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The papal decree also sets up new procedures to hold more-senior church authorities such as bishops accountable for committing abuse or for covering up the crimes of others.

A bipartisan group of senators has been working on a plan to protect patients from unexpected medical bills. Disagreements within the health care industry could thwart those efforts.

Residents of southeastern Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi are bracing for a multiday barrage of dangerous heavy rain and flash flooding.

Shouting broke out on the floor when a rape and incest exemption was removed without a roll call vote. "I want the people of the state of Alabama to know how we vote," said a Democratic state senator.

Alexander Torshin and Maria Butina met in 2015 with top leaders in the Treasury Department and Federal Reserve, according to materials obtained under the Freedom of Information Act.

At 99, the retired Supreme Court justice — author of The Making of a Justice — says "the world is changing much faster than I anticipated. " And it's changing, he says, "for the worse."

The latest round of tariffs on Chinese imports is expected to hit more products U.S. consumers actually buy, and businesses say they have no choice but to pass the added costs on to consumers.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Marie Collins, a church sex abuse survivor, about new rules on reporting abuse. Collins wishes the pope's rules required priests to report abuse to civil authorities.

Convicted Russian agent Maria Butina is speaking out for the first time since her sentencing. Steve Inskeep talks to Mary Louise Kelly, host of All Things Considered, about her interview with Butina.

Drew Inman saw a deer run across the sand and sprint into the water. Then it started to struggle. Inman grabbed his phone and started filming as the surfers carried the deer to shore.