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In this photo provided by the Vatican newspaper <em>L'Osservatore Romano</em>, Pope Benedict XVI delivers his message during his farewell meeting to cardinals Thursday. Benedict promised his "unconditional reverence and obedience" to his successor.

Pope Benedict Leaves A Church Mired In Crises

In eight years on the throne of St. Peter, Benedict XVI has angered Muslims, offended Jews and made controversial comments about the spread of AIDS. But the scandal that has most haunted him is the abuse of children by pedophile priests.

In Colorado, Obama Pushes For Gun Control

President Obama was in Colorado Wednesday to highlight the state's gun control efforts as a model of what is possible for the country. Obama plans to visit Connecticut next week, to highlight that state's efforts.

Crime scene tape is seen outside the home of Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland. McLelland and his wife Cynthia were murdered at their home Saturday.

D.A.'s Office Slayings Unnerve Texas County

In Texas, a memorial service is planned Thursday for Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland and his wife, Cynthia. They were killed in their home last weekend, just months after an assistant district attorney was killed outside the courthouse. The incident has shaken the community's sense of safety.

Review: Lianne La Havas, 'Blood'

With this album, a London singer — a Prince favorite — and her versatile voice inch closer to mainstream pop.

Finding The 'Courage' Of Midlake

The musicians of Midlake wear their influences on their sleeves, to the point where the band has been dismissed as "talented mimics." But Midlake spent three years crafting The Courage of Others and has the scars to show for it.

Kansas City is one of the cities making technology a bigger priority in its procurement processes.

A Few Places Where Government Tech Procurement Works

HealthCare.gov's troubled rollout highlights a systemic problem — the way governments purchase and plan for tech projects. Even President Obama is now calling for procurement reform. But a handful of places are finding ways to solve the problem.

This photo taken on May 31, 2019 shows a watchtower on a high-security facility near what is believed to be a re-education camp where mostly Muslim ethnic minorities are detained, on the outskirts of Hotan, in China's northwestern Xinjiang region. As many as one million ethnic Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim minorities are believed to be held in a network of internment camps in Xinjiang.

The United Nations says crimes against humanity may have happened in China's Xinjiang

The United Nations human rights chief has released a long-delayed report, concluding that "serious" human rights violations have been committed against Uyghurs and other minorities in the region.

California lawmakers move to keep the state's last nuclear plant open

California lawmakers have approved subsidies to keep the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant operating past a scheduled shutdown by 2025 in hopes of helping the state meet its climate change goals.

Oklahoma's top education official is calling for an educator's teaching certificate to be revoked after she gave students access to books restricted under a new state law.

An Oklahoma teacher gave her students access to banned books. Now she's under scrutiny

Summer Boismier resigned from Norman High School after a student's parent complained. Now, Oklahoma's secretary of education wants to revoke her teaching certificate.

Player advocates say the new exclusive broadcast deal signed by the Big Ten athletic conference is further evidence that college football is no longer amateurism.

College football is back and players still aren't getting paid

The Big Ten recently signed an exclusive broadcasting deal that's reportedly worth $7 billion. But none of that money will go directly to the athletes.

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