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Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI arrives in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican to attend the beatification ceremony of Pope Paul VI in 2014. Pope Francis on Wednesday said his predecessor, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, is "very sick," and he asked the faithful to pray for the retired pontiff so God will comfort him "to the very end."

The Vatican says retired Pope Benedict XVI's health is worsening

Doctors are constantly monitoring the 95-year-old's condition, the Vatican said Wednesday. Pope Francis has asked the faithful to pray for the retired pontiff.

Going back to her earliest days as a performer, Sinéad O'Connor has always rode an uneasy tension between suffering and liberation.

Sinéad O'Connor was our freedom singer, our keener and our feminist killjoy

O'Connor committed to a lifetime program of dissent, discontent and refusal against establishment evils. She carried all that swirling vehemence in her body and exorcised it through her howling music.

Scientists say they have sequenced the genome of composer Ludwig van Beethoven.

Scientists sequence Beethoven's genome for clues into his painful past

Scientists have sequenced the genome of Ludwig van Beethoven from two-century-old locks of hair, and found clues about the ailments that plagued him in life.

'Gone to the Wolves' masterfully portrays the heavy metal scene of the '80s and '90s

John Wray's latest novel is a powerful and juicy story about a particular time, subculture, and the ways people can find themselves in — or can deliberately disappear into — fandom.

Four members of the Southeast San Diego Accountability Unit stand in front of a mural at The Community Spot in Encanto on Thursday, April 27, 2023. Their shirts read "We are not afraid" on the front and on the back "Don't shoot just filming." The unit has been observing police stops for about five years.

Southeast San Diegans band together to watch the police

KPBS reporter Katie Hyson joined the Southeast San Diego Accountability Unit for an inside glimpse into their efforts.

CORONADO, Calif. (July 23, 2021) Capt. Brian Drechsler, commanding officer, Naval Special Warfare Center (NSWCEN), delivers remarks during the NSWCEN change of command ceremony onboard Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, Jul. 23. NSWCEN provides initial assessment and selection and subsequent advanced training to the Sailors who make up the Navy’s SEAL and Special Boat Teams.

Navy commander in Coronado pulled from job in connection with SEAL death

SEAL candidate Kyle Mullen died following Hell Week in 2022. The training was at the Naval Special Warfare Training Center in Coronado, California.

San Diego State senior guard Adam Seiko speaks with media about the Aztecs' Sweet 16 game against number one seed Alabama on the SDSU campus on March 21, 2023.

SDSU Men's Basketball leaves for Sweet 16 with 'toughness and grit'

No. 5 seed SDSU advances to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2014 and will play No. 1 seed Alabama on March 24.

In the controlled stillness of a theater stage-managed to match her songs' swirling moods, Adele seems to have found her place at last.

At Adele's Vegas residency, intimacy is the ultimate luxury

The pop star has always been an uneasy match for the demands of touring. In the controlled stillness of a Las Vegas theater, she may have finally found her place.

Pregnant women at Sierra Leone's Gondama Referral Center. Sierra Leone has one of the highest rates of maternal mortality in the world. A new study looks at an intervention to prevent death from postpartum hemorrhage.

A plastic sheet with a pouch could be a 'game changer' for maternal mortality

A new study assesses a low-cost intervention aimed at reducing deaths from bleeding during childbirth. It's remarkably simple — and, according to a new study, quite effective.

Former Seattle SuperSonics forward Shawn Kemp (center) was booked into jail Wednesday, on a felony charge stemming from a shooting. He's seen here last year, at a WNBA game between the Seattle Storm and the Chicago Sky.

Former NBA star Shawn Kemp is released from jail after arrest in a drive-by shooting

People close to Kemp say the case is one of self-defense, after the former Seattle SuperSonics star allegedly tracked down a stolen iPhone.

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