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View of a banner with the portrait of Pope Francis flanked by images of legendary rebels Ernesto 'Che' Guevara (right) and Camilo Cienfuegos (left), in Havana, Cuba, on Friday. Pope Francis will spend more than three days in Cuba starting Saturday before traveling on to the U.S.

Pope's Itinerary For Visits To Cuba, U.S.

Francis has a full schedule, which includes a meeting with Cuban President Raul Castro in Havana and President Obama in Washington, D.C., where he will also address a joint meeting of Congress.

A vonlunteer hands over care bags to refugees at the Central Registration Office for Asylum Seekers in Berlin Monday. The numbers of migrants have spiked since Sept. 4, when Austria and Germany threw open their borders and eased travel restrictions to allow in thousands who had made it to Hungary, which has balked at the influx.

Germany, France Announce Plans To Welcome Thousands Of Migrants

So far in 2015, more than 200,000 people have reached Greece and another 100,000 reached Italy, the U.N. says. Germany expects as many as 800,000 new arrivals this year.

Research suggests that young children who don't get enough sleep are more likely to be obese by the time they hit age 7.

Less Sleep For Little Kids Linked To More Belly Fat Later On

Need another reason to get the kids to bed on time? The more sleep young children miss out on during early childhood, the more likely they are to be obese at age 7.

In a scene repeated around the Sound, drivers let their snow-covered cars parked. Transportation officials are asking commuters to stay off the roads today, if you can.

Thursday morning's headlines

This morning's headlines are a roundup of the winter snowstorm and cold temperatures affecting Western Washington communities today:Updated 8:58…

Mary Bond and her son Ira talk movies at their Seattle home. Bond has a Full Series Pass for this year's Seattle International Film Festival and she's become a movie resource for her son, who is also a film nut.

It's movie festival time and these folks are film crazy

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-969940.mp3If you’re crazy about films, then this is the time of year when you’re over…

A black bear was shot and killed Monday morning by Lynnwood police after it ran through yards in a residential neighborhood.

Monday morning's headlines

Partly sunny today. High near 70. Southwest wind between 6 and 8 mph.Making headlines around the Northwest:Police shoot and kill bear in Lynnwood…

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