Victims group in Poland maps 255 sex abuse cases by priests

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A private foundation in Poland has published a map of 255 cases of sexual abuse of minors by the country’s CatholicRead More

Thousands in Spain attend rally of fledgling far-right party

MADRID (AP) — Thousands of Spaniards attended a rally Sunday of the fledging far-right VOX party as it tries to grab a foothold in Spain’sRead More

Indonesian officials fear 5,000 missing as Christians pray

PALU, Indonesia (AP) — Christians dressed in their tidiest clothes flocked to Sunday sermons in the earthquake and tsunami damaged Indonesian city of Palu, seekingRead More

Egyptian soccer shaken by Saudi minister’s alleged meddling

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s close relations with Saudi Arabia are being tested by an uproar over alleged soccer meddling by the kingdom’s sports minster. TurkiRead More

Vatican defends pope against ‘blasphemous’ cover-up claims’

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A top Vatican cardinal issued a scathing rebuke Sunday of the ambassador who accused Pope Francis of covering up the sexualRead More

Death toll rises to 12 in Haiti earthquake; 188 injured

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Emergency teams brought relief and survivors sifted through the rubble of their toppled cinder block homes in Haiti on Sunday afterRead More

Tropical storm likely to form, roll toward US Gulf coast

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A disturbance off the Central American coast is likely to grow into a tropical storm that could bring heavy rains andRead More

Police: NY driving teacher rear-ends another car while drunk

RIDGE, N.Y. (AP) — Police say a Long Island driving instructor has been arrested on drunken-driving charges after he drove off without his students andRead More

Eek! Non-native venomous spider found living in Oregon

OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) — The types of venomous spiders residing in Oregon have doubled. State officials confirm that a brown widow spider — usuallyRead More

Detroit freeway could be renamed for Aretha Franklin

DETROIT (AP) — Officials in Detroit are considering another way to remember legendary Motown singer Aretha Franklin. Detroit Democratic Rep. Fred Durhal III has proposedRead More