NYC mayor’s vibrant deaf interpreter creates his own storm
By DEEPTI HAJELA They were hanging on his every word — and gesture, body movement, and definitely the facial expressions. Jonathan Lamberton, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s sign…
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Record 6 million turn out for pope’s final day in Manila
By NICOLE WINFIELD and TERESA CEROJANO A crowd estimated at a record 6 million people by officials poured into Manila’s rain-soaked streets and its biggest park Sunday as Pope Francis…
Multi-car pileups claim 3 lives on icy Pennsylvania highways
A pair of multi-car pileups — including one involving dozens of vehicles — in icy conditions on interstates in the Philadelphia area claimed at least three lives on Sunday, authorities…
Pope strongly defends church teaching against contraception
By NICOLE WINFIELD and OLIVER TEVES Pope Francis issued his strongest defense yet of church teaching opposing artificial contraception on Friday, using a rally in Asia’s largest Catholic nation to…
4 large objects detected in AirAsia wreckage hunt
By TATAN SYUFLANA Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian officials said Saturday that they were confident wreckage of AirAsia Flight 8501 had been located after sonar equipment detected four massive objects on…
Indonesia official: Some AirAsia victims belted in seats
By ROBIN McDOWELL After nearly a week of searching for the victims of AirAsia Flight 8501, rescue teams battling monsoon rains had their most successful day yet on Friday, more…
Bad weather hobbles Indonesia jet recovery; 7 bodies found
By EILEEN NG and ROBIN McDOWELL Bad weather hindered efforts to recover victims of AirAsia Flight 8501 on Wednesday and sent wreckage drifting far from the crash site, as grieving…
AirAsia plane carrying 162 lost; 3rd Malaysia airline shock
By ALI KOTARUMALOS and MARGIE MASON An astonishingly tragic year for air travel in Southeast Asia turned worse Sunday when an AirAsia plane carrying 162 people disappeared over stormy Indonesian…