On Visit To Chile, Pope Asks For Forgiveness Over Sex-Abuse Scandal Plus 4 More Stories

Top stories for Tuesday, January 16, 2018 [NPR]( [View this email in your browser]( [NPR News]( The Two-Way [On Visit To Chile, Pope Asks For Forgiveness Over Sex-Abuse Scandal]( At least five churches have been vandalized since Friday ahead of Francis' visit, some with firebombs as anger persists years after a major sex-abuse scandal that many see as a coverup by the Vatican. [Read this story]( The Two-Way [Couple Arrested After Children Found 'Shackled To Their Beds' In California Home]( Authorities said a daughter who managed to escape and dial 911 alerted police to the house of horrors in a Los Angeles suburb: 12 of her siblings, restrained in "dark and foul-smelling surroundings." [Read this story]( Abused And Betrayed [It's An Easy Crime To Get Away With, But Prosecutors Are Trying To Change That]( The sexual assault of a person with an intellectual disability is one of the most difficult crimes to prosecute, but some prosecutors are tackling the tricky cases. [Read this story]( The Two-Way [Japan Also Sends Out, Then Retracts, A False Missile Warning]( "North Korea appears to have launched a missile ... The government urges people to take shelter," Tuesday's false alert read. Hawaii sent out a similar message three days ago. [Read this story]( The Two-Way [Prosecutors Charge Peter Madsen With Murdering Kim Wall Aboard His Private Sub]( The Danish inventor set out in his submarine with the Swedish journalist in August — but she never returned alive. On Tuesday, after months of shifting stories, he was charged with homicide. [Read this story]( NPR | 1111 N. Capitol St. NE | Washington, DC 20002 | [Privacy Policy]( This message was sent to {EMAIL} based on your NPR email subscriptions. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you may [unsubscribe]( at any time. [NPR](