By JAMEY KEATEN, Associated Press LYON, France (AP) — Church bells tolled in mourning. Well-wishers flocked into pews. Tributes to Pope Francis poured in from around the world on Monday after the Vatican announced the pontiff’s death at age 88. The 266th pope was praised for his groundbreaking steps to honor the poor and the…
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Ingrid Lindblad poses with the trophy after winning the LPGA JM Eagle LA Championship golf tournament at El Caballero Country Club, Sunday, April 20, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh) Ingrid Lindblad poses with the trophy after winning the LPGA JM Eagle LA Championship golf tournament at El Caballero Country Club, Sunday, April 20,…
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VATICAN CITY — Key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on Monday: Dec. 17, 1936: Jorge Mario Bergoglio is born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the eldest of five children to Mario Jose Bergoglio, an accountant from Italy, and Regina María Sívori, the daughter of Italian immigrants. Dec.…
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By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change, died Monday. He was 88. Bells tolled in church towers across Rome after the announcement, which was read…
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The text of the announcement of the death of Pope Francis, which was read Monday by Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the Vatican camerlengo, from the chapel of the Domus Santa Marta, where Francis lived. Farrell was accompanied by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state, Archbishop Edgard Pena Parea, substitute chief of staff and Archbishop…
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The Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival concluded its final day and final weekend on Sunday, April 20, which coincided with Easter. Many of the festivalgoers and even some performers were seen wearing bunny ears throughout the Empire Polo Club, which saw slightly warmer temperatures, but nothing as hot as the first weekend. While there…
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By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church’s teaching in areas such as the death penalty and nuclear weapons, upheld it in others such as abortion, and made inroads with Muslims and believers who long felt marginalized. Where Francis, who died on Monday, stood on key issues: Abortion Francis upheld…
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Dodgers starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow throws to the Texas Rangers in the second inning of a baseball game in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, April 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) Dodgers starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow leaves the field after suffering an unknown injury in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers in Arlington,…
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ARLINGTON, Texas — Blake Treinen underwent an MRI on Saturday, which revealed a “low-grade sprain of the forearm,” according to Dodgers manager Dave Roberts. Treinen will return to Los Angeles for an “assessment” of how long he might be sidelined, but Roberts characterized it as positive news. “Certainly dodged a bullet,” Roberts said. “He was…
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While many people think Coachella’s target audience is 21-year-old influencers, there’s another demographic that stood out this year, and many of them are in diapers. It wasn’t just aunts, uncles, cousins, brothers, and sisters who made the trek to the Empire Polo Club in Indio on April 11-13 and 18-20 for the Coachella Valley Music…
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