Pope Francis, in a wide-ranging interview with 16 Jesuit publications, says “the moral edifice of the church is likely to fall like a house of cards” if it continues to focus on narrow issues such as abortion, gay marriage and contraception.
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Report: Cases Of Elderly Dementia To Nearly Triple By 2050
By the middle of the century, the number of older people suffering from Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia will nearly triple, severely straining caregiving resources, the charity Alzheimer’s Disease International says in a new study released Thursday.
Clicking The ‘Like’ Button Is Protected Speech, Court Rules
Clicking the “Like” button on Facebook is tantamount to other forms of protected speech, a federal court decided on Wednesday.
Teens Trash Ex-NFL Player’s Home And Parents Are Mad At Him?
Over the Labor Day weekend, police say, more than 300 teenagers broke into the vacation home of former NFL player Brian Holloway near Albany, N.Y.
Mars Rover Data Dims Hope Of Finding Life On Red Planet
When the Mars Curiosity made its dramatic and first-of-its-kind landing on Mars in August of 2012, the hope was that the $2.5-billion rover could confirm what scientists had suspected: that there was life on Mars.
House Votes To Slash $40 Billion From Food Stamp Program
The Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted Thursday to slash $40 billion from the federal food stamp program.
Company That Vetted Aaron Alexis Is Under Criminal Investigation
USIS, a private company that performs thousands of background checks annually for the federal government, said it was responsible for a 2007 background check on Aaron Alexis, the man police say killed 12 people during a shooting rampage at the Washington Navy Yard on Monday.
Death Toll Near 100, And Likely To Rise, From Storms In Mexico
Authorities were saying early Friday that at least 97 people were known to have died in the flooding, mudslides and other deadly after-effects of the two storms that struck the country this week.
Greenpeace Vessel Is Boarded By Russian Coast Guard
Greenpeace reports that its vessel, the Arctic Sunrise, has been boarded by the Russian Coast Guard after a protest against oil and gas drilling in the Russian Arctic.
Ken Norton Sr., Heavyweight Fighter Who Beat Ali, Dies
Ken Norton Sr., the heavyweight fighter who pulled off one of the greatest upsets in boxing history when he beat Muhammad Ali in 1973, has died, the AP, The Los Angeles Times and Reuters are reporting.