Minnesota archdiocese settles civil case with county prosecutor
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – A Minnesota Catholic archdiocese has settled a civil lawsuit brought against it by a county prosecutor over the alleged failure to protect minors from sex abuse by clergy, the archdiocese and county attorney said on Friday.
FDA proposes banning under 18-year-olds from indoor tanning
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday proposed banning people under the age of 18 from using sunbeds and requiring sunbed manufacturers to make warnings clearer.
Connecticut man charged with hate crime for shooting at mosque
(Reuters) – A Connecticut man was charged on Friday with a federal hate crime offense for allegedly shooting at the mosque he lived near after spending the night drinking at a local bar following the deadly Paris attacks by Islamic State militants on N…
Motorists pulled over in Georgia get holiday surprise
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Sheriff’s deputies in a Georgia community are targeting drivers in need of some cheer and issuing $100 bills instead of traffic tickets in a welcome holiday season surprise.
Hospitals to pay $28 million to settle false spinal treatment claims
(Reuters) – A group of 32 hospitals will pay a total of $28 million to settle allegations that they submitted false claims to Medicare for a type of spinal fracture treatment, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Friday.
Manhunt for Texas affluenza teen after he apparently goes missing
FORT WORTH, Texas (Reuters) – A manhunt was underway on Thursday for a wealthy Texas teenager, described at trial as being afflicted with “affluenza,” who apparently fled to avoid violating a probation deal that kept him out of prison for killing four in a drunken-driving crash.
Obama to visit San Bernardino as shooting investigation continues
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will reprise his role of “consoler-in-chief” on Friday evening when he is expected to meet with families of those murdered in the San Bernardino, California, shootings.
Convictions of four Alaska men over 1997 beating death of teen dismissed
(Reuters) – An Alaska judge on Thursday dismissed the convictions of four men who spent nearly two decades in prison for the murder of a teenager, approving a settlement in which defense attorneys introduced new evidence casting doubt on their guilt.
Transgender Arkansas inmate denied right to sue prison-court
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) – A transgender Arkansas inmate in a men’s prison who castrated herself cannot sue prison officials for refusing to provide hormone therapy to assist her efforts to change genders, a federal appeals court ruled on Thursday.
Trial scheduled for oil truck operator in North Dakota murder-for-hire case
SEATTLE (Reuters) – The trial of an oil truck operator charged with orchestrating the killings of two business rivals competing for work in North Dakota’s giant Bakken oil patch was slated to begin in January after the man withdrew his guilty plea, his…
