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The Department of Housing and Urban Development is looking into whether Facebook violated fair housing laws.

HUD Hits Facebook For Allowing Housing Discrimination

In a formal complaint, HUD says Facebook allows landlords and home sellers to use targeted ads to discriminate based upon the recipient's race, religion, sex, familial status and national origin.

Prisoners including members of Egypt's banned Muslim Brotherhood wait inside a glass dock during their trial in Cairo on July 28. Egypt's courts have held mass trials of hundreds of defendants, sentencing many of them to death.

U.S. Military Aid To Egypt Gives A 'Green Light' To Repression, Say Rights Advocates

The Trump administration's release of $195 million for the Middle Eastern nation's security spending, frozen last year over rights concerns, has left experts stunned and deeply worried.

Photos Of Villagers 'Dreaming' Of Food Sparks Outrage Across India

Indians are calling a series of photos depicting villagers in front of a table of fake food unethical and insensitive. The photos were featured on World Press Photo Foundation's Instagram this week.

Cardinal Blase Cupich, seen cradling a cross during a march against violence last year in Chicago, expressed "sorrow, disgust, outrage" last week in the wake of the Pennsylvania grand jury investigation, which implicated priests with connections to the Chicago Archdiocese.

'Moral Obligation': Illinois Attorney General To Meet With Dioceses On Alleged Abuse

Lisa Madigan says a Pennsylvania grand jury report on clergy sex abuse "identifies at least seven priests with connections to Illinois." She says the Chicago Archdiocese has agreed to speak with her.

Signs bearing the letter "Q" are visible at President Trump's campaign rally in Florida on Tuesday. They're related to the "QAnon" conspiracy theory.

What Is QAnon? The Conspiracy Theory Tiptoeing Into Trump World

Followers of the "QAnon" conspiracy theory appeared at President Trump's campaign rally in Florida on Tuesday. And on Wednesday, the White House press secretary was asked about the fringe group.

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks in Istanbul at an event marking the second anniversary of a failed coup attempt on July 15.

Turkey's State Of Emergency Ends, While Erdogan's Power Grows And 'Purge' Continues

So far, more than 130,000 people have been sacked from the military, police, civil service and academia in President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's crackdown, known in Turkey as "the purge."

A raccoon sitting on the stump of a tree in the Beaches in Toronto. The Toronto Star's Amy Dempsey thinks there's a particularly smart one in her neighborhood.

There's No Stopping Toronto's 'Uber-Raccoon'

Toronto is known for its raccoons' aggressive ability to get into garbage cans. The city spent millions trying to fight the gray menace — with mixed results.

Growing up, Gabriella Lascano says she was told she should model. But all she could think was, "I'm fat. Like, models aren't fat." Now, she's an Instagram model for Fashion Nova.

This Fashion Brand Grew On Instagram With Help Of Celebs, Relatable Models

Fashion Nova was among the top-trending fashion brands online in 2017. How did a retailer with only five stores get so popular? Associating its brand with Cardi B and Kylie Jenner didn't hurt.

Mexican investigators found 200 garments at an undisclosed grave in the Gulf Coast state of Veracruz. The bodies were buried at least two years ago, Attorney General Jorge Winckler said Thursday.

Officials Find A Mass Grave In Mexico

The burial site contains at least 166 skulls and more remains may be uncovered. But family members of people who disappeared are distrustful of how the site is being managed.

Protesters on both sides of the abortion debate demonstrated in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in July concerning Justice Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation. It is thought that a challenge to Roe v. Wade could have a chance of passing now that he is confirmed.

Legal Battle Over Missouri Clinic Could Foretell Abortion Fights In Other States

Two rules have forced closure of all but one Planned Parenthood center in the state. Abortion-rights supporters say it is an example of an "abortion desert" that could result if Roe is overturned.

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