via CNN Tropical Storm Debby crept up the Gulf of Mexico early Sunday, threatening to bring flooding and tornadoes to parts of the Gulf coast. As of 5 a.m. ET, Debby was about 165 miles southeast of the Mississippi River delta, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. The storm carried maximum sustained winds […]

via BBC News George Washington’s personal copy of the US constitution has sold for almost $10m, Christie’s auction house says. The book, with the first president’s own annotations, was printed in 1789 – his first year in office. It had an estimated price of $2m (£1.3m) to $3m but bidding boosted the price of the […]

via BBC News A high-ranking Philadelphia Roman Catholic Church official has been found guilty of endangering the welfare of a child in a sex abuse case. Monsignor William Lynn was acquitted of two additional charges. Prosecutors alleged that Lynn, who supervised hundreds of priests, helped cover-up child sex abuse, often by transferring priests to new […]