Students who attended for-profit colleges were twice as likely or more to default on their loans than students who attended public schools, according to a federal study published Thursday.

The report by the National Center for Education Statistics looks at students who began their undergraduate education in 2003 and defaulted on at least one loan over the next 12 years. Fifty-two percent of the students who attended for-profit schools defaulted on their loan. That’s compared with 17 percent for those who attended a four-year public institution and 26 percent at community college. MORE

In a remarkable new statement from the Chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, “encroaching environmental stress” is leading to mass displacement of peoples and causing “the greatest humanitarian crisis since the Second World War.” MORE

Twenty-one people have died and hundreds have been reported missing in the fires, which had burned 100,000 acres as of Monday. And Pacific Gas & Electric, a powerful, politically entrenched power provider, is denying emerging claims that its faulty power lines could be to blame. MORE

Reliable sources close to the Holy See have indicated that sometime in the second half of 2018, the Novus Ordo Lectionary and Calendar are to be imposed upon the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Mass.

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ concluding sentence in his Sept. 20 UN speech has validated the desire of many young Palestinians to seek equal rights in a single binational state. MORE

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Is California going to Hell? They’re desire for being the first state in the union as mother-earth purest’s is backfiring. No pun intended about the fire. That’s another story. Scroll down.

The California hepatitis A outbreak is on the verge of reaching statewide epidemic status, as cases have spread through homeless tent cities from San Diego north to Sacramento.

Another explanation may be the city’s decision to ban plastic bags, which deprived homeless people of an alternative means of disposing of human waste when bathrooms were not available. MORE

Finally, men become men. Is it too late? Oh sorry, it’s not about men. It’s about the bottom line. ESPN fears losing sponsors.

The “SportsCenter” anchor was suspended for a violation of “social media guidelines,” according a statement from the network, which also noted that she had previously let “her colleagues and company down with an impulsive tweet.” MORE

Archaeologists in Turkey may be on the cusp of solving a mystery thousands of years in the making after they stumbled on a tomb beneath the ruins of an ancient church they believe contains the remains of Saint Nicholas—known popularly as Santa Claus. MORE

Vice President Mike Pence walked out on his home-state Indianapolis Colts Sunday when members of the opposing team kneeled for the national anthem, but a report that Colin Kaepernick, the player who started it all, will stand if given another shot in the NFL was quickly dialed back. MORE

Miami Dolphins owner Steve Ross, who had three players — wide receiver Kenny Stills, safety Michael Thomas and tight end Julius Thomas — kneel during the national anthem prior to last week’s game said Sunday he wished they would stand for the anthem. The trio ended up standing in the tunnel during the anthem and running onto the field afterward. MORE