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A Congolese customs worker who resisted corruption is the Catholic Church's newest model of holiness
The Vatican on Sunday is beatifying a Congolese customs worker who was killed for resisting a bribe, giving young people in a place with endemic corruption a new model of holiness: Someone who refused ...
Taiwan adds China’s Huawei and SMIC to export control list
Taiwan’s Commerce Ministry has added Chinese chipmakers Huawei Technologies and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) to its export control list, as trade and technology frictions ...
Durham police looking for missing endangered woman
A missing endangered alert was issued for a missing Durham woman. Durham police are trying to find Chloe Elena Vazquez, who was last seen at a bus stop near NC Highway 55 and Odyssey Drive. Vazquez ...
1 killed and 19 injured as hot air balloons crash in central Turkey
Two hot air balloons crashed in central Turkey on Sunday, leaving one person dead and 19 injured, according to local media reports.
World leaders will still talk trade at the G7. They ‘can’t afford not to’
President Donald Trump and other heads of state are set to gather in Canada for the annual G7 summit just days after Israel’s unprecedented strike on Iran. Ordinarily, such a development would ...
The Latest: Death toll grows as Israel and Iran trade attacks for third day
The death toll is growing as Israel and Iran exchanged missile attacks for a third consecutive day on Sunday, and Israel is warning that worse is to come.
Macron to visit Greenland to show European support for the strategic Arctic island coveted by Trump
French President Emmanuel Macron’s first trip to Greenland, the strategic Arctic island coveted by U.S. President Donald Trump, is aimed at shoring up Europe's political backing for Denmark and its ...
Israel and Iran trade strikes for a third day as nuclear talks are called off
Israel unleashed airstrikes across Iran for a third day on Sunday and threatened even greater force as some Iranian missiles ...
Guinea's military junta sets up up election body for December vote
Guinea's military junta has created a new institution that will be responsible for managing elections, including a ...
Helicopter carrying Hindu pilgrims crashes in India's Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, killing 7
A helicopter carrying Hindu pilgrims crashed early Sunday in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, killing seven people on board, officials said.
Police: Man pointed butcher knife at passing drivers along Cary highway
Police arrested a man accused of pointing a butcher knife at passing cars on a Cary highway on Saturday. Cary police arrested Thomas Steen on the Walnut Street bridge near the on-ramp for U.S. Highway ...
Husband killed in Minnesota lawmaker shooting was Raleigh native, attended UNC and NC State
Mark Hortman is a native of Raleigh, North Carolina, according to an article in The New York Times. A LinkedIn page for Hortman lists him as a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill and NC State.