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Pope Francis on Saturday called the Paris terror attacks “a piece” of a “piecemeal Third World War,” and said he is praying for the families of the victims, and the entire French people. In a report from the Catholic News Agency, Pope Francis speaks up regarding the November 13 terror attacks at Paris.

Nohemi Gonzalez, a 23-year-old design student who attended the California State University, Long Beach, was among those killed in attacks in Paris that left at least 129 dead on Friday, according to the university. “She was in Paris attending Strate College of Design during a semester abroad program,” Cal State Long Beach’s Shayne Schroeder said.

Oscar-winning actor Alan Arkin was hospitalized after a minor stroke, but was fine and back reading scripts on Friday, according to a publicist. TMZ first reported the incident revealing he was hospitalised and released the following day after doctors gave him the all clear.

Following the terrorist attacks in Paris, U2 has canceled a concert planned for Saturday that was scheduled to air as a live special on HBO. “We watched in disbelief and shock at the unfolding events in Paris and our hearts go out to all the victims and their families across the city tonight,” the band said in a statement on …

Joanna Leigh, a boston woman pleaded guilty Friday to defrauding several funds meant to help Boston Marathon Bombing victims. Joanna Leigh, 41, spent two years claiming she suffered a traumatic brain injury running toward the second bomb blast at the marathon finish line in 2013.

The Cleveland Clinic has announced that it will conduct the first “highly experimental” uterus transplant procedures in the U.S., giving some women a chance they may never have had to experience pregnancy. According to The New York Times, which on Thursday published an in-depth look at this apparent medical breakthrough.

President Barack Obama declared Friday that the day’s terrorist attacks on Paris were an “an attack on all of humanity and the universal values that we share,” promising the full support of the United States for its longtime ally. Obama declined to talk about who might be responsible. “I don’t want to speculate at this point in terms of who …

David Hasselhoff, the brawny 80s ur-dude of Baywatch and Knight Rider fame, is no longer David Hasselhoff. The 63-year-old actor announced on Thursday that he’s taken his beloved fan nickname ‘The Hoff’ to heart and changed his name … to David Hoff.

Former Motorhead star Phil Taylor has died. He was 61. The drummer passed away on Wednesday night. Former Motorhead guitarist Eddie Clarke confirmed the news on Facebook, writing, “My dear friend and brother passed away last night. He had been ill for sometime but that does not make it any easier when the time finally comes. I have known Phil …

At least 128 people have been killed and several others wounded after a shooting and several explosions in Paris on Friday night. A shooting was reported at a restaurant near the 10th Arrondissement of the city, the AP reports, and there was another explosion in the Stade de France north of the city. At least 10 people in the restaurant …

Police say they have found the bodies of seven dead babies in a house in Germany. Initial reports said a doctor had found the bodies, however it is now believed a local woman discovered one baby and called the police. Police then found the remains of several others in another room of the property in Wallenfels, northern Bavaria, which is …