Heavy rains over Texas have led to water rescues, school cancellations and evacuation orders

Heavy rains over Texas have led to water rescues, school cancellations and evacuation orders

HOUSTON (AP) — Heavy storms slammed the Houston area again Friday, widening already dangerous flooding in Texas and putting stranded drivers and a school bus of children in need of high-water rescues. Officials redoubled urgent instructions for residents in low-lying areas to evacuate, warning the worst was still to come. “This threat is ongoing and

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United Methodist delegates repeal their church’s ban on its clergy celebrating same-sex marriages

United Methodist delegates repeal their church’s ban on its clergy celebrating same-sex marriages

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — United Methodist delegates on Friday repealed their church’s longstanding ban on the celebrations of same-sex marriages or unions by its clergy and in its churches. The action marked the final major reversal of a collection of LGBTQ bans and disapprovals that have been embedded throughout the laws and social teachings of

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Canadian police make 3 arrests in Sikh separatist’s slaying that sparked a spat with India

Canadian police make 3 arrests in Sikh separatist’s slaying that sparked a spat with India

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Canadian police said they arrested three suspects Friday in the slaying of a Sikh separatist leader last June that become the center of a diplomatic spat with India, and are investigating possible ties between the detainees and the Indian government. Three Indian nationals in their 20s identified as Kamalpreet Singh

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Crowds gather to pay respects as Serbia marks 1st anniversary of school shooting

Crowds gather to pay respects as Serbia marks 1st anniversary of school shooting

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Families claim Americans are ‘unjustly detained’ in Turks and Caicos for possession of ammunition

Families claim Americans are ‘unjustly detained’ in Turks and Caicos for possession of ammunition

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The families of four Americans charged in Turks and Caicos for carrying ammunition insisted on Thursday that their loved ones were “unjustly detained” on the island awaiting legal proceedings. Last week, the government of the Turks and Caicos confirmed that they had charged four American men for collectively carrying 33 rounds

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