Camila Domonoske

On Friday, Pope Francis announced that the Catholic Church should work with couples to determine the best choices for them. He spoke of prioritizing individual conscience on contraception, too.

Five states and three cities, so far, have barred state officials from making nonessential trips to Mississippi after that state signed a law protecting anti-LGBT beliefs.

The first teaser trailer for this year's Star Wars movie has arrived. The film — set after the end of the prequels, but before the original series — is the first stand-alone movie of the franchise.

Last year, a string of attacks killed secular bloggers in Bangladesh. Now 28-year-old Nazimuddin Samad, an outspoken atheist, has been killed, reportedly by several unidentified assailants.

New York, the fourth state to offer paid leave, will cover 12 weeks of leave — twice what other states offer. San Francisco, meanwhile, becomes the first city to require fully paid parental leave.

The visit by the leaders of the Eastern and Western churches to the island of Lesbos, planned for April 16, will signal support for migrants and refugees.

Pfizer announced that the planned merger between the two pharmaceutical companies has been terminated because of a recent change in U.S. tax rules.

International investigative reporting, powered by a data breach, links titans of business and politics to secret offshore bank accounts. The reports are prompting investigations and public backlash.

The new law specifically protects religious opposition to same-sex marriage, extramarital sex and transgender people. Gov. Phil Bryant said it "merely reinforces" existing religious freedoms.

Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson says he is not resigning but another party official will take over for a while. The prime minister and his wife were implicated by leaked financial data.

Erik Bauersfeld's amphibious rebel commander was far from the biggest role that the Star Wars movies had to offer. But three words transformed a bit part into a fan favorite: "It's a trap!"

Two Libyan detainees were transferred to Senegal on Monday, the first Guantanamo prisoners accepted by that country. Of the 89 detainees still at Guantanamo, 35 have been cleared for release.

New guidance released by the Department of Housing and Urban Development warns landlords that they may be breaking the law by turning down tenants based on their criminal records.

The southbound 89 train struck a backhoe on the train tracks, derailing the lead engine. Service between Wilmington and Philadelphia has been suspended. Thirty-five passengers were injured.

Dozens died this weekend in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, which ethnic Armenian separatists have controlled for two decades. Separatists say they've seen no sign of the promised cease-fire.

No, it wasn't an April Fool's joke.

The death toll in the road collapse is now at 26, NPR's Julie McCarthy reports. Several officials from the firm that built the overpass face charges of attempted murder and criminal conspiracy.

On Sunday, 12 days after the deadly attacks on Brussels, the airport is partially reopening. Meanwhile, authorities are cracking down on protests and named another suspect in a foiled plot on Paris.

Syrian soldiers took the ancient city back from ISIS last week. A mass grave with the bodies of 40 people, 23 of them women and children, was found in the area, according to Syrian media.

The bill, approved by state lawmakers this week, protects those who deny services to others based on three specific moral beliefs: objections to same-sex marriage, extramarital sex and trans people.