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CEO Sam Haskell and board chair Lynn Weidner are stepping down under pressure regarding emails that contained crude language disparaging former pageant winners were published by HuffPost on Thursday.

Also: Papa John's CEO steps down over controversial remarks; Alabama Senator-elect Doug Jones says the campaign was "surreal"; and firefighters gain ground against California's Thomas Fire.

An estimated 14 million families use these flexible spending accounts, or FSAs. Tied usually to employment at big companies, the accounts let people put aside money before taxes to help pay medical expenses insurance doesn't cover.

Also: The World Health Organization finds an ebola case in a Congolese city; President Trump meets NATO's Secretary General; and a Japanese rail operator apologizes for departing seconds too early.

Also: The U.S. blames North Korea for a massive ransomware attack last May; and Britain's new aircraft carrier, the HMS Queen Elizabeth, has sprung a leak.

Also: A suspicious explosion kills one person in Southern California and injures three others; ash from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano triggers aviation alerts; and Ramadan will commence on Thursday.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the epicenter was about 100 miles off the coast and that there was no risk of a tsunami. Residents in Ferndale, Calif., said they felt the earth "roll" under them.

Studies highlighted in Scientific American indicate a propensity for less-well-performing employees to take aim at the efforts of their star coworkers.

Also: The World Health Organization declares an ebola outbreak in Congo; President Trump will discuss lowering prescription drug prices; and the biggest wave ever in the Southern Hemisphere is seen.

Also: New fissures open from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano; hurricane forecasters are watching a tropical disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico; and there's a new suicide attack in Malaysia.