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Chicago Bears great Steve McMichael dies at 67 after battle with ALS

Chicago Bears great Steve McMichael dies at 67 after battle with ALS

CHICAGO (AP) — With his massive frame and larger-than-life persona, Steve McMichael was natural for the gridiron and the squared circle.
Pope Francis had a troubled course on dealing with clergy sexual abuse

Pope Francis had a troubled course on dealing with clergy sexual abuse

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Few could have predicted that a comment Pope Francis made during a 2018 visit to Chile would blow up into the biggest crisis of his papacy , and one that eventually set the Catholic Church on a new path of accountability for clerg

Keith Stackpole, a former Wisden cricketer of the year, dies at age 84

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Ex-Australia test vice-captain Keith Stackpole, one of Wisden's cricketers of the year in 1973, has died, Cricket Australia said Wednesday. He was 84.
Herbert Gans, leading sociologist and media analyst, dies at 97

Herbert Gans, leading sociologist and media analyst, dies at 97

NEW YORK (AP) — Herbert Gans, a groundbreaking sociologist and media analyst who advocated for greater diversity and public participation in everything from the suburbs and the arts to the voices that shape the news, died Monday at age 97.
PHOTO COLLECTION: Day-Two-Obit-Pope-Francis-Global-Reaction

PHOTO COLLECTION: Day-Two-Obit-Pope-Francis-Global-Reaction

This is a photo collection curated by AP photo editors. The Associated Press
Georgian-Russian sculptor Zurab Tsereteli, known for his gigantic and controversial work, dies at 91

Georgian-Russian sculptor Zurab Tsereteli, known for his gigantic and controversial work, dies at 91

MOSCOW (AP) — Zurab Tsereteli, a prominent Georgian-Russian sculptor known for colossal, often controversial, monuments, died early on Tuesday at 91.
Walter Frankenstein, who survived the Holocaust by hiding in Berlin, dies at 100

Walter Frankenstein, who survived the Holocaust by hiding in Berlin, dies at 100

BERLIN (AP) — Walter Frankenstein, who survived the Holocaust by hiding in Berlin with his wife and infant children and spent his later years educating young people to keep the events alive in memory, has died. He was 100.
Which cardinals are seen as contenders to be the next pope?

Which cardinals are seen as contenders to be the next pope?

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.
PHOTO COLLECTION: Vatican Obit Pope Francis Global Reaction

PHOTO COLLECTION: Vatican Obit Pope Francis Global Reaction

This is a photo collection curated by AP photo editors. The Associated Press
Pope Francis was a source of controversy and spiritual guidance in his Argentine homeland

Pope Francis was a source of controversy and spiritual guidance in his Argentine homeland

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The faithful in Pope Francis’ hometown lit candles in the church where he found God as a teenager, packed the cathedral where he spoke as archbishop and prayed Monday in the neighborhoods where he earned fame as the “sl
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