Notre Dame rector: Fragile cathedral might not be saved

PARIS — The rector of Notre Dame Cathedral says the Paris landmark is still so fragile that there’s a “50% chance” the structure might not be saved because scaffolding installed before this year’s fire is threatening the vaults of the Gothic monument.

Student who saved classmates from shooting honored as Jedi

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A North Carolina college student hailed by police as a hero for preventing more injuries and deaths after a gunman opened fire in a classroom has now been immortalized as a Jedi by the production company for the “Star Wars” franchise.

Police arrest 20 for DUI

During the week of Dec. 16-22, Hawaii Island police arrested 20 motorists for DUI. Five of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. Three were younger than 21.

Thousands mark Christmas in Bethlehem

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Thousands of Christian pilgrims on Tuesday flocked to the West Bank town of Bethlehem, celebrating Christmastime in the traditional birthplace of Jesus.

Christmas stories

It’s Christmas time, and that means it’s time for stories in books, on TV, in movies and sometimes flowing from the mouth of a grandmother with a lovable little one in her lap. The stories concerning this holiday of holidays about caring triumphing over greed, about love wondrously rising above the merely material, about goodness prompting goodness and much more.