1. “Thousands held at Civil War prison finally get reverent funeral”

2. Thousands of Civil War soldiers who died while under the guard of fellow Americans were finally laid to rest on Saturday. A simple wooden casket, covered with a U.S. flag was symbolic of the more than 13,000 soldiers that died from deplorable conditions at the Andersonville Prison during the Civil War. Officials had no real understanding of how germs and disease spread. They channeled water to create a latrine, hoping the flow of the creek would "flush" the toilet. Battlefields were the places for winners and losers. But survival was the only matter of magnitude at prisons in the North and South, the audience was told Saturday afternoon during the "Funeral for 13,000" at a national cemetery in southwest Georgia. The proper burial of these men is the culmination of the site's sesquicentennial (150 years)observance of an often- overlooked aspect of the war, thousands of prisoners endured wretched prison conditions. At Andersonville alone, nearly 13,000 Federal soldiers and civilian captives died over 14 months. Officials wanted those who died there 150 years ago to finally receive a proper, reverent funeral.

3. In Other News A senior keeper at a New Zealand zoo has died after she was attacked by one of its Sumatran tigers. The attack by a male tiger named Oz took place Sunday morning at Hamilton Zoo on New Zealand's North Island. A statement given didn't offer details on the circumstances of the attack, but it said that the tiger didn't escape from its enclosure. The government-run zoo will be closed until Thursday while police and other agencies investigate. Samantha Kudeweh had worked at the city's zoo for 10 years. A senior keeper at a New Zealand zoo has died after she was attacked by one of its Sumatran tigers. The attack by a male tiger named Oz took place Sunday morning at Hamilton Zoo on New Zealand's North Island. A statement given didn't offer details on the circumstances of the attack, but it said that the tiger didn't escape from its enclosure. The government-run zoo will be closed until Thursday while police and other agencies investigate. Samantha Kudeweh had worked at the city's zoo for 10 years. Congressional Republicans hope Pope Francis leaves his liberal- leaning views at the Vatican. When he addresses a joint session of Congress Thursday during an event that will be broadcast around the world, a large number of House and Senate Republicans want the leader of the Catholic Church to keep a lid on his progressive attitudes on climate change, immigration, guns and capitalism. In interviews with CNN, a wide array of GOP lawmakers argued that the Pope's message should stay away from the political fights consuming Washington, and many expressed strong disapproval of the fiery views he's espoused since taking over the papacy in 2013. Francis, will become the first pontiff ever to address a joint session of Congress. Congressional Republicans hope Pope Francis leaves his liberal- leaning views at the Vatican. When he addresses a joint session of Congress Thursday during an event that will be broadcast around the world, a large number of House and Senate Republicans want the leader of the Catholic Church to keep a lid on his progressive attitudes on climate change, immigration, guns and capitalism. In interviews with CNN, a wide array of GOP lawmakers argued that the Pope's message should stay away from the political fights consuming Washington, and many expressed strong disapproval of the fiery views he's espoused since taking over the papacy in 2013. Francis, will become the first pontiff ever to address a joint session of Congress.