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HAVANA (AP) — Hundreds of Cuban-Americans have traveled to Cuba to see Pope Francis, who arrives there today. The pope has left Rome on the first leg of a 10-day trip that also includes the United States. The delegation to Cuba was organized by the Archbishop of Miami. The pope played a role in the secret talks between Havana and Washington that led to a thaw in relations and moves toward normalization.
PHOENIX (AP) — The signs on Phoenix-area freeways urging caution will stay up and motorists should remain vigilant. So says Arizona Department of Public Safety spokesman Bart Graves following the announcement that an arrest has been made in connection with four shootings along Phoenix-area freeways that have kept drivers on edge for weeks. Authorities say the investigation will continue. Officials say it's possible there could be copycats.
MIDDLETOWN, Calif. (AP) — Officials are warily watching the weather again as heat descends on a pair of deadly and destructive Northern California wildfires. A few days of fair and favorable conditions allowed firefighters to make progress, but the worry is that blazes could come back to life and major gains could be undone. A total of five people have died and hundreds of houses have been destroyed.
OWENSBORO, Ky. (AP) — The battle over same-sex marriage licenses in Rowan (ROW'-uhn) County, Kentucky may not be over. In a court filing yesterday, the attorney for one of County Clerk Kim Davis' employees said he believes Davis has again violated a federal court order by altering marriage license forms to remove her name and the name of the county. Davis spent several days in jail for refusing to issue the licenses.
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia appears to be increasingly using treason charges amid distrust of the West. The Russian government is increasingly has portraying any cooperation with foreign companies or nationals as a potential security threat, a throwback to Soviet times when any interaction with foreigners aroused suspicion. Russians charged with treason this year include a mother of seven, a Sochi traffic controller, a Black Sea Fleet sailor, and a retired nuclear scientist.
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