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True Crime Podcast Leads To Arrest Of Ex-Rugby Star Over Wife's Disappearance

When Australian Chris Dawson's wife went missing in 1982, he claimed she had joined a religious cult. Now he is under arrest for her alleged murder.

DHS Asks Other Federal Agencies To Send Civilian Law Enforcement Officers to Border

The request comes as the overall size of the military force at the border will be cut from around 5,900 personnel to 4,000, Pentagon officials tell NPR. The deployment may be extended through January.

"I am sorry for the late notice, but in fact this was conveyed to me late yesterday afternoon," Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said Monday, postponing moves that had been touted as concrete steps in response to the clergy sexual abuse scandal.

Vatican Insists U.S. Bishops Put Off Vote On Their Response To Sexual Abuse Crisis

"At the insistence of the Holy See, we will not be voting" on a standard of conduct and other actions, said Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

The Satanic Temple says a statue in <em>Chilling Adventures of Sabrina</em> bears too close a likeness to the temple's statue of Baphomet, shown here in Little Rock, Ark.

Satanists Sue Netflix, Warner Bros. For $150M, Saying 'Sabrina' Copied Their Statue

The Satanic Temple has used the statue to protest for freedom of religion. Now, it says the media giants have lifted its copyrighted design for a depiction of evil in the streaming series.

An image from a video on social media shows Super Typhoon Yutu battering buildings in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, on Wednesday.

Super Typhoon Yutu Takes Horrible Toll On Northern Mariana Islands, Heads Toward Asia

Tinian Mayor Joey San Nicolas said the island in the Marianas "has been devastated." He added, "Many homes have been destroyed."

A Ford F-150 pickup is assembled at a plant in Dearborn, Mich., on Sept. 27. The economy expanded at a 3.5 percent rate in the third quarter.

U.S. Economy Grew At A 3.5 Percent Rate In 3rd Quarter

That's slower than the second quarter's blockbuster 4.2 percent but puts the economy on pace for the fastest annual growth in 13 years.

Central American migrants walking to the U.S. start their day departing Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico, on Sunday. Despite Mexican efforts to stop them at the border, thousands of Central American migrants resumed their advance toward the U.S. border early Sunday in southern Mexico.

Thousands Swell Ranks Of U.S.-Bound Migrant Caravan In Mexico

A growing crowd of Central American migrants in southern Mexico is resuming its advance toward the U.S. border on Sunday.

Robyn Denholm was named the new chair of Tesla's board to replace Elon Musk.

Tesla Names New Chair As Elon Musk Steps Down

Robyn Denholm, a Tesla board member and technology executive, is the board's new leader. CEO Elon Musk had agreed to step down as chair in a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A BNSF train sits in floodwaters from the Platte River in Plattsmouth, Neb., on Sunday. Hundreds of people remained out of their homes in Nebraska as rivers began to recede.

Major Flooding In The Midwest Leaves 2 Dead, 2 Missing

Spring floods are no surprise in communities along the Missouri River. "My washer and dryer are floating around down there somewhere," said one Iowa resident.

"There seems to be this sense where disabled people are kind of seen as oddities and forced to go through this world to be singled out and othered," says Imani Barbarin. "There's really no common sense attached when able-bodied people approach disabled people."

#AbledsAreWeird: People With Disabilities Share Uncomfortable Encounters

"There's really no common sense attached when able-bodied people approach disabled people," says activist Imani Barbarin, who started the hashtag.

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