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White House press secretary Sarah Sanders told reporters that other presidential administrations also used nondisclosure agreements. Employment lawyers say that's not the whole story.

FACT CHECK: Can Trump Legally Keep Former Staff Quiet? Probably Not

The Trump campaign says former White House staffer Omarosa Manigault Newman broke a nondisclosure agreement. But an employment lawyer says, "She's going to be able to continue with what she's doing."

On Wednesday, officials warned that other parts of the collapsed Ponte Morandi Bridge in Genoa, Italy, could give way.

Death Toll In Genoa Bridge Collapse Rises To 39

Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio said a private company responsible for maintaining the Ponte Morandi Bridge did not do its job and was responsible for the collapse.

A passenger at Union Station in Los Angeles is scanned with Thruvision technology, designed to reveal suspicious objects on people, during a Transportation Security Administration demonstration on Tuesday.

Los Angeles Is Deploying Body Scanners To Screen Metro Riders

LA's public transit system says it is the first in the U.S. to buy passive millimeter wave scanners for Metro stations. The Transportation Security Administration has been doing tests for a year.

Pope Francis, who visited Philadelphia in 2015, has been challenged by the widening abuse scandal, despite his efforts to deal with it.

Catholic Sexual Abuse Crisis Deepens As Authorities Lag In Response

History, legal issues and doctrine all contribute to the continuing failure of Catholic authorities to recognize and respond more effectively to sexual abuse scandals.

Satire, Soap Opera, Duty, Devotion: 'Crazy Rich Asians' Is A Movie Milestone

The romantic comedy based on Kevin Kwan's 2013 novel has been saddled with cultural and commercial expectations. Critic Justin Chang was happy to find the film doesn't collapse under the weight.

Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and his wife Britain's Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, are silhouetted as they look the Seine river through a giant clock at the Musee d'Orsay museum -the former Gare d'Orsay train station- during their visit to the museum, Saturday, March 18, 2017, on the second day of their two-day visit to the French capital. (Francois Guillot/Pool Photo via AP)

Inspiration Through Procrastination

From da Vinci to Darwin, how great minds put things off, but changed the world anyway.

Deputy sergeant Mauwa Saleh is the coordinator of the seven Gender and Children desks in Zanzibar. These desks are staffed by police officers who have received training on how to interview victims and investigate reports of gender-based violence.

How To Get Women To Trust The Police? 'Gender' Desks

In Tanzania and Zanzibar, the rate of sexual assault is high. And even the police admit they don't do a good job responding to complainants. So they came up with a plan.

Buddhist monk Xuecheng, shown here at a conference in 2014, has resigned from his post after sexual misconduct allegations.

Senior Chinese Monk Resigns After Sexual Misconduct Allegations

A top Buddhist monk in China was accused by multiple nuns in a report that circulated on social media. He has publicly denied the reports of misconduct.

Aretha Franklin, pictured in 1968, died Thursday. Known as the "Queen of Soul," she recorded 17 Top 10 singles.

Aretha Franklin, The 'Queen Of Soul,' Dies At 76

One of the most powerful and beloved voices of all time died Thursday in Detroit.

Former CIA Director John Brennan arrives at a May 2018 Senate hearing. President Trump revoked Brennan's security clearance Wednesday, claiming Brennan was acting "erratic."

Rep. Cummings Demands Explanation For Stripping Ex-CIA Chief's Security Clearance

The lawmaker's letter was one of several reactions to the decision. Also Thursday, a former special operations forces commander defended John Brennan and asked Trump to revoke his clearance too.

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