Oklahoma Catholic bishop drops suit over planned ‘black mass’
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – The Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma on Thursday dropped a lawsuit filed a day earlier against a Satanic church after it turned over to a Catholic priest a consecrated host, or communion wafer, Satanists planned to use in a “b…
Ace Bayou recalls 2.2 million beanbag chairs after two deaths
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ace Bayou Corp is recalling about 2.2 million beanbag chairs after the suffocation deaths of two children, the company and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Friday.
Chicago police investigating killing of nine-year-old boy
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicago police are investigating the killing of a 9-year-old boy, and a local Catholic church is offering $5,000 for information leading to his killer’s arrest, police and church officials said on Thursday.
U.S. missionary still physically recovering after Ebola, son says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. missionary who contracted the deadly Ebola virus in Liberia is better after being released from an Atlanta hospital but still regaining her strength, her son said on Friday.
Journalist Foley’s parents, after call with pope, call for prayer and action
ROME (Reuters) – The parents of James Foley, the American journalist killed by Islamic State militants in Iraq, on Friday called for prayer and support to free the remaining captives held by Islamic State fighters.
Sharpton adapts adversarial style to de Blasio’s New York
NEW YORK (Reuters) – It was not the first time the Reverend Al Sharpton made his way to City Hall in a fiery mood to scold a mayor about New York City police officers killing an unarmed black man.
U.S. aid workers who survived Ebola leave Atlanta hospital
ATLANTA, (Reuters) – Appearing thin but smiling, a Texas doctor who weeks ago entered an Atlanta hospital in a full-body biohazard suit to be treated for Ebola said on Thursday he was “thrilled to be alive” as doctors declared him virus-free and safe f…
Washington state motorists stranded after floods, mudslides
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Heavy rainfall in a wildfire-charred area of North Central Washington state triggered flash flooding and mudslides that stranded motorists and closed highways, a forecaster said on Friday.
Friend of Boston bomb suspect may get seven-year term in plea deal
BOSTON (Reuters) – A friend of accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev pleaded guilty on Thursday to charges of hindering the investigation into the blasts in a deal with prosecutors that calls for a prison sentence of up to seven years.
It’s ‘bone-appétit’ for California pooches under new law
(Reuters) – California diners can now legally enjoy a meal on a restaurant patio with their dogs in tow, under a law signed Thursday by Governor Jerry Brown that eliminates health code regulations banning restaurant owners from allowing pooches on the …
