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Pope Francis celebrated Christmas Eve Mass before an estimated 1,500 people in St. Peters Basilica on Friday, going ahead with the service despite the resurgence in COVID19 cases that has prompted a new vaccine mandate for Vatican employees.

Health Minister Enrique Paris said the decision was taken as studies showed that virus-fighting antibody levels drop six months after the last dose.

The family portrait was shot this summer at Meghan and Harry’s home in Santa Barbara, California, by Alexi Lubomirski, who also photographed their wedding.

The Chicago Bears close out a 410 season without much meaning in the final three games for many players. Younger starters such as quarterback Justin Fields and Darnell Mooney have no problem finding purpose.

The Baltimore Ravens are preparing for what's almost certainly the most important game of their season so far a showdown at Cincinnati, with the winner taking over sole possession of first place in the AFC North.

A Utah man and a Tucson girl were killed when a singleengine plane crashed near the airport of the eastcentral Arizona city of Show Low, a fire official said Thursday.

Uganda on Thursday charged 15 people with offences including terrorism and aiding terrorism related to their alleged role in bombings in the country's capital and elsewhere in October and November that left at least nine people dead.

Recently, the AYUSH Ministry started a clinical trial to study the effect of Ashwagandha – known as a master herb in ayurvedic medicine – along with Covishield.

Amadou Sow had 18 points as UC Santa Barbara topped Idaho State 5643 on Wednesday.

The United States formally exempted on Wednesday U.S. and U.N. officials doing permitted business with the Taliban from U.S. sanctions to try to maintain the flow of aid to Afghanistan as it sinks deeper into a humanitarian crisis.

A Chicago banker should spend at least four years in prison after he was convicted of delivering $16 million in loans to Paul Manafort in a bid for power in the administration of exPresident Donald Trump, prosecutors said Wednesday.

Aaron Deloney scored 18 points as Vermont defeated Colgate 7868 on Wednesday.

Carolina Panthers coach Matt Rhule said Cam Newton will start Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and have a major role in the game, while Sam Darnold also is set to get playing time at quarterback.

Ron Rivera said Wednesday that a quarterback is among the Washington players trending toward being cleared from COVID-19 protocol in time to play this weekend at the Dallas Cowboys.

Nine days after a tornado demolished his threestory office building in downtown Mayfield, Kentucky, Sonny Hoot Gibson was standing in the rubble when he thought he heard a faint meow.

A Tunisian court issued on Wednesday a verdict to prison former President Moncef Marzouki for four years on charges of "assaulting the external security of the state", TAP state news agency said after he called on France this year to end support for the c...