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Twenty-five years ago, July 16, 1999, John F. Kennedy, Jr. took off on his fateful flight from Essex County Airport, New Jersey. Heir to the legendary Kennedy good looks, charm and fortune, the young Kennedy possessed unlimited potential for political and commercial fame. But in less than two hours, his young life would be cut short along with his wife and sister-in-law, who were passengers.

Pope Francis is embarking upon a 12-day trip through four nations in Southeast Asia and Oceania. His intent with the voyage is to pledge the Catholic Church will combat religious violence while inspiring stronger ties to other religions. On Thursday, the Associated Press reported the Pope made his first stop in Jakarta, Indonesia, home to the largest Muslim population in the world. A notable

An exciting show with a history of 35 years ended last weekend. Inspired by the iconic 60-panel painting series, Step Afrika!’s “The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence” tells the story of one of the largest movements of people in United States history — when millions of African American migrants moved from the rural South to the industrial North in the early 1900s to escape racial