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United Methodists will again debate LGBTQ clergy and same-sex weddings
by Jason DeRose
The United Methodist Church is holding its first General Conference since the pandemic and will consider whether to change policies on several LGBTQ issues.
Updates from the Seoul Halloween stampede that left more than 150 dead
by Anthony Kuhn
More than 150 people have died and more than 130 are injured due to a crowd surge at South Korea's capital. More details are coming from witnesses of the chaos at the scene.
How hard-to-pronounce names could land resumes in the reject pile
New research suggests a person's name, specifically hard-to-pronounce ones, could make the difference between landing a job or their resume ending up in the reject pile.
An 8-year-old boy became the youngest person to climb California's El Capitan
Sam Adventure Baker and his dad spent nights sleeping on the rock face as they climbed the 3,000 foot, sheer rock wall together as part of a four person team.
Russia faces backlash over threat to pull out of grain deal
by Fatma Tanis
Russia has threatened to pull out of the Black Sea Grain initiative - a move that threatens to have a profound impact on global food prices.
A historic building flooded during a hurricane, so the owner made it a haunted house
by Sophia Schmidt | WHYY
A historic Philadelphia building flooded during the remnants of Hurricane Ida last year. Its owner found a creative and terrifying way to adapt to future storms: a flood-resistant haunted house.
Yellowstone's North entrance reopens ahead of schedule
by Olivia Weitz
While most of Yellowstone National Park re-opened quickly after devastating floods in June, one major gateway town has remained cut off from the park. until this weekend.
Morning news brief
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's remarkable comeback in Brazil. South Korea mourns victims of crowd surge as it investigates its cause. Affirmative action gets its biggest test before the Supreme Court.
Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu is gunning for a comeback in the country's next election
by Daniel Estrin
Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could be on the verge of a historic comeback. He's doubling down on his hard-right positions and a win could help him stave off a corruption trial.
A Piet Mondrian has been hanging upside down for decades
Photos of "New York City" in Mondrian's studio shows it hanging the other way. But the German gallery says the mistake is part of its story now, and won't be turning it around.
Siblings forged an unbreakable bond after leprosy tore apart their family
by Jo Corona
The Hawaiian island of Molokai was once the site of America's largest leprosy colony. A brother and sister in Hawaii discuss how their lives were shaped by leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease.