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Louisiana's 2020 Teacher of the Year is trying to block the state's Ten Commandments law

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's 2020 Teacher of the Year has filed a lawsuit against the state challenging a new law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom by Jan. 1.
Arrested Philippine televangelist confronted in the Senate by women he's accused of sexually abusing

Arrested Philippine televangelist confronted in the Senate by women he's accused of sexually abusing

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Former followers of an arrested Filipino televangelist confronted him in a Senate hearing Wednesday, accusing him of repeatedly abusing them sexually by portraying the assaults as their religious duty to the “appointed son
Arrested Philippine televangelist confronted in the Senate by women he's accused of sexually abusing

Arrested Philippine televangelist confronted in the Senate by women he's accused of sexually abusing

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Former followers of an arrested Filipino televangelist confronted him in a Senate hearing Wednesday, accusing him of repeatedly abusing them sexually by portraying the assaults as their religious duty to the “appointed son
Fallout from 2023 Hamas attack lingers as Jews worldwide prepare for a holiday meant for joy

Fallout from 2023 Hamas attack lingers as Jews worldwide prepare for a holiday meant for joy

NEW YORK (AP) — Customarily, Simchat Torah is one of the most joyous days of the Jewish calendar, highlighted by exuberant dancing around a Torah.
Malaysia charges 22 members of an Islamic business group, including its CEO, for organized crime

Malaysia charges 22 members of an Islamic business group, including its CEO, for organized crime

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Twenty-two members of an Islamic business group, including its CEO, were charged Wednesday for being part of an organized crime group after hundreds of children believed to have been sexually abused were rescued last mon
About 140 Rohingya Muslims on wooden boat off Indonesia's coast as residents refuse to let them land

About 140 Rohingya Muslims on wooden boat off Indonesia's coast as residents refuse to let them land

LABUHAN HAJI, Indonesia (AP) — About 140 weak and hungry Rohingya Muslims, mostly women and children, were on a wooden boat anchored about 1 mile (0.
Burial held for Catholic priest and Indigenous peace activist killed in southern Mexico

Burial held for Catholic priest and Indigenous peace activist killed in southern Mexico

SAN ANDRES LARRAINZAR, Mexico (AP) — Hundreds of people turned out Tuesday for the burial of Catholic priest Marcelo Pérez, an activist for Indigenous peoples and farm laborers who was killed in the southern Mexico state of Chiapas .

Burial held for Catholic priest and Indigenous peace activist killed in southern Mexico

SAN ANDRES LARRAINZAR, Mexico (AP) — Hundreds of people turned out Tuesday for the burial of Catholic priest Marcelo Pérez, an activist for Indigenous peoples and farm laborers who was killed in the southern Mexico state of Chiapas .
Legault 'shocked' by Montreal teacher scandal, pledges to toughen secularism measures

Legault 'shocked' by Montreal teacher scandal, pledges to toughen secularism measures

MONTREAL — Quebec Premier François Legault promised on Tuesday to toughen secularism measures in schools, saying he was "shocked" by revelations about a Montreal public school where a group of teachers had tried to introduce what the premier describe
China and the Vatican agree to extend an agreement on appointing bishops

China and the Vatican agree to extend an agreement on appointing bishops

BEIJING (AP) — China and the Vatican have agreed to extend a provisional agreement on the appointment of Catholic bishops in China for four more years, officials said Tuesday.