Obituaries

YANGON ? Pope Francis met leaders of several faiths in majority-Buddhist Myanmar on Tuesday, stressing the importance of ?unity in diversity? but making no mention the Muslim Rohingya who have fled en masse to Bangladesh after a military crackdown.The pope held private talks with Myanmar's military chief in Yangon on Monday, the first day of a visit fraught with tension after the United States accused the ...

NEW YORK ? American Airlines still has hundreds of flights without pilots assigned to them in December, the company said on Thursday, after a scheduling error gave too many pilots time off.The number of flights that remain pilotless is now ?a few hundred,? the airline said, compared to a peak that the carrier's Allied Pilots Association (APA) union estimated at 15,000. American said it expects the number to ...

(Reuters) - A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck Delaware on Thursday in a rare seismological occurrence for the U.S. Northeast, officials said, with the temblor's strength equaling the estimated magnitude of an 1871 quake that was believed to be the largest ever in the state.The quake, previously reported at magnitude 5.1 and then at 4.4, was centered in the Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, according to a ...

JERUSALEM ? As dark falls, Adeeb Joudeh, a Muslim, makes his way through the stone alleyways of Jerusalem's walled Old City cradling the ancient key to one of Christianity's holiest sites.Centuries ago, the imposing iron key to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, built where many Christians believe Jesus was crucified and buried, was entrusted to his family, one of Jerusalem's most prominent clans, says Joudeh.He ...

The Annual New London VFW Post 7641 Auxiliary Christmas Bake Sale will be Wednesday, Dec. 6 and Saturday, Dec. 9 at the Post Home at 802 E. McKinley. Sale times are from 5 to 7:30 p.m. both nights.

WEST BURLINGTON ? The public is invited to an open house celebrating the career and retirement of Great River Health System President and CEO Mark Richardson. It will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12, at Pzazz! Convention and Event Center, 3001 Winegard Dr., Burlington.Richardson joined the health system in April 1997, three months before the groundbreaking for Great River Medical Center and two medical ...

Harold Dickinson, of Keosauqua, is celebrating his 90th birthday on Sunday, Dec. 10. with a private celebration.Dickinson was a life long farmer in the Keosauqua and Birmingham areas. His wife was Juanita Baker Dickinson. Their children are Marcia Beck, of Keosauque; Diana Geomaat, of Douds; Rhonda Dickinson, of Keosauqua; and Steve Dickinson, of Fairfield. He has six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.The...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) ? A quest by Republicans to open Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Reserve was slowed after a nonpartisan Senate official ruled late on Wednesday that the exploration was subject to environmental assessments by the Interior Department.Senator Lisa Murkowski, a Republican from Alaska and the head of the Senate energy panel, has been pushing a measure in the U.S. tax bill that would open a ...

Henry County Health Center Foundation is awarding the New London Community Child Care and Preschool, the Mt. Pleasant Public Library and the Mt. Pleasant Community School District with their 2017 Grant Award. The HCHC Foundation presented grants to each of these organizations for various projects supporting health related initiatives.Dennis Julian, Director of the New London Community Childcare and Preschool, ...

Let's please talk about pears. While everyone else is buzzing about apples and oranges, pears are often cast aside as the hard fruit in the produce section. And that's too bad for a few reasons.1. Pears are loaded with fiber, more so than apples, which is something Americans don't get enough of. A medium-sized pear contains 5.5 grams of fiber, while larger ones provide around seven grams. For reference, women ...