President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines threatened to put all of his critics in jail if they do not relent in their criticism of him, resulting in even greater criticism of his methods and behavior.

Authorities in southern Louisiana are investigating a string of "suspicious" fires at three African American churches in recent days.

While murders have decreased since 2015-2016, when El Salvador had the world's highest murder rate, disappearances have increased, and the murder rate remains among the worst in the world.

The Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has rejected an appeal by the now-former Archbishop Anthony S. Apuron of Agana, Guam, upholding its judgment of finding him guilty of abuse against minors.

"History was not built in one day; history is a long process. And I think we have to put ourselves in this perspective."

Texas previously allowed state-employed clergy to accompany inmates into the room where they'd be executed, but its prison staff included only Christian and Muslim clerics.