The Latest: Cardinal calls McCarrick punishment 'important'

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Latest on the defrocking of former U.S. cardinal Theodore McCarrick (all times local):

Source: Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines | 16 Feb 2019 | 6:21 pm

Man in prison confesses to 90 murders ranging from Los Angeles to Florida, even provides drawings of victims

A 78-year-old man in a Texas prison for murder has confessed to 90 killings all over the country and even provided authorities with portraits of some of his victims, according to the FBI.

Source: Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines | 16 Feb 2019 | 4:34 pm

Email Address Given to Ocasio-Cortez Beau Sparks Heated Exchange

“While you were having a nice Valentine’s Day, @AOC decided to put her boyfriend on staff -- drawing a salary on the taxpayer’s dime. Nice to see her adapting to the swamp so quickly,” the conservative magazine’s Luke Thompson said on his Twitter feed. Other conservative voices piled on, with Katrina Pierson, an adviser to President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign, who suggested that “her jobs for everyone starts with her boyfriend.

Source: Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines | 16 Feb 2019 | 2:51 pm

US ‘tells India it respects its right to self-defence’ after cross-border militant attack kills 44 paramilitary police

The US has supported India’s right to “self defence” against cross-border terrorism after an attack claimed by Pakistan-based militants killed at least 44 police officers in the disputed territory of Kashmir. In comments that will please Indian hawks but also raise fears that tensions between India and Pakistan could escalate yet further, US national security advisor John Bolton reportedly told his counterpart in Delhi, that America “offered all assistance to India” to bring the perpetrators of the attack to justice. Mr Bolton and Ajit Doval also “resolved to hold Pakistan to account for its obligations under UN resolutions”, India’s foreign ministry said in a statement.

Source: Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines | 16 Feb 2019 | 2:35 pm

The Latest: Extremist attack in Nigeria kills 4 civilians

YOLA, Nigeria (AP) — The Latest on Nigeria's postponed presidential election (all times local):

Source: Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines | 16 Feb 2019 | 12:11 pm

Iran says Pakistan to 'pay high price' over attack, warns Saudi

Iran warned neighboring Pakistan on Saturday it would "pay a heavy price" for allegedly harboring militants who killed 27 of its elite Revolutionary Guards in a suicide bombing near the border earlier this week, state television reported. Revolutionary Guards chief Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari also accused Tehran's regional rival Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates of supporting militant Sunni groups that attack Iranian forces, saying they could face "reprisal operations." Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and the UAE deny backing such militants.

Source: Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines | 16 Feb 2019 | 9:04 am