David Crary
@dcrary.bsky.social
Religion news director for Associated Press. Past postings; Nairobi, Johannesburg, Paris, Sarajevo, Toronto. Plus covering LGBTQ and repro-rights in US.
apnews.com/article/ilha... sprays unknown substance on Rep. Ilhan Omar and is tackled at Minneapolis town hall
Man sprays unknown substance on Rep. Ilhan Omar and is tackled at Minneapolis town hall
A man has sprayed an unknown substance on U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar before being tackled to the ground during a town hall she was hosting.
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January 28, 2026 at 2:09 AM
apnews.com/article/ilha... sprays unknown substance on Rep. Ilhan Omar and is tackled at Minneapolis town hall
apnews.com/article/spai... is granting legal status to immigrants lacking authorization — potentially 500,000 people
Spain is granting legal status to immigrants lacking authorization — potentially 500,000 people
Spain will grant legal status to potentially hundreds of thousands of immigrants living and working in the country without authorization.
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January 28, 2026 at 12:49 AM
apnews.com/article/spai... is granting legal status to immigrants lacking authorization — potentially 500,000 people
apnews.com/article/fran... lawmakers approve bill banning social media for children under 15
French lawmakers approve bill banning social media for children under 15
French lawmakers have approved a bill banning social media for children under 15. The measure, which also bans mobile phones in high schools, passed with a 130-21 vote on Monday.
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January 27, 2026 at 2:38 PM
apnews.com/article/fran... lawmakers approve bill banning social media for children under 15
apnews.com/article/isra... says the remains of the final hostage in Gaza have been recovered
Israel says the remains of the final hostage in Gaza have been recovered
Israel says the remains of the final hostage in Gaza have been recovered, clearing the way for the next phase of the ceasefire that stopped the Israel-Hamas war.
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January 26, 2026 at 2:00 PM
apnews.com/article/isra... says the remains of the final hostage in Gaza have been recovered
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Cuba's Santeros -- adherents of an Afro-Cuban religion --offer gifts and ask deities for peace as tensions rise with US
Cuba's Santeros -- adherents of an Afro-Cuban religion --offer gifts and ask deities for peace as tensions rise with US
Cuba's Santeros offer gifts and ask deities for peace as tensions rise with US
Priests and priestesses of the Afro-Cuban religion known as Santería have offered gifts to deities and asked for peace as tensions rise between the United States and Cuba and the island braces for mor...
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January 26, 2026 at 2:07 AM
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Cuba's Santeros -- adherents of an Afro-Cuban religion --offer gifts and ask deities for peace as tensions rise with US
Cuba's Santeros -- adherents of an Afro-Cuban religion --offer gifts and ask deities for peace as tensions rise with US
apnews.com/article/worl... completes withdrawal from World Health Organization
US completes withdrawal from World Health Organization
The U.S. has finalized its withdrawal from the World Health Organization. Federal officials announced the completion Thursday.
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January 23, 2026 at 7:40 PM
apnews.com/article/worl... completes withdrawal from World Health Organization
apnews.com/article/trum... Starmer slams Trump remarks on non-US NATO troops in Afghanistan as 'insulting' and 'appalling'
UK's Starmer slams Trump remarks on non-US NATO troops in Afghanistan as 'insulting' and 'appalling'
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has signalled that U.S. President Donald Trump to apologize for his false assertion that troops from NATO countries — other than Americans — stayed away from the fr...
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January 23, 2026 at 5:52 PM
apnews.com/article/trum... Starmer slams Trump remarks on non-US NATO troops in Afghanistan as 'insulting' and 'appalling'
Minnesota gears up for anti-immigration enforcement protest Friday despite dangerous cold
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Minnesota gears up for anti-immigration enforcement protest Friday despite dangerous cold
A vast network of labor unions, progressive organizations and clergy has been asking Minnesotans to stay away from work, school and stores Friday to protest against immigration enforcement in the stat...
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January 23, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Minnesota gears up for anti-immigration enforcement protest Friday despite dangerous cold
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apnews.com/article/carn... Carney fires back at Trump after Davos speech
Canada's Carney fires back at Trump after Davos speech
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney responded to U.S. President Donald Trump comment that “Canada lives because of the United States” on Thursday by saying Canada thrives because of Canadian values.
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January 22, 2026 at 8:38 PM
apnews.com/article/carn... Carney fires back at Trump after Davos speech
apnews.com/article/just... woman who led a protest that disrupted a Minnesota church service has been arrested
A woman who led a protest that disrupted a Minnesota church service has been arrested
Attorney General Pam Bondi says a woman who led an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church has been arrested.
