A police raid on a dilapidated and armed compound a week ago in the remote New Mexico desert raised a mountain of unanswered questions about the 16 people found living in squalid conditions with reported ties to Muslim extremists.

High-level meetings in Washington between U.S. and Turkish officials on Wednesday regarding detained American pastor Andrew Brunson concluded without a resolution. U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan and Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Sedat Onal met with the aim to address Brunson’s detention in Turkey and last week’s punative sanctions on two Turkish Cabinet members, hopefully ending the sharp rift between the two NATO allies, according to the U.S.

Reactions to last weekend’s Revoice conference hosted by Memorial Presbyterian Church (Presbyterian Church in America) in St. Louis range from praise to condemnation. The 400 attendees heard from speakers who self-identify as both Christian and gay, lesbian, or same-sex attracted. The topics discussed included the loneliness of lifelong celibacy, the nature of “mixed-orientation marriages,” and church ministry with and for lesbians and gays.

A Pennsylvania Catholic Church diocese on Wednesday named 71 priests and other members of the church accused of child sex abuse. Harrisburg Bishop Ronald Gainer held church leadership responsible for failing to adequately respond to accusations over the years. The diocese said it would strip the names of the bishops who led the church for the past 70 years from all church properties.

Apple became the world’s first publicly traded company to be valued at $1 trillion on Thursday. The company’s shares rose 2.7 percent to an all-time high of $207.05 around midday, up 22 percent so far this year. The milestone comes 42 years after Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak co-founded the stylish, cutting-edge tech company, and just two decades after a 1997 identity crisis, when the company stock price was less than $1. This week’s jump came after Apple reported strong results and higher prices for iPhones on Tuesday.

The Trump administration on Thursday filed a proposal to freeze Obama-era mileage standards intended to promote auto fuel efficiency and curb emissions. The regulations, set in 2012, established a mile-per-gallon standard for cars and light trucks, increasing through 2026.

Facebook said Tuesday it had uncovered a network of inauthentic profiles involved in efforts to influence U.S. politics. The social media service removed 32 pages and accounts from Facebook and Instagram, according to a press release.