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A marble plaque over the main entrance of the Vatican Archives reads in Latin "Secret Vatican Archive." The Vatican's library on Pope Pius XII and his record during the Holocaust opened to researchers in March.

Records From Once-Secret Archive Offer New Clues Into Vatican Response To Holocaust

The Vatican has long maintained that Pope Pius XII did everything he could to save Jewish lives, but newly unearthed papers have renewed accusations of complicit silence against him.

Laylah Pope, 5, poses at the foot of Lincoln's statue with her sign. She is from Detroit and was with her grandmother.

Photos From March On Washington

The Commitment March called for the same reforms that the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. did 57 years ago.

This Bornean horseshoe bat and other bat species can harbor coronaviruses. The nonprofit group EcoHealth Alliance had its NIH research money cut for a project in China on bats and coronaviruses this spring — but just got a new multimillion dollar grant from the agency.

Group Whose NIH Grant For Virus Research Was Revoked Just Got A New Grant

EcoHealth Alliance is one of 11 recipients of funds to set up the Centers for Research in Emerging Infectious Diseases. But the grant won't let them revisit earlier research on bats and coronavirus.

Attorney General William Barr appeared before the House Oversight Committee on Tuesday, 28, 2020. He has been making a political case for the president even as he serves in the administration.

Barr, Absent From RNC, Is Very Much Present As Part Of Trump Reelection Bid

The attorney general didn't appear at the Republican National Convention but he has been speaking out frequently in support of Republicans and against Democrats. Critics say that's not his job.

Law enforcement hold a line on Aug. 25, 2020 in Kenosha, Wis. The union representing police officers in Kenosha say Jacob Blake, who was shot multiple times at close range and severely wounded by a police officer Sunday, was armed with a knife.

Police Union In Kenosha, Wis., Provides Account Of Jacob Blake Shooting

The union says Blake was armed with a knife and fought with the officers who tried to arrest him, putting one of them in a headlock.

Vigilante? Militia? Confusion And Politics Shape How Shooting Suspect Is Labeled

Debates rage over how to portray Kyle Rittenhouse, the teen charged in the killing of two people and wounding a third.

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., center, and others receive a police escort upon leaving President Trump's acceptance speech Thursday night at the White House. A crowd surrounded Paul and his wife, demanding that the senator acknowledge Breonna Taylor.

Amid Peaceful Protest, Crowd Surrounds Rand Paul After Trump Speech

Walking near the senator from Kentucky and his wife, protesters spoke out about the police killing of Breonna Taylor in Louisville. The situation escalated as police attempted to push them back.

An ambulance is shown in this photo, Nov. 7, 2017.

Man Killed By Falling Tree Branch While On A Walk In Valley Center

The 54-year-old man, whose name was not released, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The five largest fires in California history have occurred since 2003, a sign that climate change is making extreme wildfires more frequent.

Everything Is Unprecedented. Welcome To Your Hotter Earth

Hurricanes, wildfires, heat waves and disease outbreaks are all a preview of our hotter future. Dramatically cutting greenhouse gas emissions would help.

Several influenza vaccines have been made in the form of a nasal spray, instead of an injection. The sprays confer two kinds of immunity to the recipient, but can be difficult technologically to make.

What A Nasal Spray Vaccine Against COVID-19 Might Do Even Better Than A Shot

A vaccine against the coronavirus needs to keep people from getting very sick and dying. But preventing the spread of the disease is also important, and vaccines delivered by nasal spray may do that.

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