Pope lifts secrecy rules for sex abuse cases
Pope Francis has abolished Vatican secrecy rules for cases of sexual abuse, effectively allowing the Catholic church to share documents and…
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Estonia apologizes after minister calls Finland’s new leader Sanna Marin a ‘sales girl’
Estonia’s President has apologized after the country’s interior minister mocked Finland’s newly elected leader and described her as…
Continue Reading A Mississippi district attorney kept turning away black jurors for trials, lawsuit says
A Mississippi prosecutor excluded many black jurors from trials for more than 25 years, a lawsuit alleges. Since District Attorney Doug Evans took…
Continue Reading Drew Brees sets NFL record for all-time passing touchdowns
Drew Brees now has the most touchdown passes in NFL history. The New Orleans Saints quarterback came in to Monday night’s game against the…
Continue Reading US housing construction increases 3.2% in November
WASHINGTON (AP) — Construction of new homes rose again in November while applications for building permits rose to the highest level in 12 years,…
Continue Reading Europe’s launch of space telescope called off at last minute
Europe’s space agency was planning to send a new telescope to study far-off planets into space Tuesday but the launch was called off at the…
Continue Reading The Sackler family withdrew more than $10 billion from Purdue Pharma during the country’s opioid crisis
Members of the Sackler family withdrew more than $10 billion from Purdue Pharma and put the money in family trusts and holding companies as pressure…
Continue Reading A Las Vegas rescue group has captured ‘Cluck Norris’ and is searching for the other pigeon in a cowboy hat
One of the pigeons seen wandering around Las Vegas in tiny cowboy hats has been captured, a pigeon rescue group said. “We captured Cluck Norris…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for December 17: Impeachment, Boeing, Pakistan, tornadoes, Russia
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees now has 540 touchdown passes — the most in NFL history. Who dat! Here’s what else you need to…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for December 17: Impeachment, Boeing, Pakistan, tornadoes, Russia
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees now has 540 touchdown passes — the most in NFL history. Who dat! Here’s what else you need to…
Continue Reading India passes controversial citizenship bill that excludes Muslims
India‘s parliament has passed a bill that would give Indian citizenship to immigrants from three neighboring countries — but not if they…
Continue Reading A Connecticut man planned to leave the country on a cargo ship and join ISIS, justice department says
A Connecticut man was arrested after telling people he was planning to leave the country to join ISIS, federal prosecutors say. Ahmad Khalil Elshazly…
Continue Reading Lifetime ban for US Figure Skating coach Richard Callaghan reduced to three-year suspension
The lifetime ban for a longtime US Figure Skating coach accused of sexual abuse was overturned Monday, according to ABC News. Richard Callaghan was…
Continue Reading 11 people were injured when a van crashed into a store after a shoplifting, police say
Eleven people were injured Monday night when a white van crashed into a Ross department store near Seattle, Washington state police said. Two…
Continue Reading UN worker who accused official of sexual assault has been fired
A United Nations whistleblower who accused a high-ranking official of sexually assaulting her has been fired over alleged financial and sexual…
Continue Reading Beijing calls for Chinese journalists to ‘arm their minds’ with Xi Jinping Thought
China has issued an updated code of ethics for journalists that calls on reporters to uphold the authority of the Communist Party and be guided by…
Continue Reading Use of death penalty in US this year was ‘near historic lows,’ report says
The use of the death penalty across the United States remained near “historic lows” this year, a new report by the Death Penalty…
Continue Reading Undocumented immigrants can now apply for driver’s licenses in New York state
Undocumented immigrants in New York will be able to apply for driver’s licenses this week after the state’s so-called “Green Light…
Continue Reading Woman who ran a multi-million dollar ‘birth tourism’ operation released from jail after serving less than a year
A woman who ran a “birth tourism” operation was released from jail Monday after a federal judge gave her the lightest sentence possible.…
Continue Reading ‘Let’s get this done’: US special envoy urges North Korea to restart nuclear talks
The United States’ special representative to North Korea, Stephen Biegun, has urged Pyongyang to resume stalled denuclearization talks, as…
Continue Reading Video shows North Carolina school resource officer slamming and dragging 11-year-old boy
A North Carolina school resource officer seen on video slamming an 11-year-old boy to the ground has been fired, according to Lt. James Goolsby with…
Continue Reading The Navy is building a ship named after Harvey Milk, six decades after he was pushed out of the military because of his sexual orientation
Before Harvey Milk became a pioneering LGBT politician, he served in the Navy — and things were different. During his time as a diving instructor…
Continue Reading 17 tons of candy crunched as truck spills load of M&M’s on highway
A crash near Knoxville, Tennessee, spilled more than 17 tons of M&M’s onto an interstate ramp. Police said they responded to the…
Continue Reading Videographer had ‘no intention’ of giving Bengals sideline footage to Patriots
After video was leaked showing footage a New England Patriots’ video crew shot of the Cincinnati Bengals’ sideline, a producer on the…
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The Army-Navy game will honor the three sailors who died in the Pensacola shooting
The three US Navy sailors who were killed in the Pensacola Naval Air Station shooting will be honored at Saturday’s Army-Navy football game…
Continue Reading The world’s oldest couple — ages 106 and 105 — celebrate their 80th wedding anniversary
The world’s oldest living couple celebrated another major milestone when their senior living community in Austin, Texas, threw them a party for…
Continue Reading A snowboarder was killed in Utah after he accidentally triggered an avalanche
A snowboarder was killed after unintentionally triggering an avalanche near a Utah ski resort on Sunday morning. The snowboarder, identified by the…
Continue Reading Indiana University investigating allegations of an assault and anti-Semitic slurs at fraternity, it says
An Indiana University fraternity has been suspended from activities amid allegations of a physical assault and the use of anti-Semitic and racial…
Continue Reading A baseball player shared how he bought his mom her dream car after she quit smoking and her reaction was priceless
A baseball player said he surprised his mom with a reward for quitting smoking and caught her priceless reaction on camera. Free agent third basemen…
Continue Reading Investigators found potential evidence in the Jersey City shooting the same day another arrest was made
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy told CNN on Sunday that he has full confidence in the multi-agency investigation into the Jersey City shooting that…
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