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Archbishop José Gomez, 67, was elected to lead the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Tuesday. He's seen here blessing a dog with holy water during the annual Blessing of the Animals ceremony in Los Angeles last year.

U.S. Catholic Bishops Elect Their First Latino President: Archbishop José Gomez

Gomez has been archbishop of Los Angeles, the largest Roman Catholic diocese in the U.S., for most of the past decade. He has been vice president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops since 2016.

The Belgian Federal Police released surveillance video of three men suspected of taking part in the attacks at Belgium's Zaventem Airport, including the "man in the hat."

Paris Terror Suspect Admits He Was In Video With Brussels Bombers, Prosecutors Say

Belgium's prosecutors say Mohamed Abrini, who was arrested Friday in connection with November's Paris attacks, has admitted that he is the "man in the hat" seen in a video with two Brussels bombers.

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee gives his State of the State address to a joint session of the Legislature on Jan. 15, 2019, in Olympia, Wash.

Promising To Tackle Climate Change, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee Joins 2020 Race

The two-term Democratic governor says in an announcement video that he's "the only candidate who will make defeating climate change our nation's number one priority."

A Hindu devotee waves an Indian national flag and celebrates a verdict in a decades-old land title dispute between Muslims and Hindus, in Ayodhya, India, on Saturday.

Indian Supreme Court Rules Disputed Territory Belongs To Hindus

The territory, in northern India, was the site of a 16th century mosque, torn down in 1992 by Hindu extremists. Judges paved the way on Saturday for a Hindu temple to be built there.

Simple Ways To Prevent Falls In Older Adults

Older adults are dying from falls at a higher rate today than 20 years ago. But you can take simple steps to improve balance, vision and alertness — and keep from falling.

The wreckage of a car in one of the main streets of the Rose des Vents district in the Paris suburbs on Feb. 7.

Demonstrations Continue Around Paris Over Alleged Sexual Assault By Police

A man says police officers beat him and raped him with a truncheon last Thursday night. Four police officers have been charged, and demonstrators have taken to the streets over the incident.

Officers cordon off an area outside the Louvre Museum near the shopping area where a man attacked soldiers in Paris on Friday.

French Soldier Shoots Machete-Wielding Attacker At Louvre

A machete-wielding man shouted "Allahu Akbar" and attacked a security patrol near the museum on Friday, prompting a soldier to shoot the man, wounding him, the head of Paris police says.

Workers sort through bundles of vanilla at the Virginia Dare warehouse in Antsirabe Nord, Madagascar. When this photo was taken last year, the warehouse contained roughly $5 million worth of vanilla.

PHOTOS: Vanilla Boom Is Making People Crazy Rich — And Jittery — In Madagascar

The price of vanilla is 10 times higher than it was a few years ago. That's bringing unimagined wealth to local villages — and problems as well.

Author Ernest J. Gaines, who wrote The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, shown in his San Francisco home in 1977. His poor childhood on a small Louisiana plantation inspired eight novels.

Novelist Ernest J. Gaines Dies At Age 86

He won awards for his depictions of rural Louisiana featuring universal themes of hard work, sacrifice and resilience. His book The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman became a much-honored TV movie.

Mega Millions lottery tickets are for sale at the Arco ampm in National City, Oct. 19, 2018.

Ticket With Five Numbers For World-Record Lottery Sold In San Diego

A ticket with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, was sold at a Chevron station in San Diego for the record-setting multistate Mega Millions lottery draw, the California Lottery announced Wednesday.

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