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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania bishop named in a grand jury report on rampant sexual abuse by Roman Catholic clergy said Friday he has "profound remorse" and offers his "heartfelt apology" to the victims.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on Tesla CEO Elon Musk (all times local):

The judge presiding over the fraud trial of Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, revealed on Friday that he has received threats and is under police protection. District Judge TS Ellis also told a court that he feared for the "peace and safety of the jurors". In the United States jury lists are presumed to be public unless a judge has good reason for keeping them secret. The judge said he would not be revealing the jurors' names because of his safety concerns. Jurors... Читать дальше...

Following yet another report about decades of widespread sexual abuse

Bogota said Friday it was "worried" that tightened Ecuadorian entry requirements for Venezuelans fleeing an economic and political crisis would leave thousands stranded in Colombia. Ecuador announced on Thursday that Venezuelans entering the country would need to show passports from Saturday onwards, a document many are not carrying. "We're talking about 3,000 people a day, just Venezuelans" crossing into Ecuador alone from the border town of Rumichaca, said Colombia's migration director Christian Kruger. Читать дальше...

The case of Andrew Brunson, an evangelical Christian missionary from North Carolina who has lived in Turkey for two decades, has become a flashpoint between Washington and Ankara and accelerated a widening currency crisis. The lira has lost nearly 40 percent of its value against the dollar this year as investors fret about President Tayyip Erdogan's influence over monetary policy. Heavy selling in recent weeks has spread to other emerging market currencies and global stocks and deepened concerns about the economy... Читать дальше...

The U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has launched an

Israel troops on Friday shot dead two Palestinians taking part in protests along the Gaza border, the Palestinian health ministry in the enclave said. The ministry named the dead men as Karim Abu Fatayer, 30, shot near the central Gaza Strip town of Bureij and Sadi Moamer, 26, killed near Rafah, in the south. At least 270 other Palestinians were wounded, 70 of them by gunfire, the ministry said.

The marque TU-22M3 ‘Backfire’ bomber that was comparatively a cheaper, shorter-range version of the United States’ B-1B Lancer, is finally rolling off the lot with the ‘M3M’ designation upgrades it needs to fight well into the 21st century.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — The Latest on the trial of Paul Manafort (all times local):

Two men were sentenced Friday in the death of a New York City firefighter who was killed after a marijuana grow house in the Bronx exploded.

The prosecutor in charge of investigating a massive sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church in Chile said several bishops could face charges after he questions the Cardinal Archbishop of Santiago, Ricardo Ezzati, for the first time next week. Prosecutor Emiliano Arias will on Tuesday take a statement from Ezzati, the head of the church in Chile, who has denied allegations that he covered up cases of abuse, including those by a top aide who was jailed earlier this year. Other bishops "whose actions are being analyzed... Читать дальше...

The husband and father, Chris Watts, was arrested on suspicion he killed his family.

The Trump administration suffered seven major environmental setbacks in the

President Donald Trump says he expects to “quickly” revoke the security clearance for the Justice Department official whose wife worked for the firm involved in producing the dossier on Trump’s ties to Russia.

WASHINGTON ― As jurors in Alexandria, Virginia, deliberate in the tax and bank

"In some areas, airlifting is the only option... thousands are still marooned," Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said. Vijayan said he was hoping the military could step up its support for rescuers already using dozens of helicopters and hundreds of boats. "I spoke to the defense minister this morning and asked for more helicopters," he told a news conference in the state capital, Thiruvananthapuram, adding that he planned to send 11 more helicopters to the worst-hit areas.

French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel voiced concern Friday about the humanitarian situation in the rebel-held Syrian region of Idlib, which is shaping up be the country's next big battleground. In a telephone call the two leaders described the "humanitarian risks" in Idlib, where government forces have stepped up their bombardments of rebel positions in recent days, as "very high", according to the French presidency. President Bashar al-Assad has set his sights... Читать дальше...

The viral street racing stunt posted to YouTube came to the attention of state police, and now the driver is facing charges.

Chris Watts, 33, allegedly admitted Wednesday to killing his wife and children.

The smart speaker wars are heating up.

A body language expert has weighed in on the demeanor of Christopher Watts as

Esteban Santiago Ruiz, who is now 28, opened fire in a busy terminal at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on January 6, 2017, after arriving on a one-way ticket from Alaska. "While nothing can ever heal the wounds inflicted by the defendant's unspeakable and horrific acts of violence, we hope that the life sentence imposed today provides at least some sense of justice for the victims and their loved ones," US Attorney Benjamin Greenberg said in a statement.

President Trump on Friday suggested that he is close to revoking the security clearance of a current Justice Department employee who had been in contact with author of the controversial dossier alleging ties between Trump and Russia.

Tesla shares fell hard Friday after chief executive Elon Musk's comments about his struggles with exhaustion as he works to ramp up production for the electric automaker and a lengthy but unsuccessful effort to find a number two executive. In late morning trade, Tesla shares skidded 7.8 percent to $309.36 following the release of the wide-ranging interview in The New York Times. "There were times when I didn't leave the factory for three or four days -- days when I didn't go outside," Musk said. Читать дальше...