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Hours in line, seconds by the coffin – Metro joins the queue to say goodbye to Pope Francis
When the gates finally open, it is like a ripple goes through the crowd. Not quite a cheer, not quite a gasp, just a collective sense of relief, anticipation and grief. It takes another two hours to ...
The Road to Boylston Street Is Not Easy—but Spectators Help Every Runner at the Boston Marathon
At the Boston Marathon, spectators line every mile of the course, offering support for runners taking on the challenging 26.2-mile race. With cowbells in one hand and orange slices in the other, they ...
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LA Metro CEO talks public safety, system growth, Olympics
LA Metro CEO Stephanie Wiggins discusses the transit system’s planned expansions, progress on its in-house police department, ...
The must-see moments of the 2025 Boston Marathon
John Korir, of Kenya, ultimately won the 2025 Boston Marathon with a time of 2:04:45. He appeared to lose his bib when he ...
Man fires shots inside Harvard Square MBTA Station, no known victims, police say
A man fired shots at someone inside the Harvard Square MBTA station just after 2 p.m. Sunday, injuring no one but causing a ...
Thousands are expected to attend the White House Easter Egg Roll, with the Trumps presiding
The Easter Egg Roll is one of the oldest White House traditions. It dates to 1878 and the presidency of Rutherford B. Hayes, ...
Thousands stuck at Osaka expo station after services halted
OSAKA—About 4,000 people were stranded at Yumeshima Station, the closest train stop to the Osaka Kansai Expo, on April 22 ...
St. Louis police suspended Real STL News. ‘We could care less,’ founder says
Real STL News is a "citizen-journalist" outlet. It uses volunteer reporters, and has a niche for live-streaming from crime ...
Fiction: A retired man is forced to return to work after builders foil his attempts to buy a house
An excerpt from ‘What’s Your Price, Mr Shivaswamy?’, by MR Dattathri, translated from the Kannada by the author.