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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Want to see the Liberty Bell this semi-quincentennial but don’t have the time or cheese for a pilgrimage to Philadelphia? Have no fear: Chances are, there’s one at a state Capitol, museum or even a fire station near you. It won’t be the original, but it’ll be a dead ringer. For a savings bond drive in 1950, the Treasury Department commissioned copies of the famously broken […]

A man acting erratically on a train headed for Chicago was spotted by a rail worker who called police. Officers found guns and a pamphlet about crowd control in his carry-on bag — and a plan for a mass casualty event. Almost two years later, federal authorities say the man charged with attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents Association dinner on Saturday was arrested with […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — King Charles III extolled the bonds between Britain and the United States in a speech to Congress. Here is the full text: “Mr. Vice President, Mr. Speaker, members of Congress, representatives of the American people across all states, territories, cities and communities. “I would like to take this opportunity to express my particular gratitude to you all for the great honor of addressing this joint meeting of […]

Talks between Iran and the United States on ending the war seemed stalled Wednesday, despite U.S. President Donald Trump earlier claiming Iran had informed his administration that it was in a “State of Collapse.” “They want us to ‘Open the Hormuz Strait,’ as soon as possible, as they try to figure out their leadership situation,” Trump posted on social media. The White House did not immediately respond to questions about […]

SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands (AP) — The search has been suspended for five missing crew members of a cargo ship that overturned near the Northern Mariana Islands during a typhoon, authorities said Wednesday. Six people were aboard the 145-foot (44-meter) ship, called the Mariana. Divers on April 21 recovered one crew member’s body from the overturned ship. “The decision to suspend the search is an incredibly difficult one that is […]

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The majority of Iran’s highly enriched uranium is likely still at its Isfahan nuclear complex, which was bombarded by airstrikes last year and faced less intense attacks in this year’s U.S.-Israeli war, the head of the U.N. nuclear agency told The Associated Press. Rafael Grossi said in an interview on Tuesday that the International Atomic Energy Agency has satellite images showing the effects of the latest […]

(SRN NEWS)-The Hartford Institute for Religion Research has released a new study that indicates the nation’s houses of worship are rebounding from the pandemic five years ago.  The survey of 24,000 churchgoers finds that most churches have maintained their attendance since covid and many are seeing it increase.  However, the Institute warns that this mild uptick has not changed the overall trend of FEWER people attending worship across the board. Brought […]

BERLIN (AP) — A barge carrying a humpback whale that’s been stranded in shallow waters near Germany since March has begun its journey toward the North Sea hundreds of kilometers (miles) away. If everything works out, the whale will eventually find its way home to the Atlantic Ocean. Nicknamed Timmy by German media, the whale was first spotted swimming near Germany’s Baltic Sea coast on March 3, far from its […]

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union countries must funnel their energy aid chiefly to vulnerable households and industries or risk wasting billions of euros as the Iran war hits oil and gas prices, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warned on Wednesday. The U.S.-Israel war, combined with retaliation from Iran such as choking the Strait of Hormuz, is costing the EU almost 500 million euros ($600 million) a day, raising […]