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Nation Nov 13

‘Our people are crying out’: Bishops weigh anti-abuse action despite Vatican delay

By David McFadden, David Crary, Associated Press

Cardinal Daniel DiNardo (R), president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, speaks with other attendees at the USCCB general assembly in Baltimore, Maryland. Photo by Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

Catholic bishops will delay votes on steps to combat sex abuse crisis

In an abrupt change of plans, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops opened a national meeting Monday by announcing it will delay for at least several months any votes on proposed new steps to address the clergy…

By David McFadden, David Crary, Associated Press

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Examining Pope Benedict’s Legacy, Leadership Challenges and Unprecedented Exit

Examining Pope Benedict's Legacy, Leadership Challenges and Unprecedented Exit…

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Abortion Opponents, Advocates Look to Senate

Abortion opponents scored a victory Saturday night as the House passed a health care reform bill that includes strong anti-abortion language. Two advocates give their take on the bill and what comes next as the focus shifts to the Senate.

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FILE PHOTO: Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Andrew Wheeler speaks during an event hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump with workers on "Cutting the Red Tape, Unleashing Economic Freedom" in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., October 17, 2018. Photo by Joshua Roberts/Reuters/File Photo

Politics Jan 16

WATCH: EPA nominee Wheeler says climate change ‘not the greatest crisis’

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press

William Barr is sworn in to testify at the start of his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing to be attorney general of the United States on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 15, 2019. Photo by REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/Pool

Nation Jan 16

Barr defended Mueller’s investigation. But a fight over the final report could get ugly

By Daniel Bush

OroBOT, a robotic model made of 3D-printed parts and 28 individual motors, can demonstrate how Orobates might have walked 300 million years ago. Image courtesy of Tomislav Horvat and Kamilo Melo

Science Jan 16

300 million years ago, our ancestors walked tall. This robot shows you how

By Vicky Stein

More young Americans are becoming caregivers to elderly or disabled family members, according to a recent study. Photo by GettyImages

Health Jan 16

Why more millennials are becoming caregivers

By Zoe Rohrich

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves Downing Street in London, Britain, January 15, 2019. Photo by Peter Nicholls/Reuters

World Jan 16

May wins no-confidence vote, but is still beset by Brexit

By Jill Lawless, Danica Kirka, Associated Press

FILE PHOTO: A demonstrator holds a sign, signifying hundreds of thousands of federal employees who won’t be receiving their paychecks as a result of the partial government shutdown, during a “Rally to End the Shutdown” in Washington, U.S., Jan. 10, 2019. Photo by Carlos Barria/Reuters/File Photo

Nation Jan 16

Federal workers take on odd jobs to make ends meet

By Michelle R. Smith, Associated Press

Politics Jan 16

White House: Rep. Steve King’s white supremacy remarks ‘abhorrent’

By Associated Press

World Jan 16

U.S. service members killed in Syria explosion

By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press

Politics Jan 16

Pelosi asks Trump to reschedule State of the Union address until shutdown resolved

By Associated Press

Economy Jan 16

Shutdown is having greater drag on economy than expected, Trump economists acknowledge

By Lisa Mascaro, Catherine Lucey, Jill Colvin, Associated Press

Businessmen shaking hands Photo by Getty Images

Ask The Headhunter Jan 16

Column: The trick to hiring great people

By Nick Corcodilos

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler addresses staff at EPA headquarters in Washington, U.S., July 11, 2018. REUTERS/Ting Shen

Politics Jan 15

WATCH: EPA nominee Andrew Wheeler’s confirmation hearing

By Erica R. Hendry, Joshua Barajas

World Jan 15

New Senate foreign relations chair on how to handle Saudi Arabia, China and working with Trump

By Nick Schifrin

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, is launching an exploratory committee for 2020 presidential bid. Zach Gibson/Bloomberg

Politics Jan 15

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand takes step toward presidential run

By Juana Summers, Associated Press

U.S. Attorney General nominee William Barr testifies at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee January 15, 2019 in Washington, DC. Barr, who previously served as Attorney General under President George H. W. Bush, was confronted about his views on the investigation being conducted by special counsel Robert Mueller. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Politics Jan 15

Where William Barr stands on the issues, then and now

By Gabriela Martinez

Union Jack flags fly around the Big Ben clock tower at the Houses of Parliament in London on January 14, 2019. Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters

World Jan 15

Parliament just rejected May’s Brexit deal. Now what?

By Gretchen Frazee

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin speaks to Capitol Hill reporters after it was reported House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) would ask the Treasury Department to delay the lifting of sanctions on two companies tied to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska to give Congress time to review the decision in Washington. Yuri Gripas/Reuters

Politics Jan 15

Treasury Secretary Mnuchin urges senators to ease Russia sanctions

By Maria Danilova, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker speaks to state and local law enforcement on efforts to combat violent crime and the opioid crisis in Des Moines, Iowa on Nov. 14, 2018. Scott Morgan/Reuters

Politics Jan 15

Acting Attorney General Whitaker to testify before Congress

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

Some of the more than 30,000 teachers in the Los Angeles public school system hold a rally at City Hall after going on strike in Los Angeles on January 14, 2019. Mike Blake/Reuters

Education Jan 15

Teacher strikes stem from similar struggles across the nation

By Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press

U.S. President Donald Trump declines to answer a final question from the press as he departs the White House January 14, 2019 in Washington, DC. Trump is scheduled to travel to New Orleans today to address the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 100th annual convention. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Politics Jan 15

Majority of Americans blame Trump for the shutdown

By Laura Santhanam