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Faithful pray for Pope Francis' health during a Mass at the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Argentina prays for native son Francis, the first Latin American pope in history
Catholics from across Argentina have flocked to churches to pray for the recovery of native son Pope Francis, the first Latin American pope in history.
February 24
Argentina's President Javier Milei speaks after receiving this year's Roepke Prize for Civil Society of the Liberal Institute at the Congress centre in Kloten, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (Ennio Leanza/Keystone via AP)
Argentine lawyers accuse President Milei of fraud over cryptocurrency promotion
Argentine lawyers filed fraud complaints against President Javier Milei in criminal court on Sunday for promoting a cryptocurrency on his social media, one of the lawyers told The Associated Press.
February 17
UCLA center Lauren Betts (51) reacts during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against South Carolina, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)
UCLA moves up to No. 1 in AP Top 25 women’s basketball poll for first time in history
UCLA has earned the school’s first No. 1 ranking in in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll. The Bruins knocked off the previous top team, South Carolina, which had held the No. 1 spot for the previous 23 polls.
November 25, 2024
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Trump chooses Bessent to be treasury secretary, Vought as budget chief, Chavez-DeRemer for Labor




WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that he’ll nominate billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent, an advocate for deficit reduction, to serve as his next treasury secretary, one of several personnel decisions that he unveiled as he closed out the workweek. Trump also
November 23, 2024
Activists participate in a demonstration for climate finance at the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
Money to respond to climate change is key to UN talks in Baku. Nations are finding ways to raise it
Big money to respond to climate change is key to the United Nations talks underway in Azerbaijan. Vulnerable nations say they need as much as $1.3 trillion to cope with damage they’ve already suffered from extreme weather events, and to adapt to a warming planet.
November 19, 2024
Uruguay's coach Marcelo Bielsa gestures prior to a qualifying soccer match against Colombia for the FIFA World Cup 2026 in Montevideo, Uruguay, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Santiago Mazzarovich)
Uruguay beats Colombia 3-2 on last-minute goal in South American qualifying
Uruguay beat Colombia 3-2 with a last-minute goal in South American World Cup qualifying, and eased the pressure on coach Marcelo Bielsa.
November 16, 2024
A man bikes as the sun sets in Milan, Italy, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, file)
U.S. protectionism could undermine modest growth forecast for eurozone, says EU Commission
The economy of the European Union is headed for only modest growth in coming months as consumers regain some of the purchasing power they lost to inflation, the bloc’s executive commission said Friday.
November 15, 2024
Uruguay's Diego Forlan returns the ball to Boris Arias and Federico Zeballos during a men's doubles tennis match at the 2024 Uruguay Open in Montevideo, Uruguay, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)
Diego Forlán’s debut in professional tennis begins with a doubles loss at the Uruguay Open
Former soccer star Diego Forlán’s newfound career in professional tennis started with a doubles loss at the Uruguay Open.
November 14, 2024
Police in China say 35 people were killed and 43 injured after a driver struck a crowd in the city of Zhuhai
November 12, 2024