Pope Francis on Thursday released a major document laying out broad new Vatican laws on how Catholic clergy around the world must handle reported cases of sexual abuse and cover-up. Implementation of the new rules is the result of the landmark February summit on sex abuse, which saw heads of bishops conferences from around the…
The Eiffel Tower was evacuated and closed down Monday after a man scaled nearly to the top of the Paris monument and refused to come down for several hours. Members of a special firefighter climbing unit and police negotiators eventually persuaded the man to surrender, a Paris police official said. The official said the man…
Auto parts and vehicles represent a significant amount of trade between the U.S. and Mexico.Vehicle costs for American consumers could rise almost 4% if the tariffs are enacted. The threat puts at risk the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, a trade deal that hasn’t yet been ratified by MexicoPresident Donald Trump’s surprise announcement that his administration will…
The 40th birthday of Ironman was always going to be a special race, and so it proved with the Kona debut of Javier Gomez, course records broken, emotional stories of redemption and some heavyweights showdowns between the world’s greatest long-course athletes. Advertisement Grabbing the headlines in the men’s elite event was Patrick Lange, who broke…