Oct 13 Battles over safe Ebola burials complicate work in Congo By Cara Anna, Al-Hadji Kudra Maliro, Associated Press The deadly virus' appearance for the first time in the far northeast has sparked fear. Continue reading
Oct 13 Officials broach idea of charging for National Mall protests By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The National Park Service is exploring whether to require protest organizers to pay for law enforcement and other support services for their demonstrations at the nation's capital. Continue reading
Oct 13 Trump expected to meet American pastor released by Turkey By Darlene Superville, Associated Press An American pastor freed after nearly two years of detention in Turkey is expected to meet President Donald Trump at the White House on Saturday. Continue reading
Oct 13 Pope defrocks 2 more Chilean priests accused of sex abuse By Associated Press To show greater transparency about how he's responding to the church's global sex abuse crisis, the pontiff publicly explained why they were removed. Continue reading
Oct 12 DeVos will not seek further delay of Obama rule on for-profit loan forgiveness By Maria Danilova, Associated Press A federal court ruled last month that Education Secretary Betsy DeVos' decision to delay the regulation, known as borrower defense, was unlawful and that the rule should go into effect. The department had until next Tuesday to respond. Continue reading
Oct 12 Al Gore on alarming U.N. climate report: ‘We have a global emergency’ By Joshua Barajas “The scientists not only predicted these consequences, they’re telling us they’re going to get a lot worse still, until we stop using the Earth’s atmosphere as an open sewer,” Former Vice President Al Gore told the PBS NewsHour. Continue reading
Oct 12 Facebook says hackers accessed 29 million people’s accounts By Associated Press Facebook says hackers accessed data from 29 million accounts as part of the security breach disclosed two weeks ago. Continue reading
Oct 12 Read Pope Francis’ letter defending Cardinal Wuerl’s ‘mistakes’ in sex abuse scandal By Joshua Barajas Pope Francis sent embattled Washington Cardinal Donald Wuerl a letter Friday that accepted his resignation while also defending him, saying there was a difference between a cover-up of sexual abuse in the Catholic church and the official's "mistakes."… Continue reading
Oct 12 Hurricane Michael’s deadly toll spreads from Florida to Virginia By Russ Bynum, Brendan Farrington, Associated Press Search and rescue teams looked for bodies through a ruined landscape of smashed homes and piles of sand Friday, while more deaths were reported in Virginia, 600 miles from where Hurricane Michael made landfall. Continue reading
Oct 12 Hurricane Michael’s destruction, by the numbers By Associated Press There will be nothing quick about Florida’s recovery from the hurricane. Here's a closer look at the storm's devastation. Continue reading