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Pope calls for commitment to protect life as he doubles down on abortion in New Year’s Day message

Pope Francis ushered in the New Year with a renewed appeal for the faithful to reject abortion, calling for a "firm commitment" to protect and respect life from conception to natural death.

Pope Francis kisses a wooden statuette of the infant Jesus at the end of a mass in St. Peter's Basilica at The Vatican on New Year's Day. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

The FBI confirmed that it has identified the driver who killed 10 people and injured dozens in New Orleans as 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar. Investigators are working to gather additional information about Jabbar’s background and investigating an Islamic State flag that was with the vehicle, the FBI said.

FBI identifies driver in deadly New Orleans attack: Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar

Top Democrats in the Massachusetts Legislature bashed local media outlets for critical coverage of Beacon Hill’s inability to adhere to self-imposed deadlines but pledged to put forward internal reforms this year aimed at opening up and bolstering public confidence in the legislative process.

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Top Beacon Hill Democrats blast local press for ‘persistent negative’ media narrative

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OBF: Notre-Dame de Paris has been restored. Can Patriots be rebuilt?

PARIS – The City of Light has returned the “lume” in “luminous” this Christmas and New Year’s season. Notre-Dame de Paris stands restored beyond its past grandeur and has re-opened to the world. Inside and out, it offers the perfect...