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President Trump has become the first president to use his near-plenary power over security clearances to revoke one based, by his own admission, on the speech of the holder.

The Russia Investigations: Trump On Collision Course With National Security World

President Trump tries to put ex-CIA Director John Brennan in his place by revoking his security clearance. But the further Trump tries to push the revocation gambit, the riskier it gets.

"When the abuse crisis first broke ... people's hearts were broken by the abusers, but people were angry at the people in authority who covered it up," Father Lou Vallone of St. John of God church in McKees Rocks, Pa. said. "Now, it's gone beyond anger and it is rage."

'Beyond Anger': Pittsburgh Priest Says Sex Abuse Report 'Shook' Parishioners

Catholic priests in Pennsylvania will step into pulpits Sunday morning and have to address the massive clergy sex abuse revelations from this week's grand jury report.

Screening for lung cancer can catch tumors but it can also produce false positives. Patients need to decide whether it's right for them, but doctors often don't know how to advise them.

Should You Get That Scan? Your Doctor Might Not Be Great At Helping You Decide

In a new study, researchers found that doctors are better at explaining the benefits of a common cancer screening that its potential downsides. But overtesting comes with risks and costs of its own.

Report Says Faculty At Connecticut School Sexually Abused Students For Years

A law firm found sexual abuse by seven now-former staffers against 16 students — going back as far as 1969 and lasting until 1992.

Muslim pilgrims touch the Kaaba stone, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque in Mecca. The hajj begins on Sunday and lasts through Friday, Aug. 24.

Millions Of Muslim Worshipers Flock To Mecca For Hajj

The holy event starts Sunday and lasts until next Friday.

Aretha Franklin In Conversation With NPR's Michel Martin

NPR's Michel Martin spoke with Aretha Franklin shortly after her performance at President Obama's inauguration. We play a portion of the conversation from 2009.

Slanted and Disenchanted: Matt Groening's new medieval sendup follows a hard-drinking princess (voiced by Abbi Jacobson) and her entourage, a personal demon (Eric Andre) and an elf (Nat Faxon).

A Medieval Fantasy From 'The Simpsons' Creator Throws A Wench In The Works

Matt Groening's animated Netflix series Disenchantment follows the hard-drinking princess of Dreamland. But the premise isn't the only new thing he's trying out on this show.

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.

South Korean calligrapher Yoon Heung-gyu, 92, left his mother and a younger brother and sister behind in North Korea when he fled at age 22. "If I had known that my family would remain separated for this long, I would not have crossed the border," he says. He'll be meeting his sister in North Korea this week.

South Koreans Prepare For Rare Family Reunions With Long-Lost Relatives In The North

With tensions easing between North and South Korea, the two sides are reviving cross-border reunions that began in 1985. On Monday, 93 South Koreans will board buses to visit relatives in the North.

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