Nicole Winfield

Associated Press

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N.Y. Joins Calif. in Virus Lockdown

All workers in nonessential businesses must stay home.

Activists hold up signs outside the Vatican as Pope Francis meets with oil executives, Friday, June 14, 2019. The meeting marked the second year that Francis has invited oil and financial sector executives to the Vatican to impress upon them his concern that preserving God’s creation is one of the fundamental challenges facing humankind today.

Oil Companies Commit to Carbon Pricing

Pope Francis said carbon pricing was necessary for humanity to not burden the poor and future generations with the debt incurred by the rich.

A view of the collapsed Morandi highway bridge, in Genoa, Italy, Sunday, Aug. 19, 2018. The unofficial death toll in Tuesday's collapse rose to 43 Saturday.

Bridge Designer Warned of Corrosion Risk in 1979

He said it would take constant maintenance to remove rust given the effects of corrosion from sea air and pollution on the concrete.

In this May 6, 2007 file photo, an unidentified Swiss Guard puts his helmet on the head of his girlfriend during a ceremony in the 'Honour Courtyard' at the Vatican. The world’s oldest standing army is getting some new headgear. The Swiss Guards plan to replace their metal helmets with plastic PVC ones made with a 3-D printer, giving the pope's army cooler and more comfortable headgear when standing guard for hours at a time.

World's Oldest Standing Army Gets New Headgear

They are replacing metal helmets with plastic PVC ones made on a 3D printer.