In a separate proposed rule, the administration aims to protect the rights of religious student groups at public universities, giving them equal treatment with secular student groups.

The amount of the CNN settlement was not made public during a hearing at the federal courthouse in Covington, Kentucky.

32 states have now either abolished the death penalty or not carried out an execution in more than a decade

This will be the final debate of the year; four more are scheduled for 2020.

The poll showed 60% prefer that convicted murders receive a sentence of life imprisonment, while 36% said capital punishment would be better.

A federal judge Nov. 20 temporarily blocked the executions of four federal death-row inmates scheduled for December and January, saying the lethal injections they were to receive goes against the Federal Death Penalty Act.

The mother of five and wife of comedian Jim Gaffigan said she has a charism and a vocation to work with post-confirmation teens

The document, titled "Open Wide Our Hearts: The Enduring Call to Love—A Pastoral Letter Against Racism," sold out its first 2,000 copies eight months after it was printed and was recently sent out for a second printing.

At the start of their meeting Nov. 11, the bishops raised pressing issues that included the priesthood shortage, gun violence and the need to provide support services for pregnant women.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor said more explanation was needed about ending DACA because she said it was "a choice to destroy lives."