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Vatican Responds To 'Clarify' Pope's Meeting With Kentucky Clerk

9:47am October 02, 2015

by Sylvia Poggioli

The Vatican says Francis did not ask for a meeting with Kim Davis, who was jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples, and should not be seen as supporting Davis' stance.

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From FUBAR To Russian Phishing: The Latest From Hillary Clinton's Emails

8:31am October 02, 2015

by Jessica Taylor

Russian hackers tried a phishing scheme, a White House operator didn't believe the caller was actually Clinton and she panicked after being unable to find her local NPR station.

Kentucky's Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis speaks after receiving the "Cost of Discipleship" award at a Family Research Council conference last week in Washington, D.C.

Kim Davis And Pope Francis Had A Private Meeting In D.C.

7:06am October 02, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The Vatican is acknowledging the meeting took place. Davis, who has refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, says she met the pope at the Vatican Embassy in Washington.

Hurricane Joaquin is seen over the Bahamas in the western Atlantic Ocean in this NOAA GOES East satellite image taken at 7:45 a.m. ET on Thursday.

Growing Computer Consensus Leaves Category 4 Joaquin At Sea

4:31am October 02, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The hurricane currently over the Bahamas has maximum sustained winds of 130 mph and could still cause some coastal flooding along the Atlantic Coast.

People stand amid the rubble of a house damaged by a Saudi-led airstrike last month in the old city of Sanaa, Yemen's capital.

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U.S.-Backed Saudi Bombing Campaign Blamed For Civilian Deaths In Yemen

12:54am October 02, 2015

by Jackie Northam

Saudi Arabia's U.S.-backed airstrike campaign in Yemen was supposed to quash advances by Houthi rebels in short order. But the conflict is grinding on and the humanitarian crisis is growing worse.

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Russia's Strikes In Syria Muddle Efforts Slow Flow Of Refugees

9:55pm October 01, 2015

by Michele Kelemen

Europe is desperate to stop the flow of refugees from Syria, and that means countering ISIS and also ousting Bashar al-Assad. Russia's military action to prop up Assad is making things difficult.

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Volkswagen sales slowed after it was revealed that the company had been cheating emissions tests by outfitting some diesel cars with

Volkswagen Latest: U.S. Sales Stall, German Prosecutors Veer From Criminal Probe

6:44pm October 01, 2015

by Laura Wagner

Unsurprisingly, the car company's U.S. sales slowed in the last third of September. Also: German prosecutors say they didn't open a criminal investigation into the former CEO, Martin Winterkorn.

Russian Air Strikes In Syria Complicate A Very Messy War

4:38pm October 01, 2015

by Tom Bowman

Russia carried out some 20 air strikes in Syria on Wednesday. Now the U.S. military is scrambling to make sure American and Russian war planes steer clear of each other over the skies of Syria.

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Originating in Mexico City, suadero tacos have gone from a food of the poor to a widely adored filling. These tacos are made from a variety of meats, including suadero, a cut from the lower parts of a cow. The meat is cooked in a griddle-like device calle

'Tacopedia': A Mouth-Watering Tour Of Mexico's Taco Culture

4:38pm October 01, 2015

by Tove Danovich

From the smoked marlin tacos of Baja California to the fried flower tacos of Chiapas, Mexico is home to endless interpretations of this essential dish. A new tome documents this vibrant taco cuisine.

A mother gets antiretroviral drugs at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in South Africa in May 2012.

A Milestone In The Campaign To Reduce The Number Of Deaths From AIDS

3:18pm October 01, 2015

by Tim Fitzsimons

The World Health Organization has just recommended that all HIV positive people take antiretroviral medications. If that guideline is enforced, it could help stop the spread of HIV worldwide.