Editor 01:41 pm | Thousands of children have suffered sexual abuse in Dutch Catholic institutions since 1945, and officials failed to adequately address the abuse or help the victim, revealed a long-awaited investigation released Friday. The report, from an independent commission, said Catholic officials failed to stop the widespread abuse to “prevent scandals.” The…

Editor 07:39 pm | The U.S. Treasury Department sold $13 billion in 30-year bonds Wednesday at a record low yield of 2.925 percent. Despite the debt security having the lowest yield on record, investors in the U.S. and around the world still have a hearty appetite for the long bond. Bidders offered to buy…

Editor 11:50 am | A Los Angeles man trying to watch the Geminid meteor shower Wednesday night instead caught the view of a fast approaching cliff bottom. While trying to find an ideal spot to watch the annual cosmic event, the man ended up driving his Ford Mustang down the face of a steep…

Editor 11:40 am | Sexual violence is a widespread problem in the United States, and the majority of its victims are affected early in life, according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Nearly 1 in 4 women and 1 in 71 men report being raped in their lifetime,…

Editor 05:28 pm | A  U.S. Senate committee plans to discuss on Thursday whether there is a law that could stop drug runners from tunneling under the U.S.-Mexico border. A bill before the Senate Judiciary Committee would expand the authority of police to capture and prosecute anyone associated with the tunnels. Congress approved the…

Editor 05:04 pm | The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday called for a nationwide ban on the use of cell phones and text messages while driving. The recommendation is the most far-reaching yet by the NTSB. Over the past 10 years, the federal agency has increasingly sought to limit the use of portable…

Editor 05:01 pm | A cargo vessel and a tanker collided in the Houston Ship Channel Tuesday morning, prompting the Coast Guard to shut down portion of the seaway to vessel traffic. No one was injured and no oil spilled in the waters north of Texas City Dike when the Charleston, a 630-foot tanker,…

Editor 11:08 am | Breast cancer survivors may face cognitive problems several years after being treated for the disease, according to a new study. Researchers with the Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute in Tampa, FL, said the problems exist regardless of whether the patients were treated with chemotherapy and radiation or radiation alone.…

Editor 11:05 am | A 14-year-old boy died last week after having his wisdom teeth pulled. The Gilmer County Sheriff’s Office and the Georgia Bureau of Investigations are trying to find out why Ben Ellis was found dead Thursday morning, one day after having the surgery, local television station WSBTV reported. Lt. Frank Coleman,…

Editor 11:02 am | Wall Street stocks fell on the open Monday as doubts continued to linger that a deal over economic integration in Europe will not be enough to keep the region’s two-year sovereign debt crisis from spreading farther. Last week’s summit in Brussels did not produce decisive initiatives, leaving the eurozone, and…

Editor 11:47 am | Working rotating night shifts does more than leave you sleepy. It may also raise your risk of developing type 2 diabetes, a new study from the Harvard School of Public Health finds. A study of two groups of women found that those who worked rotating night shifts were more likely…

Editor 11:42 am | Ballistics reports show that Thursday’s two fatal shootings on the campus of Virginia Tech came from the same gun. Virginia Tech police officer Derek W. Crouse and another man died in what appear to be related incidents, police confirmed Friday. Crouse, 39, was killed by a man who walked up…

Editor 09:33 pm | One-third of the 28,000-strong Boeing workers in Washington, Oregon and Kansas voted Wednesday to accept a four-year extension of their job contract to build 737 MAX planes. Tom Wroblewski, Local 751 district president of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers (IAM), praised the approval. “As a result of…