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Live updates: Gaza ceasefire talks gain momentum as Israel accepts a US proposal

Live updates: Gaza ceasefire talks gain momentum as Israel accepts a US proposal

The White House said Thursday that the U.S. has submitted a new Gaza ceasefire proposal that has Israeli support.
Foundations donate $1.5M to help restore historic Black church in Memphis gutted by arson

Foundations donate $1.5M to help restore historic Black church in Memphis gutted by arson

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Several foundations have donated $1.5 million to help rebuild after arson gutted a historic Black church in Memphis, Tennessee, that played an important role in the civil rights movement.
Who are the Sacred Harp singers using a more than 180-year-old hymnal today

Who are the Sacred Harp singers using a more than 180-year-old hymnal today

BREMEN, Ga. (AP) — “The Sacred Harp” hymnal is beloved by those who sing from it, carrying on the Christian songbook's more than 180-year-old legacy . They are young and old — and all ages in between.
Takeaways from AP's report on why pre-Civil War hymnal 'The Sacred Harp' is getting an update

Takeaways from AP's report on why pre-Civil War hymnal 'The Sacred Harp' is getting an update

BREMEN, Ga. (AP) — “The Sacred Harp” is a pre-Civil War compilation of sacred songs that uses music notes shaped like triangles, ovals, squares and diamonds, and it is getting an update.
Pope Leo XIV visits Vatican's hilltop summer residence that Francis turned into museum

Pope Leo XIV visits Vatican's hilltop summer residence that Francis turned into museum

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV visited the papal summer palace south of Rome on Thursday as questions swirled whether he will use it himself to escape the heat or follow in Pope Francis’ footsteps and keep the hilltop estate as a museum and environmental c
Four Palestinians die in storming of UN food warehouse a day after gunfire at new Gaza aid site

Four Palestinians die in storming of UN food warehouse a day after gunfire at new Gaza aid site

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hundreds of Palestinians stormed a United Nations food warehouse Wednesday in Gaza in a desperate attempt to get something to eat, shouting and shoving each other and ripping off pieces of the building to get inside.

Judge says US effort to deport Mahmoud Khalil on foreign policy grounds is likely unconstitutional

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge said the Trump administration’s effort to deport Mahmoud Khalil because of his pro-Palestinian activism at Columbia University likely violates the Constitution.
Quebec anti-suicide group loses legal challenge against municipality over ticketing

Quebec anti-suicide group loses legal challenge against municipality over ticketing

MONTREAL — A Quebec religious group has lost a constitutional challenge after getting fined for going door-to-door in Waterloo, Que., to share its message about suicide prevention.
Live updates: Palestinians in Gaza grow increasingly desperate for food

Live updates: Palestinians in Gaza grow increasingly desperate for food

Palestinians have become increasingly desperate for food as nearly three months of Israeli border closures have pushed the Gaza Strip to the brink of famine . Four Palestinians died Wednesday as a chaotic crush of people stormed into a U.N.

Brazilian nuns go viral after beatboxing on Catholic TV

SAO PAULO (AP) — Two Brazilian nuns have gone viral after dropping an impromptu beatbox and dance session during a Catholic television program.