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A massive ice pack that normally clings to northern Greenland's coastline is splitting apart and floating out to sea. Climate change is to blame, scientists say.

As more doctors' offices give patients electronic access to their medical records, both patients and their physicians are asking: Exactly how much of your medical record should you get to see?

Two economics reporters drive the length of an event known as The World's Longest Yard Sale — stretching from Alabama to Michigan — in search of economic wisdom. They discover a truth of behavioral economics and a couple French records, too.

In the wake of the shocking revelations detailed in the Pennsylvania grand jury report on clergy abuse, Archbishop Robert Carlson of St. Louis has voluntarily opened church files for scrutiny.

Scott Morrison was chosen as the country's new prime minister by members of Australia's Liberal Party. The outgoing Malcolm Turnbull said "a determined insurgency" in his own party brought him down.

For hundreds of years, these boulders have warned about the consequence of devastating droughts — and documented them for posterity. One says "if you see me, weep."

Landslides and floods closed roads in parts of Hawaii's Big Island as Lane was downgraded to a tropical storm. Five tourists were rescued by emergency crews.

A year ago, Myanmar soldiers launched what the U.S. and the U.N. say was a campaign of ethnic cleansing against Rohingya Muslims. "I would rather drink poison than go back to Myanmar," says a refugee.

The state's attorney general is launching what he calls a "thorough and robust investigation" of clergy sex abuse in the archdiocese of St. Louis. The church says it will cooperate.

Ireland has been plagued by sexual abuse scandals involving priests. The pope's visit comes as the Catholic Church faces multiple sexual abuse scandals across the world.