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Doctors prescribed "absolute rest" for Pope Francis, the Vatican said Saturday, a day after the 88-year-old pope was admitted to a hospital following a weeklong bout of bronchitis.

Location: The Westgate Hotel – Haunted Regency Room, 2nd floor It’s time to celebrate witching season with a deliciously magical afternoon in the Westgate Hotel’s haunted Regency room. Come dressed in your most bewitching costume and we’ll serve our renowned afternoon tea complete with house-made pastries, savory tea sandwiches, gourmet teas, beverages, and a host of treats with a distinctly wicked twist. Photo-worthy activations will be present. The price includes a glass of champagne for adults and a take-home gift for children. Reserve early; seating is limited. Visit: Witches of the Westgate Tea The Westgate Hotel on Instagram and Facebook

This Halloween, La Jolla Shores Hotel is going full paws to the wall with a Howl-O-Ween event at its signature Shores Restaurant on Thursday, October 31 from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Guests are invited to bring their pups for a fun-filled celebration of the hotel’s new pet-friendly features, including the Canine Cuisine menu with options like the Hot Diggity Dog, Half Hound Hamburger, Good Dog New York Strip Steak, and explore other property amenities. Pups and their humans can enjoy an array of treats and prizes, including a chance to win a two-night stay at the beachfront hotel for the pup with the spookiest costume! To enter, pets must be in costume and participants should tag, like, and follow @theshoresrestaurant and @ljshoreshotel on Instagram. The first furry friends to arrive will receive a complimentary wag bag loaded with goodies from local pet brands including The Honest Kitchen, Scoops La Jolla, Aspen Dog House, and Woofpak Pet Kitchen. Visit: Howl-O-Ween The Shores Restaurant on Instagram and Facebook

These colorful snakes aren't just works of art. Erected for the World Health Assembly, they're meant to draw attention to an extremely neglected health issue: snakebite.

When NPR is in the news, its journalists aim to cover what's happening the same way they cover other news or an organization. The newsroom follows a protocol that seeks to ensure only a small number of employees, none of whom are directly involved in the news event, works on the coverage.

Federal employees have received a second email from the Office of Personnel Management asking them what they did last week.

Matthew Livelsberger, a 37-year-old Green Beret from Colorado, also wrote in a note that he needed to "cleanse my mind" of the lives lost of people he knew and "the burden of the lives I took."

Major League Baseball has lifted the lifetime ban of Pete Rose, "Shoeless" Joe Jackson and 15 other deceased players. The move clears the way for a Hall of Fame vote but doesn't guarantee admission.

USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has opened up 73 jobs to internal candidates. They include roles just vacated by people who are receiving full pay and benefits through September.

In his forthcoming book, The Party's Interests Come First, American University professor Joseph Torigian writes about Xi Jinping's father, Xi Zhongxun, a noted Chinese politician himself.