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Pope Francis accompanied by Governor-General Mary Simon, right, arrives at the Citadelle de Quebec on Wednesday in Quebec City, Quebec City, Quebec.

The pope's apology to Indigenous people doesn't go far enough, Canada says

The pope apologized to Indigenous peoples for abuses in church-run residential schools. Canada's response suggests that reconciliation over the fraught history is still a work in progress.

Oleksandr Fedun, 24, holds onto railings as he practices walking on his prosthetics at Medical Center Orthotics & Prosthetics (MCOP) in Silver Spring, Md., on February 2, 2023. MCOP is working with several charities and organizations to help fit Ukrainian soldiers with prosthetics after they've been injured in combat.

Ukrainian soldiers benefit from U.S. prosthetics expertise but their war is different

A prosthetics clinic that once served mostly American military veterans is now helping Ukrainian amputees get state of the art prostheses.

Palm trees sway in the wind in San Diego, Calif. Sept. 23, 2022.

Summery autumn heat wave in store for San Diego area

The most torrid conditions will prevail in the county's eastern desert locales, where an excessive heat warning will be in effect from 11 a.m. Sunday to 11 p.m. Tuesday.

A sign reads "face mask required" in front of the McGill School of Success in the South Park neighborhood of San Diego, Calif. Oct. 13, 2021.

San Diegans share stories about how the pandemic changed their lives

Four San Diegans share how their lives have been changed by the pandemic over the last two years.

This map illustrates the severity of projected food insecurities across Somalia

The U.N. says famine will reach parts of Somalia later this year

The United Nations says "famine is at the door" in Somalia with "concrete indications" famine will occur later this year in the southern Bay region.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with a payload including two lunar rovers from Japan and the United Arab Emirates, lifts off from Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022.

A Japanese company has fired a rocket carrying a lunar rover to the moon

A Tokyo company aimed for the moon with its own private lander Sunday, blasting off atop a SpaceX rocket with the United Arab Emirates' first lunar rover and a toylike robot from Japan.

<strong>Istanbul, Turkey:</strong> Muslim worshippers perform a night prayer called 'tarawih' during the eve of the first day of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan at Hagia Sophia mosque on Friday, April 1, 2022.

See how almost a quarter of humanity ushered in Ramadan, their holiest month

From sun-up to sundown, physically able Muslims will fast — abstaining not just from food but also so much as a sip of water.

How do you take a picture of happiness? We asked photographers to surprise us

Monday, March 20 is International Day of Happiness — as proclaimed by the United Nations. The themes this year are gratitude and kindness. We asked photographers to send us images in that vein.

Vehicles travel on Interstate 240 after the morning rush hour on a weekday in Memphis, Tenn. Highways are the fastest — and in some cases, the only — way to get from one place to another in the sprawling city.

In Tennessee, Black immigrants navigate a tricky course to a coveted driver's license

Being able to drive makes life easier. It can open up job opportunities. But it also has challenges, especially if there's a language barrier. And traffic stops can be especially high stakes.

The 30-yard line at Highmark Stadium in Buffalo bears a stylized number 3 in support of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, who remains hospitalized after suffering a cardiac arrest and collapsing during a game Monday night.

Shows of support and signs of unease mark the first NFL Sunday since Hamlin's injury

The NFL kicked off its first game-packed Sunday after Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest and collapsed on the field Monday night.

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