Kevin Metz shows holds up a stopped clock he found in the rubble of his father's home in Moore, Okla., on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Monday's EF5 tornado destroyed Wayne Osmus' home and much of the Oklahoma City suburb. (AP Photo/Allen Breed)Kevin Metz shows holds up a stopped clock he found in the rubble of…
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO said on Thursday it had approved the nomination of U.S. Air Force General Philip Breedlove to be the Western alliance's top military commander.
The new pope is Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the former archbishop of Buenos Aires, who takes the name Pope Francis. The announcement came on Wednesday, March 13, the first full day of the cardinals' conclave in the Sistine Chapel.Then-Archbishop of Buenos Aires Bergoglio is seen in Vatican City in this undated photo. He's first…
Print Email More sharing RedditStumbleUponDelicious CNN Vatican analyst: Pope Francis name 'precedent shattering'By Michael Martinez, CNNMarch 13, 2013 -- Updated 1946 GMT (0346 HKT)(CNN) -- Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina, the new pope, is breaking historic ground by choosing the name Francis.It's the first time the name is being used by a pope, said CNN…
The initial announcement that a new pope has been chosen will come from a puff of white smoke resulting from a secretive ceremony involving a cast iron stove, seen on the right on March 8 inside the Sistine Chapel.After each vote, the ballots and any accompanying notes will be burned in the stove, a process…
United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Biologist Nicole Rein lifts a black vulture carcass in Bridgewater, N.J., Monday, March 11, 2013, as it is hoisted up in a tree in a tried-and-true method of driving away flocks of damaging buzzards. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Biologist Nicole Rein lifts a black vulture…
File - In this June 1, 2012, file photo, Boston Celtics guard Ray Allen (20) drives past Miami Heat forward LeBron James (6) and forward Udonis Haslem during the second quarter of Game 3 in the NBA basketball playoffs Eastern Conference finals in Boston. Allen told the Miami Heat on Friday night, July 6, 2012,…
FILE - In this March 14, 2012, file photo, Afghan Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak speaks during a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Afghan government says it has reached a deal with the U.S. to govern controversial night raids by American forces. The Afghan Foreign Ministry says the memorandum of understanding on special operations…
U.S., Afghanistan reach night raids dealSTORY HIGHLIGHTSNATO Official: The deal gives Afghans effective veto power over raids It also puts Afghan commandos in the lead Raids into homes are deeply unpopular among Afghans U.S. officials say the practice is vital Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- The United States and Afghanistan signed a landmark deal Sunday that…
Patricia Prue is led into court Wednesday, March 28, 2012 in St. Johnsbury, Vt. A snow plow driver and his wife are being charged in connection with the killing of a Vermont prep school teacher, who police say was strangled. Thirty-year-old Allen Prue of Waterford and his 33-year-old wife Patricia Prue are facing 2nd degree…
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