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January 22, 2026 at 3:16 PM
apnews.com/article/just... woman who led a protest that disrupted a Minnesota church service has been arrested
apnews.com/article/amer... Kentucky cathedral called 'America's Notre Dame' gets a rehab, gargoyles and all
A Kentucky cathedral called 'America's Notre Dame' gets a rehab, gargoyles and all
Workers have been installing new gargoyles on the facade of the Catholic cathedral in Covington, Kentucky, in January as they near the completion of a major renovation.
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January 22, 2026 at 1:25 PM
apnews.com/article/amer... Kentucky cathedral called 'America's Notre Dame' gets a rehab, gargoyles and all
Australia's Parliament passes anti-hate speech and gun laws after Sydney attack
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Australia's Parliament passes anti-hate speech and gun laws after Sydney attack
Australia's Parliament has passed new anti-hate speech and gun laws following a deadly attack at a Jewish festival in Sydney last month.
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January 20, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Australia's Parliament passes anti-hate speech and gun laws after Sydney attack
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Israeli crews target UN facilities for Palestinian refugees in east Jerusalem
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Israeli crews target UN facilities for Palestinian refugees in east Jerusalem
Israeli forces have targeted two United Nations facilities as part of their crackdown on the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees.
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January 20, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Israeli crews target UN facilities for Palestinian refugees in east Jerusalem
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apnews.com/article/vati... Catholic cardinals urge Trump administration to embrace a moral compass in foreign policy
US Catholic cardinals urge Trump administration to embrace a moral compass in foreign policy
Three U.S. Catholic cardinals have urged the Trump administration to use a moral compass in foreign policy.
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January 19, 2026 at 2:31 PM
apnews.com/article/vati... Catholic cardinals urge Trump administration to embrace a moral compass in foreign policy
DOJ vows to press charges after activists disrupt church where Minnesota ICE official is a pastor
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DOJ vows to press charges after activists disrupt church where Minnesota ICE official is a pastor
The U.S. Department of Justice says it is investigating a group of protesters in Minnesota who disrupted services at a church where a local official with U.S.
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January 19, 2026 at 4:08 AM
DOJ vows to press charges after activists disrupt church where Minnesota ICE official is a pastor
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apnews.com/article/minn...
Horses leap through flames and pets go to church in Spanish animal rituals honoring St Anthony
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Horses leap through flames and pets go to church in Spanish animal rituals honoring St Anthony
Hundreds of people in Spain have watched horses gallop through flames as part of the centuries-old tradition called Las Luminarias.
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January 17, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Horses leap through flames and pets go to church in Spanish animal rituals honoring St Anthony
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apnews.com/article/spai...
apnews.com/article/reli... DHS rule aims to shorten visa wait times abroad for religious workers serving US congregations
New DHS rule aims to shorten visa wait times abroad for religious workers serving US congregations
The Department of Homeland Security is making it easier for visa-holding religious workers to serve U.S. congregations with less disruption.
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January 15, 2026 at 3:02 AM
apnews.com/article/reli... DHS rule aims to shorten visa wait times abroad for religious workers serving US congregations
apnews.com/article/vene... Mary procession draws thousands as Venezuela faces uncertain future
Virgin Mary procession draws thousands as Venezuela faces uncertain future
Venezuela’s annual Divina Pastora procession returns to the streets of Barquisimeto during widespread unease.
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January 15, 2026 at 2:59 AM
apnews.com/article/vene... Mary procession draws thousands as Venezuela faces uncertain future
apnews.com/article/fbi-... searches home of Washington Post reporter in classified documents probe, newspaper says
FBI searches home of Washington Post reporter in classified documents probe, newspaper says
Attorney General Pam Bondi says the search of a Washington Post reporter’s home was done at the Pentagon’s request as part of a leak investigation.
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January 14, 2026 at 4:44 PM
apnews.com/article/fbi-... searches home of Washington Post reporter in classified documents probe, newspaper says
Music streams hit 5 trillion in 2025. Christian, rock and Latin lead growth in the US
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Music streams hit 5 trillion in 2025. Christian, rock and Latin lead growth in the US
The global music industry hit 5.1 trillion streams in 2025. That’s a new single-year record, up 9.6% from 2024. That’s according to a 2025 Year-End Report from Luminate.
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January 14, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Music streams hit 5 trillion in 2025. Christian, rock and Latin lead growth in the US
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