Vatican: Pope’s comments were not singling out Trump
VATICAN CITY (AP) - The papal spokesman is stressing that Pope Francis often says build bridges, not walls, and that his remark while flying back from Mexico wasn't targeting U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump. Francis said Thursday that a person who advocates building walls for solutions is `'not Christian." Trump, who has repeatedly called for…
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‘Affluenza’ teen’s case moved to adult system
The Friday ruling means the 18-year-old could face 120 days in jail, then finish his 10-year probation
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Harper Lee, ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ author, has died at 89
(AP) - Harper Lee, the elusive author whose "To Kill a Mockingbird" became an enduring best-seller and classic film with its child's-eye view of racial injustice in a small Southern town, has died. She was 89. HarperCollins spokeswoman Tina Andreadis confirmed the author's death to The Associated Press on Friday. For most of her life, Lee…
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Cosby demands money back from accuser in sex assault case
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Bill Cosby is demanding that the accuser in his Pennsylvania criminal case repay a confidential sex-abuse settlement because she cooperated with police who reopened the case last year. The actor's breach-of-contract lawsuit says the 2006 settlement bars Andrea Constand from "voluntarily" discussing the case with law enforcement. The lawsuit says she had…
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