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VIDEO: The Catholic Church is closing parishes across the American Midwest and Northeast in response to years of flagging attendance. Changing demographics and an overall trend of secularism is partly to blame, but repeated cases of sexual abuse in the church have not helped.

Twice a week, a group of women gathers in downtown Leesburg, Virginia, to get their hands dirty. They’re taking an art class at the Clay and Metal Loft. It’s a community space for the aspiring local artists to gain the skills and confidence needed to start their own business.

In five weeks, U.S. voters head to the polls to elect a new Congress, and the outcome will have a profound impact on the next two years of Donald Trump’s presidency. But both parties could become energized, depending on the outcome of the polarizing confirmation battle over Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

U.S. first lady Melania Trump is in Ghana at the start of a tour of Africa — her first major solo international trip since her husband became president.

VIDEO: It’s hard to miss some of the trash and recycling trucks rumbling through the streets of the nation’s capital. Twenty five of them are covered with colorful artwork, ranging from birds, flowers and butterflies to abstract images. The trucks are a big hit.