France struggles to deal with the heatwave hitting much of Europe
Much of Europe, including France, is dealing with a brutal heatwave. Some people are better prepared than others in a country where most people do not have air conditioning.
Russia Sees Staggering Income Inequality
In Russia today, 110 billionaires hold 35 percent of the nation's wealth. Host Arun Rath talks with the Wall Street Journal's Lukas Alpert about this post-Soviet phenomenon.
Heaven Is Waiting; Hell Is A Different Question, Nun Says
The Catholic Church has long held that saints are in communion with God after death, says Mary Catherine Hilkert, a Catholic theologian and Dominican Sister of Peace. But, she says, "never has there been a statement about anyone definitively being in hell."
Shutdown Takes A Toll On GOP In Virginia Governor's Race
Republican Ken Cuccinelli had been trailing Democrat Terry McAuliffe by a few points in the polls before the partial government shutdown. But since then, McAuliffe's lead has clearly widened in a state that's home to many federal employees.
Scott Carpenter, Second US Astronaut To Orbit Earth, Dies
Astronaut Scott Carpenter, one of NASA's original seven astronauts, has died at the age of 88. Carpenter was the second American to orbit the Earth.
