaskan gets a $1,312 oil check this fall. The unique benefit is a blessing and a curse
By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Nearly every Alaskan will receive a $1,312 check starting this week, their annual share from…
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Rapids match with Dallas postponed due to thunderstorm
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Thunderstorms forced the postponement of Wednesday night’s match between the Colorado Rapids and FC Dallas. The league…
Continue Reading An atheist in northern Nigeria was arrested. Then the attacks against the others worsened
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press KANO, Nigeria (AP) — When the megaphone called out for the daily Islamic prayers, the nonbeliever grabbed his…
Continue Reading Nearly 80% of Italians say they are Catholic. But few regularly go to church
By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press ISOLA DEL GRAN SASSO, Italy (AP) — Two children scribbled petitions to St. Gabriele dell’Addolorata…
Continue Reading Advocate, artist, grandmother: National leaders and family gather to honor Feinstein’s legacy
By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and other national leaders praised the late U.S. Sen. Dianne…
Continue Reading Kevin McCarthy’s ouster as House speaker could cost the GOP its best fundraiser heading into 2024
By WILL WEISSERT and BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Kevin McCarthy spent years raising mountains of Republican campaign cash,…
Continue Reading Columbus statue, removed from a square in Providence, Rhode Island, re-emerges in nearby town
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Three years after a Christopher Columbus statue was removed from a square in Providence, Rhode…
Continue Reading In the pope’s homeland, more Argentines are seeking spiritual answers beyond the church
By LUIS ANDRES HENAO and NATACHA PISARENKO Associated Press CAPILLA DEL MONTE, Argentina (AP) — In the pope’s homeland, there’s a woman who…
Continue Reading Trump’s intensifying rhetoric offers insight into how he might govern again as president
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press Over the past two weeks, Donald Trump said shoplifters should be immediately shot,…
Continue Reading America’s nonreligious are a growing, diverse phenomenon. They really don’t like organized religion
By PETER SMITH Associated Press Mike Dulak grew up Catholic in Southern California, but by his teen years, he began skipping Mass and driving…
Continue Reading Highlights from AP-NORC poll about the religiously unaffiliated in the US
By PETER SMITH Associated Press Thirty percent of Americans don’t identify with a religious group — but not all of them are atheists or…
Continue Reading From cradle to casket, life for Italians changes as Catholic faith loses relevance
By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press ISOLA DEL GRAN SASSO, Italy (AP) — In small towns like this mountain one a couple of hours east of…
Continue Reading The collapse of a building in Havana has left 3 people dead and at least 2 others injured
HAVANA (AP) — Authorities in Cuba say a building in the historic center of Havana that housed 13 families partially has collapsed, leaving three…
Continue Reading Austin beats D.C. United 3-0 behind goals from Will Bruin, Sebastián Driussi and Matt Hedges
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Will Bruin and Sebastián Driussi scored 10 minutes apart in the first half and Austin beat D.C. United 3-0 on Wednesday…
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Halftime Update: NMSU & FIU tied at 14
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The NMSU Aggies are tied at 14 with conference opponent FIU at the half. Coming off a bye week, the Aggies showed their…
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Concerning, or a game changer? Attorneys weigh in on new laws that regulate protective orders
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Several new state laws that went into effect Sept. 1 of this year will have a direct impact on victims of domestic…
Continue Reading Japan lifts a tsunami advisory issued after an earthquake hit near its outlying islands
TOKYO (AP) — Japan issued a tsunami advisory after a strong earthquake struck near its outlying islands in the Pacific Ocean, but lifted it about…
Continue Reading Fukushima nuclear plant starts 2nd release of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant says it has begun releasing a second batch of…
Continue Reading September sizzled to records and was so much warmer than average scientists call it ‘mind-blowing’
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer After a summer of record-smashing heat, warming somehow got even worse in September as Earth set a new mark for…
Continue Reading Philippine boats breach a Chinese coast guard blockade in a faceoff near a disputed shoal
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Two Philippine supply boats have breached a Chinese coast guard blockade in the South…
Continue Reading Biden’s dog Commander no longer at White House after biting incidents
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s dog, Commander, is “not presently on the White House campus”…
Continue Reading Lassi Lappalainen scores in 95th minute to help Montreal tie the Dynamo 1-1
MONTREAL (AP) — Lassi Lappalainen scored in second-half stoppage time to help CF Montreal tie the Houston Dynamo 1-1 on Wednesday night. Houston…
Continue Reading 3 Philadelphia officers injured in shooting after dispute about video game, police say. Suspect dead
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities say three Philadelphia police officers responding to a home where people were arguing about a video game were…
Continue Reading Trump campaign says he raised more than $45 million in 3rd quarter, far surpassing DeSantis
By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press Donald Trump’s campaign says it raised more than $45.5 million in the third quarter of the year. The haul…
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