Catholic diocese in Minnesota files for bankruptcy over sex abuse
(Reuters) – A Catholic diocese in Minnesota filed for bankruptcy on Friday, joining more than a dozen other U.S. Catholic districts and religious orders driven to seek protection from creditors by the church’s clergy sex abuse scandal.
Texas environmentalists sue Houston-area refinery over pollution
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Two Texas environmental groups filed a lawsuit on Thursday under the U.S. Clean Air Act alleging repeated pollution violations by a Houston-area refinery owned by Brazil’s national oil company, Petrobras, the organizations said.
Arkansas lawmaker, college president charged in kickback scheme
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former Arkansas state senator and a college president have been charged in a kickback scheme in which thousands of dollars in bribes were paid to lawmakers who directed state funds to two non-profit groups, the U.S. Justice Dep…
Disgraced journalist charged over bomb threats to U.S. Jewish groups
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A disgraced former journalist was charged on Friday with making a wave of bomb threats to Jewish organizations while posing as an ex-girlfriend in retaliation for breaking up with him.
Germany’s Merkel to visit Washington March 14
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel will travel to Washington on March 14 to meet President Donald Trump, their first encounter after a rocky start to relations amid disagreements about trade, Trump’s travel ban and his comments about the media.
Parents fearing deportation pick guardians for U.S. children
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Parents who immigrated illegally to the United States and now fear deportation under the Trump administration are inundating immigration advocates with requests for help in securing care for their children in the even…
U.S. agency to probe Nebraska prison unrest that killed two inmates
(Reuters) – A U.S. agency will investigate a melee at a Nebraska maximum security prison in which two inmates were killed, the second deadly incident at the facility in less than two years, the state’s prison director said on Friday.
Former Utah attorney general acquitted in corruption case: media
(Reuters) – A former Utah attorney general was found not guilty on Thursday of bribery and corruption charges after he was accused in a pay-to-play graft scandal, media said.
Eleven U.S. states to drop suit over transgender bathroom order
(Reuters) – Eleven U.S. states have agreed to drop a lawsuit against an Obama administration order for transgender students to use bathrooms of their choice after the measure was revoked by President Donald Trump, a court filing showed on Thursday.
U.S. judge orders Florida nightclub shooter’s widow to remain in jail
(Reuters) – The widow of the gunman who killed 49 people at a gay nightclub in Florida must remain in jail after prosecutors argued that she was a threat to the community and a flight risk, a U.S. judge on Thursday ordered.
