Montana Catholic diocese seeks to pay abuse victims $16.4 million
(Reuters) – A Montana Roman Catholic diocese has asked a judge to approve a bankruptcy reorganization plan that includes a $16.4 million settlement for hundreds of adults claiming childhood sexual abuse by clergy and lay workers, attorneys said on Tues…
Wisconsin girl in Slenderman case still believes in him: lawyer
WAUKESHA Wis. (Reuters) – A lawyer for a Wisconsin girl accused of luring a classmate into the woods and repeatedly stabbing her to please Slenderman said on Tuesday his client still believes in the fictional Internet character and is unfit to stand tr…
Pennsylvania man sentenced to death in dismemberment case
STROUDSBURG Pa. (Reuters) – A jury on Tuesday sentenced a Pennsylvania man to death for the first-degree murder of a homeless woman whose body parts were found stuffed in garbage bags strewn along two highways.
Same-sex marriage now allowed in most populous Kansas county
KANSAS CITY Kan. (Reuters) – The Kansas Supreme Court said on Tuesday the state’s most populous county could issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples and left it to the federal courts to determine whether a Kansas ban on gay marriage violates the U….
San Diego jury awards woman $186 million in bias case against AutoZone
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A federal jury in California awarded nearly $186 million to a San Diego area woman who sued AutoZone Inc. saying she was demoted and fired after being told pregnant women can’t do the job of managing a store, her attorney said on …
University of California wants tuition hike or more funding
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – University of California president Janet Napolitano would back off a proposed tuition hike if the state increases funding by $100 million next year, a spokeswoman said, the latest in a very public battle over higher educat…
Police launch porn probe over Oregon teen sex videos
PORTLAND Ore. (Reuters) – Police in Oregon are investigating reports that high school students videotaped peers engaging in sexual activity and distributed the footage via social media in a case that could lead to child pornography charges, authorities…
Powerful Texas school board hears testimony on contentious textbooks
AUSTIN Texas (Reuters) – The Texas Board of Education, a group whose decisions can set the tone for school districts nationwide, heard testimony on Tuesday on a new set of school history and social studies textbooks that critics say advance Christian i…
Appeals court lets gay marriage go ahead in South Carolina
CHARLESTON S.C (Reuters) – The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declined on Tuesday to stay a district court ruling from last week that struck down South Carolina’s gay marriage ban, meaning same-sex weddings could happen there as soon as Thursday.
U.S. judge overseeing San Bernardino bankruptcy sets deadline for city plan
(Reuters) – More than two years after San Bernardino filed for bankruptcy, a judge on Tuesday set a deadline for the California city to propose a plan to manage its Chapter 9 protection.
