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As rescuers reach more affected areas, officials say the death toll could climb into the thousands.

The head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, will meet in Rome with Pope Francis and other church leaders to discuss further investigations into abuse.

People had gathered for a beach festival when a tsunami hit Indonesia's Sulawesi island. Thousands of buildings collapsed, Indonesian officials said.

The name change is one part of a large-scale makeover that company officials say "will keep our brand relevant for generations to come" as it continues moving toward a "beverage-led" retailer.

Jumpei Yasuda was taken hostage by al-Nusra Front, the al-Qaida affiliate in Syria, in 2015. Japanese officials say he was freed on Tuesday and is now in Turkey.

While Taiwanese electronics giant Foxconn builds a factory in Wisconsin, it's also looking to use its resources to modernize the state's ginseng crop, which Wisconsin farmers sell to Asian markets.

Ann Hall stands with a few dozen other athletes on Edgewater Beach, gazing out at a white-capped Lake Erie. "I'm just trying to kind of mentally prepare myself if we have rough waters again," she says. She's one of 4,500 athletes who'll compete in the USA Triathlon Aug. 10 and 11, as the event comes to Cleveland for the second year in a row.

Tropical Storm Barry dropped plenty of rain, caused lots of flooding, toppled trees and knocked out power to thousands. Now the cleanup gets underway as the storm moves north.

In the nearly two years since Hurricane Maria, about half a million people still don't have a safe affordable home. One architect is working to change that.

Canada Post is distributing prepaid postcards to 13.5 million households in an effort to encourage people to connect with others through a handwritten note in its #WriteHereWriteNow campaign.