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The U.K. used coal power to drive the Industrial Revolution and expand the British Empire. It's now the first major economy to quit the fossil fuel, a primary contributor to global warming.

Nonprofit hospitals pay their CEOs generously, and their compensation keeps getting larger. Some researchers wonder if the ballooning paychecks align with what’s best for patients and taxpayers.

Officials say Monsignor Jamie Gigantiello was disciplined for mishandling $1.9 million in parish funds. He faced scrutiny last year for letting Carpenter film a music video at his Brooklyn church.

Peru’s former President Alejandro Toledo was sentenced to 20 years and six months in prison in a case involving construction giant Odebrecht that became synonymous with corruption in Latin America.

Advocates say new high-tech vending machines inside San Diego jails are the first of their kind in the U.S. to offer life-saving drugs to the most at-risk. In other news, youth across the country are facing a mental health crisis. We learn about two new, free smartphone apps to help them manage their mental health. Plus, over the years, something has been happening to the way kids play. Kids’ lives have become less freewheeling and more structured, and some experts say kids may be losing more than we think.

Political disagreements have sent workplace incivility to an all-time high this year, costing employers some $2 billion per day in lost productivity. Here's how to cut down on watercooler fights over today's election – and its aftermath.

Within two days after Election Day, right-wing activists and two Republican state lawmakers in Pennsylvania withdrew thousands of last-minute challenges to voters’ absentee ballot applications.

Ravi Coutinho bought a health insurance plan thinking it would give him access to mental health providers. But even after 21 phone calls and multiple hospitalizations, no one could find him a therapist.

In 1992, Parapsychologist/Anomalist Christopher Chacon conducted a confidential assessment of the phenomena reported throughout the resort. This 24-hour-a-day, 12-month investigation yielded nearly 10,000 hours of content and one room, Room 502, documented over 400 anomalous (paranormal) phenomena alone. Explore Room 502, view some of the recorded footage first-hand in the room where it happened, and learn about the paranormal equipment used today. You won’t want to miss this unique and intimate 60-minute tour of history and hauntings! October 21 — $75 Visit: https://hoteldel.com/events/paranormal-tour/ Hotel del Coronado on Facebook / Instagram

Netflix's The Diplomat rides a compelling line between serving up hefty slices of political and emotional drama.