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NEW YORK (AP) — He was the Hall of Fame catcher known for a record 10 World Series championships with the New York Yankees. Yogi Berra has died at age 90. Dave Kaplan, the director of the Yogi Berra Museum, says the Hall of Famer died Tuesday at his home in New Jersey of natural causes. Berra's family issued a statement, saying "While we mourn the loss of our father, grandfather and great-grandfather, we know he is at peace with Mom."
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pope Francis meets with President Barack Obama on Day 2 of his U.S. trip. Yesterday, Obama and his family greeted the pope upon his arrival at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. On Thursday, Francis will address Congress and on Friday, he'll speak to the United Nations in New York. Over the weekend, the pope will take part in a Vatican-sponsored conference on the family in Philadelphia.
MOUNT ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Some 2 million Muslim pilgrims are gathering in the valley of Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia for a day of prayer that marks the height of the hajj pilgrimage. Today is an emotional day for the pilgrims from around the world. It is on this day some 1,400 years ago that Islam's Prophet Muhammad is believed to have delivered his final sermon from Mount Arafat during the hajj, calling for equality and for Muslims to unite.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Eight people are being held in Malaysia for questioning in connection with last month's bombing at a Bangkok shrine that killed 20 people. Authorities in Malaysia say four of the eight are Malaysians involved in human trafficking, while the other four are believed to be ethnic Uighur (WEE-gur) men who entered the country illegally. Thailand has suggested that those behind the blast may have been from a gang involved in smuggling Uighurs from the Chinese region of Xinjiang (shihn-jahng).
RIVER FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Talk about free labor. Sixty-seven-year-old Barry Bauman has spent up to 10 hours every day for the past 11 years restoring some 1,500 paintings for museums nationwide. The Illinois man has done about $5 million worth of work, but he's not getting paid. Bauman owned an art conservation company for about 20 years, and then sold it. He says he thought about continuing to restore art, but at a reduced price. His wife suggested he do it for nothing.
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