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The head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, will meet in Rome with Pope Francis and other church leaders to discuss further investigations into abuse.

A researcher in Australia has invented a low-tech, insecticide-free trap that might be able to reduce bites from a particularly pesky mosquito in some neighborhoods.

Israel's Netta, crowned for the song, "Toy," marked a return to the competition's hallmarks. Although she played into the over-the-top style, the singer thanked the audience "for choosing different."

From classic favorites like Fresh Air to Planet Money and TED Radio Hour, to recent titles like Invisibilia, Hidden Brain, and How I Built This, all of NPR's podcasts now have a home on Spotify.

Mnuchin will be key to President Trump's tax-overhaul policy. His former ties to Wall Street have Democrats accusing the president of breaking a promise to hold big banks accountable for abuses.

Young Pioneer Tours has also updated its North Korea FAQ page, starting with its top question: "How safe is it?"

The GOP-authored bill would temporarily halt all refugee applications from the two nations, and require top security officials to sign off on every individual refugee.

Though he went on to a string of Top 40 solo hits, Art Garfunkel is still best known as half of a legendary duo. With the release of a new retrospective, which covers his work from Simon & Garfunkel's heyday through the present, Garfunkel says he's looking for some long-overdue credit.

Coal is poised to replace oil as the world's top energy source — possibly in the next five years, according to the International Energy Agency. The rise will be driven largely by growth in China and India, the IEA says, while the only large decline is seen coming in the United States.

Energy production, military realignment, Hispanic immigration, student enrollment and changing retirement patterns are among the forces driving population gains in America's fastest-growing counties.