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The changes apply to cases of clergy committing violence or sexual assaults against anyone under their authority, as well as minors. The pope also changed rules about child pornography.

The production of opium in Myanmar has flourished since the military's seizure of power as the faltering economy has led more people toward the drug trade, according to a new United Nations report.

Hamas freed two hostages on Monday, the Red Cross said. About 220 people remain hostages in Gaza. Meanwhile, more than 5,000 Palestinians have died in Israeli airstrikes, Gaza officials said.

Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats is a former member of Congress and remained popular on Capitol Hill. John Ratcliffe, the president's new pick, is a comparative newcomer.

So far this year, flu infections are way down in the Southern Hemisphere. Scientists want to know why — and what it means for the Northern Hemisphere as their flu season looms.

President-elect Trump's major cabinet nominations are in. Now it's up to the Senate to confirm them.

Shooting broke out at the end of a meeting at the governor's palace in Kandahar on how to maintain security during in in Afghanistan's upcoming parliamentary elections.

A nonprofit that supports defendants charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection is facing scrutiny over its political activity. "The IRS should investigate this case immediately," said one congressman.