Oklahoma Catholic bishop sues over planned black mass
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Oklahoma’s Catholic Archbishop filed a lawsuit on Wednesday to halt the use of what he said were stolen communion wafers destined for a satanic black mass ceremony to be held next month in Oklahoma City.
Louisiana grocery workers plead guilty in $7 million food aid fraud
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Three workers at a Louisiana grocery store pleaded guilty this week to participating in a $7 million scheme to exchange food assistance benefits for cigarettes and cash, federal prosecutors said on Wednesday.
Phoenix police chief orders probe of fatal shooting by sergeant
PHOENIX (Reuters) – The Phoenix police chief said on Wednesday he has ordered an outside review of his department’s criminal investigation into the fatal shooting of a mentally ill woman by a sergeant last week, vowing to review departmental policies a…
Texas Governor Perry enters ‘not guilty’ plea to felony charges: newspaper
AUSTIN Texas (Reuters) – Texas Governor Rick Perry, a possible Republican candidate for the 2016 presidential race, has entered a not guilty plea to two felony counts of abuse of power, according to a legal document posted on Wednesday by a newspaper.
U.S. Supreme Court puts hold on gay marriage in Virginia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court stopped gay marriage in Virginia from going ahead on Wednesday, staying an appeals court ruling that had struck down a state ban.
Fate of captured beluga whales in hands of Georgia judge
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A Georgia aquarium went to court on Wednesday seeking federal permission to bring 18 captured beluga whales to the United States from Russia.
Alabama federal judge charged with wife-beating to seek treatment
(Reuters) – An Alabama federal district court judge charged with beating his wife has sought counseling and plans to enter a residential treatment program in the coming days, his attorney said Wednesday.
Boston bomb suspect’s friend to plead guilty to obstruction: lawyer
BOSTON (Reuters) – A friend of suspected Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, accused of removing evidence from Tsarnaev’s dormitory room, has agreed to plead guilty to charges of obstructing the investigation into the blasts, his attorney said on…
Obama condemns killing of reporter, U.S. hits militants in Iraq
BAGHDAD/EDGARTOWN Mass. (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama expressed revulsion on Wednesday at the beheading of an American journalist by Islamist militants and vowed the United States would do what it must to protect its citizens as international…
U.S. Ex-Im Bank backers pin hopes on temporary reauthorization
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Business backers of the U.S. Export-Import Bank said on Wednesday they hope the institution’s charter will be extended temporarily while Congress hashes out a longer-term reauthorization of the bank, which some lawmakers are bent…
