For many Haitian immigrants, Sunday mornings in Springfield, Ohio, are spent joyfully worshipping God as they sing and pray in their native Creole.
Nation & World
National and world news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Death toll rises as torrential rain and flooding force mass evacuations across Central Europe
Heavy rains have caused severe flooding in Central Europe, affecting countries like Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland, and Romania.
Trump subject of second apparent assassination attempt at Florida golf club
The man arrested in connection with the shooting is named Ryan Wesley Routh, law enforcement officials said.
What’s Patrick Dempsey been up to? New films and a return to racing.
The Buckfield native took up racing again this year after an eight-year hiatus.
A cat named Drifter is safe after 8 weeks in a sewer
A cat aptly named Drifter is safe at home after sneaking out and getting trapped.
Congo court sentences 3 Americans and 34 others to death on coup charges
The defendants, also including a Briton, Belgian and Canadian, have 5 days to appeal the verdict on charges that include attempted coup, terrorism and criminal association.
Report finds ‘no evidence’ Hawaii officials prepared for wildfire that killed 102
That lack of planning hindered efforts to evacuate the historic town of Lahaina before it burned in a conflagration that claimed 102 lives, the report said.
Feds rarely punish hospitals for turning away pregnant patients
An Associated Press analysis has found that hospitals are rarely fined for violating a federal law that is supposed to guarantee that patients with medical emergencies get the treatment they need
Pope slams Harris and Trump as ‘against life’ and urges Catholics to vote for ‘lesser evil’
Pope Francis highlights what he calls the presidential candidates’ anti-life policies on abortion and migration.
Boar’s Head closing Virginia plant linked to deadly listeria outbreak
Boar’s Head expressed regret and deep apologies for the outbreak in a statement on its website.