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Cardinal Blase Cupich, seen cradling a cross during a march against violence last year in Chicago, expressed "sorrow, disgust, outrage" last week in the wake of the Pennsylvania grand jury investigation, which implicated priests with connections to the Chicago Archdiocese.

'Moral Obligation': Illinois Attorney General To Meet With Dioceses On Alleged Abuse

Lisa Madigan says a Pennsylvania grand jury report on clergy sex abuse "identifies at least seven priests with connections to Illinois." She says the Chicago Archdiocese has agreed to speak with her.

Gorillaz On World Cafe

Beyond being intelligent, thoughtful and perceptive, Gorillaz band member Damon Albarn is incredibly gregarious, infectious and fun.

GOP Rep. Lamar Smith has held the House seat in Texas' 21st Congressional District since 1987. His retirement has sparked a fierce race for his seat for the first time in decades.

Democrats Eye Texas District After Decades Of Solid Republican Control

Texas' 21st Congressional District has been solidly in Republican hands for decades, but an incumbent's retirement is sparking talk on the ground of a possible close race in a wave year.

Dr. Thomas Frieden, the former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, was arrested Friday and charged with forcible touching and harassment.

Former CDC Director Arrested And Charged With Sexual Misconduct

The New York Police Department told NPR that Frieden allegedly "grabbed a victim's buttocks without her permission" last October.

Wedding dresses come in bold hues at Salon Al Fardous — Paradise Salon. The rent-a-gown shop looks out on the temporary housing and makeshift stores in the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan.

Refugees Say Yes To The Rental Wedding Dress

On a dusty street in Jordan's largest camp for Syrian refugees, there are some unexpected businesses.

Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery curator Ann Shumard talks about a photograph of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., that was displayed at the gallery on Monday. The former presidential candidate died Saturday of brain cancer at the age of 81. This is the first time that the 2005 image of McCain by photographer Steve Pyke has been displayed in the gallery.

McCain Services To Include Past Presidents, But Not Trump

Former McCain campaign chairman Rick Davis outlined five days of tributes and memorials to McCain, who died Saturday at the age of 81.

On Monday, Jared Kushner's family business, Kushner Cos., was fined $210,000 by New York City for falsifying construction building permits. The violations occurred while the presidential adviser was CEO of the company.

Kushner Cos. Fined For Falsifying Construction Permits

Jared Kushner was CEO when, New York City says, his real estate company filed false paperwork. A company owned by former Trump attorney Michael Cohen is also under scrutiny.

David Toombs holds a photo of his son, John, at his home in Murfreesboro, Tenn. Former Sgt. John Toombs developed a drug problem after he left the Army and was in a residential treatment program at the Murfreesboro Veterans Affairs center. In 2016, he killed himself on the VA campus.

A Vet's Suicide Pushes The VA To Do Better

Former Army Sgt. John Toombs was thrown out of the residential drug treatment program at a Veterans Affairs center and then killed himself.

'Elizabeth Warren' Highlights All Of The Senator's Positives

Antonia Felix's new biography is a flattering portrait of a senator — no doubt by a strong supporter — whom many see as a contender for the 2020 Democratic nomination for president.

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