At least 7 killed in shooting in Jerusalem; gunman slain

The shooting in the Jewish neighborhood of Neve Yaakov followed a deadly raid by the Israeli military Thursday in the occupied West Bank.

• Jan 27, 2023

Pope Francis says homosexuality "is not a crime," but gay sex is "a sin"

The Catholic leader spoke about laws discriminating against LGBTQ people, his health and his predecessor in a wide-ranging interview with the AP.

• Jan 25, 2023

Doomsday clock hits 90 seconds to midnight

The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists warns that "unprecedented danger" has pushed the world closer than ever to catastrophe: "We are on the brink of a precipice."

• Jan 24, 2023

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to resign

"I am entering now my sixth year in office, and for each of those years, I have given my absolute all," she said.

• Jan 19, 2023

U.S. allows private sponsorship of refugees from around the world

Groups will be able to sponsor a refugee if they raise $2,275, pass background checks and submit a resettlement plan.

• Jan 19, 2023

Helicopter crash near Ukraine kindergarten kills child, top officials

At least 13 people died in the "terrible tragedy," Ukrainian officials said, including at least one child who was in the kindergarten building.

• Jan 18, 2023

Sister André, world's oldest known person, dies at 118

According to Guinness World Records, Sister André also held the record for the "oldest COVID-19 survivor."

• Jan 17, 2023

China's population declines for first time in decades

It still has 1.41 billion people, more than any other nation, but its population is aging and its birthrate plunging, posing new challenges for its slowing economy.

• Jan 17, 2023

Italian mafia boss, "the last" of an era, nabbed after 30-year manhunt

Messina Denaro's arrest brings to a close the era of the "Cosa Nostra" Sicilian crime syndicate depicted in "The Godfather" movies.

• Jan 16, 2023

At least 68 dead after plane crashes in Nepal resort town

A regional passenger plane with 72 aboard crashed into a gorge while landing at a newly opened airport in the resort town of Pokhara, authorities said.

• Jan 15, 2023

Warning over cough syrup linked to at least 20 children's deaths

It's the second time in just a few months that products made by the same drugmaker have been linked to dozens of child deaths.

• Jan 12, 2023

18 extreme weather events caused $165 billion in damage last year, NOAA says

America's onslaught of mega costly weather disasters remains stuck in high gear.

• Jan 10, 2023

Biden walks along U.S.-Mexico border in trip to Texas

The visit is his first to the U.S.-Mexico border as president.

• Jan 9, 2023

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI laid to rest by his successor, Pope Francis

Never in the history of the Catholic Church had a pope conducted a funeral ceremony for his predecessor, until now.

• Jan 5, 2023

Thousands mourn Benedict XVI as former pope lies in state at the Vatican

He was known as a traditionalist — "God's rottweiler" — for fiercely adhering to church doctrine. But Benedict's papacy was a papacy of firsts.

• Jan 2, 2023

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