U.S. cardinal steps down amid mushrooming sex abuse scandal
Pope Francis on Saturday accepted the resignation of Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, one of the U.S. Catholic Church’s most prominent figures who has been at the center of a widening sexual abuse scandal.
Pope accepts McCarrick resignation as cardinal following sex abuse scandal
Pope Francis on Saturday accepted the resignation as a cardinal of Theodore McCarrick, the former archbishop of Washington, D.C. and one of the U.S. Catholic Church’s most prominent figures, who has been at the center of allegations of sex abuse with m…
Monster wildfire in California rages on after killing two firefighters
Nine people were reportedly missing as a monster wildfire in northern California burned unchecked on Saturday after it killed two firefighters, destroyed hundreds of structures and sent thousands of frantic residents racing from their homes.
Mangled boats, bikes all that remain in wake of California fire
Before fire hit this Northern California community, summer was well under way. In driveways, speedboats lay on trailers waiting for their next spin on the nearby Sacramento River. Barbecues set up on lawns were poised for weekend grills with family.
California fire ‘tornado’ kills two firefighters, thousands flee
A fast-growing northern California wildfire killed a second firefighter on Friday after high winds drove it into the city of Redding, prompting mass evacuations, destroying 500 structures and threatening thousands of other dwellings and businesses, off…
Judge urges U.S. to focus on reuniting deported parents with children
A judge on Friday urged the U.S. government to focus on finding deported immigrant parents so it could reunite them with their children who remain in the United States following separation by officials at the U.S.-Mexico border in recent months.
California farmers and Mexican cheese sales, U.S. trade war takes a toll
Stephen Mancebo, a fourth-generation California dairy farmer with 2,300 cows, has battled ups and downs in his temperamental industry for a quarter-century only to find himself a casualty of a U.S trade war with one of his biggest customers – Mexico.
U.S. judge denies gun control groups’ attempt to block 3-D gun blueprints
A U.S. judge on Friday rejected a last-ditch effort by gun control groups to block the Trump administration from allowing the public to download blueprints for 3-D printable guns, declining to intervene just days before the designs are expected to go o…
U.S. says data on separated families not readily available: court filings
The U.S. government said in court filings on Thursday that it lacked the technical capability to quickly provide states with information about children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border under President Donald Trump’s “zero toleran…
Gun control groups urge U.S. judge to block 3-D gun blueprints
Gun control groups on Friday made a last-ditch effort to block the Trump administration from allowing Americans access to blueprints for 3-D printable guns on the internet, urging a federal judge to intervene days before the designs are expected to go …
