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Clark County
UPCOMING
COMMUNITY A.M.E. ZION CHURCH, 3605 E. 13th St., Vancouver, will begin celebrating its 33rd anniversary at 7 p.m. Wednesday. There will also be a church picnic ...more.
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Piece of black history rests with Arkansas church
HELENA-WEST HELENA, Ark. (AP) -- Centennial Baptist Church sits silently on a downtown street, its doors locked and window panes so clouded light has trouble getting in. The roof is sagging and some shingles are missing. The foundation has started to crack. A National Hi... |
Philippines peace process in tatters
 ILIGAN, Philippines (AP) -- A Muslim rebel organization rejected demands by the Philippine government Thursday for the surrender of two renegade commanders blamed for attacks that killed dozens of people, setting the stage for a possible escalation in fighting. Gove... |
Tentative $10M settlement in KC church abuse cases
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A Roman Catholic diocese has tentatively agreed to pay $10 million to settle nearly 50 sexual abuse claims against the diocese and 12 of its priests. Kansas City-St. Joseph Diocese Bishop Robert W. Finn on Wednesday apologized for the abuse... |
Beijing bishop urges pope to visit China
ROME (AP) -- The Beijing bishop appointed by China's state-controlled Catholic Church said in an interview Wednesday that he hopes Pope Benedict XVI will visit his country and that relations with the Vatican are improving. "We strongly hope that Benedict XVI will ma... |
Women-led Muslim wedding sparks debate in India
LUCKNOW, India (AP) -- A Muslim marriage in northern India officiated by women has sparked an angry debate, with one of the most influential Islamic seminaries in South Asia calling it an affront to the religion. Naish Hasan, the 28-year-old bride and a women's righ... |
Sharing stage, Obama and McCain split on abortion
 LAKE FOREST, Calif. (AP) -- Presidential contenders Barack Obama and John McCain differed sharply on abortion Saturday, with McCain saying a baby's human rights begin "at conception," while Obama restated his support for legalized abortion. Appearing on the same sta... |
Church van overturns on Alabama highway, killing 1
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) -- Police say a church van overturned on an Alabama interstate, killing the driver and sending five passengers to the hospital. State troopers say the van from Cleveland, Ohio, overturned about 1 p.m. Friday on Interstate 20/59 about 20 miles e... |
2 churches in Ky. gutted by fire; 1 ruled arson
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) -- Two churches have burned in three days in southern Kentucky, and investigators say one of the fires was arson. State Police arson investigator David West told The Daily News of Bowling Green the fire early Friday at Mount Zion Church of Ch... |
Wiesenthal Center calls for action by Venezuela
 CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- A leading anti-Semitism watchdog group said Thursday that a meeting between Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Jewish leaders is a positive step but that the government must take concrete action to improve relations. The Los Angeles-base... |
Philippines peace process in tatters
ILIGAN, Philippines (AP) -- A Muslim rebel organization rejected demands by the Philippine government Thursday for the surrender of two renegade commanders blamed for attacks that killed dozens of people, setting the stage for a possible escalation in fighting. Gove... |
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