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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- A man who gunned down a Southwest Airlines employee outside of Oklahoma City's airport likely killed the victim in retaliation for circumstances that led to the attacker leaving his job with the airline last year, police said Wednesday....
MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry made a stirring appeal Wednesday to all countries - including his own - to press ahead with the fight against climate change, saying a failure to do so would be a "betrayal of devastating consequences."...
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- A Minnesota police officer has been charged with second-degree manslaughter in the killing of Philando Castile, a black man whose girlfriend streamed the gruesome aftermath of the fatal shooting live on Facebook, prosecutors announced Wednesday....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Republicans re-elected Mitch McConnell of Kentucky on Wednesday to be majority leader next year, keeping the tough legislative tactician at the forefront when the new Congress begins working on Donald Trump's agenda....
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- Supporters of the International Criminal Court appealed for unity Wednesday in the aftermath of three African nations announcing plans to withdraw and Russia symbolically turning its back on the court....
NIMRUD, Iraq (AP) -- Heavy fighting broke out in Mosul's eastern Tahrir neighborhood on Wednesday, where Iraqi special forces said a suicide car bomber from the Islamic State group disabled an Abrams tank belonging to the Iraqi army....
BEIRUT (AP) -- Syrian government warplanes and artillery pounded rebel-held districts of Aleppo for the second day Wednesday, killing at least 11 people and damaging two hospitals, a blood bank and several residential buildings in the city's eastern neighborhoods....
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Pushing back against the forces of isolationism, President Barack Obama stood at the birthplace of democracy on Wednesday and declared it's time for a "course correction" to ensure that the benefits of technology and globalization are more broadly shared....
NEW YORK (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump rejected claims of chaos and infighting straining his transition, declaring that he is running a "very organized process." His son Eric Trump said new appointments were likely to be announced Wednesday....
(Vatican Radio) The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) are holding their annual Fall General Assembly in Baltimore, Maryland.On the first day of the assembly, US bishops approved a strategic 5 point plan for the next 4 years, elected a new president and vice-president, and approved the canonical consultation of four causes for beatification and canonization.Pope Francis sent a video message to the USCCB on occasion of their assembly for the upcoming ‘Fifth National Hispanic Pastoral Encuentro’. Click here to view the video.Strategic Plan 2017-2020The United States’ bishops approved the 4-year plan under the theme ‘Encountering the Mercy of Christ and Accompanying His People with Joy’.Five points make up the strategic plan of 2017-2020 with the goal of ‘offering a sustained and compelling witness to the power of Christ’s love in the world’.The first priority is ‘Evangelization’, calling Catholics to &lsqu...
