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First millennial saint Carlo Acutis will be canonized Sept. 7, the pope says
Pope Leo XIV on Friday set Sept. 7 as the rescheduled date to canonize the Catholic Church’s first millennial-era saint Carlo ...
Israel’s attack on Iran was years in the making. How did they get here?
Israel’s massive strike on Iran on Friday morning came after decades of hostilities between the bitter enemies. Israeli Prime ...
South Carolina prepares for its 6th execution in 9 months with a man serving 2 death sentences
A South Carolina man sent to death row twice for separate murders is scheduled to die Friday by lethal injection in the state ...
Generation ROC: Local third graders win second at state math competition
You may not be smarter than this trio of third graders, but that’s okay—they’re just that good! The team from East Rochester Elementary School ...
Sunrise Smart Start: RG&E penalized, Speed Week
News 8 is saddened to report that a beloved former member of WROC-TV passed away June 12th. READ MORE, https://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/former-news-8-newsman-tom-ryan-remembered/ ...
Republican enthusiasm for Musk cools after his feud with Trump, a new AP-NORC poll finds
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has lost some of his luster with Republicans since his messy public falling-out with President Donald Trump last week, a new survey finds. Fewer ...
Air India’s sole crash survivor narrates his escape
The lone passenger who survived the Air India crash that killed 241 people onboard couldn’t believe he was alive when he opened his eyes, surrounded by flames, debris and charred ...
Who is the lone passenger who survived the deadly Air India crash?
The lone passenger to survive the Air India crash that killed 241 people on board Thursday found himself near debris after ...
Trump moves to merge wildland firefighting into single force, despite ex-officials warning of chaos
President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered government agencies to consolidate their wildland firefighting into a single ...
GOP tax bill would cost poor Americans $1,600 a year and boost highest earners by $12,000, CBO says
The Republican tax bill approved by the U.S. House of Representatives would cost the poorest Americans roughly $1,600 a year ...
Border Patrol will be at the Club World Cup, says it’s routine to provide security for such events
U.S. Customs and Border Protection said it regularly provides security at big sporting events in response to questions about ...
Slumping Rory McIlroy fails to take advantage of a bright start at Oakmont, shoots 74 in first round
Rory McIlroy made a couple early birdies at the U.S. Open. That encouraging start was short lived for the slumping Masters ...