Pope Francis has pledged to rid the Catholic Church of sexual abuse and offered prayers to victims of former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, a day after the Vatican released a detailed report into the decades-long cover-up of his sexual misconduct.
President Trump's firing of Defence Secretary Mark Esper, days after losing the election, and a Pentagon personnel shake-up that has followed have injected uncertainty into the ranks of national security leadership at a vulnerable moment for the United States, adding more turmoil to a period that already carries risk for the nation.
President-elect Joe Biden and his Democratic allies have rebuked President Donald Trump and top Republican leaders for refusing to acknowledge the results of the election, even as Mr Biden continued with the pre-presidential necessities of building an administration and fielding congratulatory calls from top European allies.
Relief, joy and jubilation were welcome gifts, even among many in Ireland, for those who greeted the news that Joe Biden had made it to the magic 270 number of electoral college votes to become the next president of the United States.
Irish actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers has been charged with drink-driving in California.
California voters gave the state's landmark 1978 law to limit property taxes a makeover Wednesday, passing a measure that gives exemptions to older homeowners, the disabled and wildfire victims and … Click to Continue »
The Chicago Police Department has received hundreds of complaints against its officers since late May, when demonstrations broke out in the wake of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, … Click to Continue »
