The Vatican has announced that former Popes John Paul II, John XXIII will be elevated to sainthood.

Pope John Paul II is set to become a saint of the Catholic Church by the end of this year, following the approval of Pope Francis over a second miracle attributed to his intercession.

Pope Francis has also cleared the way for Pope John XXIII to be canonized, even though there has been no second miracle attributed to his intercession. The Vatican said Francis approved a decision by cardinals and bishops.

Earth's unprecedented climate extremes during the past decade until 2010 experienced heatwaves in Europe, droughts in Australia, floods in Pakistan, as a result of global warming, according to a report released by United Nations.

Almost every year of the decade were among the 10 warmest since records began in the 1850s and 2010 was the hottest, so says the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

The Statue of Liberty will reopen to the public on July 4, months after Hurricane Sandy forced it to close down.

NYC was hit hard by Sandy just one day after the statue’s 126th birthday last November. Lady Liberty herself made it through the storm unscathed, but 75% of the 12-acre island the statue rests on was underwater. The storm surge flooded buildings and broke railings, docks, paving stones, electrical systems, sewage pumps and boilers. In total, Sandy wreaked about $59 million worth of destruction on Liberty Island and neighboring Ellis Island combined.

Morsy out in Egypt coup, while the military has taken over state media and it is monitoring all news and information content.

Following a fiery and defiant speech by Islamic Brotherhood President Mohamed Morsi, Egypt’s military defended their nation against terrorist, radicals and fools.

Egypt's army has deposed the country's first democratically elected president, installing the head of the country's highest court as an interim leader, according to Egypt' top general.

After only one year, Cablevision decided to close down Newsday’s digital-only Westchester operation: The company reportedly declined to disclose how many employees were laid off.

Now, our nation's highest court has just declined a Cablevision Systems request seeking a stay of National Labor Relations Board proceedings in which the company is involved.

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