The Vatican investigation Into Cardinal McCarrick also determined that Pope Francis merely continued his predecessors’ naive handling of the predator.
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Deadly Tropical Storm Eta targets Florida, would be state’s first landfall of historic hurricane season
Eta targeted Florida after storming through Central America as a Category 4 hurricane, triggering deadly mudslides that destroyed entire villages.
Voting 2020 live updates: ‘Army for Trump’ claims to enlist 50,000 poll watchers; 100 million Americans voted early
Texas drive-thru voting is closing. Dixville Notch goes for Biden. Early votes are being counted as Election Day ballots are being cast. Latest news.
Voting 2020 updates: Early-voting New Hampshire towns split presidential vote; GOP suffers courtroom losses in Texas, Nevada; 160M to vote?
At least one expert thinks 160 million Americans will vote in the 2020 election, eclipsing the record of more than 135 million in 2016. Latest news.
Archbishop Wilton Gregory, who slammed Trump, becomes the first African American cardinal
Wilton Gregory would become the first Black U.S. prelate to earn the coveted red cap.
Coronavirus updates: ‘Witch City’ announces stricter Halloween guidelines; CDC changes definition of close contact to add short encounters
Salem, Massachusetts, announces strict Halloween rules. San Quentin ordered to cut prison population. Obama digs in on Trump. Latest COVID news.
‘It just exploded’: Cameron Peak, CalWood fires drive thousands from their homes in Colorado
The CalWood Fire began burning Saturday about 50 miles southeast of the Cameron Peak Fire that has burned more than 300 square miles since mid-August.
Record-breaking hurricane season could pass into history as drenching Delta exits Gulf Coast
As once-mighty Delta exits, there is good news. The official end of hurricane season is Nov. 30, but severe storms late in the season are rare.
Trump could face a relapse, Dr. Fauci warns, as president opts to downplay nation’s coronavirus threat despite massive death toll
President Trump is urging Americans not to fear COVID-19. But experts still warn the U.S. death toll could almost double by year’s end.
Bobcat wildfire destroys homes, Los Angeles nature center: ‘It was so terrifying’
The Bobcat Fire has burned more than 160 square miles in and around the Angeles National Forest, destroying an unknown number of homes.