Minnesota archdiocese identifies 30 priests accused of abusing minors
(Reuters) – The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis on Thursday identified 30 priests accused of sexually abusing minors in the archdiocese, which has been under fire for its past handling of clergy abuse cases in its part of Minneso…
U.S. repatriates Algerian Guantanamo detainees who fear going home
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has repatriated two Algerians held at the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for more than a decade, the Pentagon said on Thursday, in what the men’s attorneys described as an involuntary transfer that ig…
Gunmen kill U.S. teacher in Libya’s Benghazi
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Gunmen shot dead an American teacher working in the Libyan city of Benghazi on Thursday more than a year after Islamist militants stormed the U.S. consulate there, killing the U.S. ambassador and three others.
Coffins dug up at Philadelphia school grounds
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Workers digging in back of a Philadelphia elementary school have discovered several wooden coffins, likely from a century-old cemetery, authorities said.
Florida rescuers use noise to drive stranded whales out to sea
MIAMI (Reuters) – Some of the pilot whales that were stranded in the Florida Everglades swam out into deeper water on Thursday while rescuers tried to chase the rest out to sea by banging on pipes and revving their boat engines.
Amish school shooter’s mother goes public with healing message
DELTA, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – After her son shot five Amish schoolgirls to death in 2006, Terri Roberts could have gone into hiding to nurse her pain, like many parents of mass murderers have in the past.
Mexico senators to unveil energy bill Friday: top lawmaker
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican senators will present a bill to overhaul Mexico’s energy sector on Friday and are set to vote on it in committees on Sunday, a top ruling party senator said on Thursday.
Billionaire U.S. candy heiress pleads guilty in fatal crash
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Billionaire candy heiress Jacqueline Badger Mars, who owns a third of the Mars Inc candy company, pleaded guilty on Thursday to misdemeanor reckless driving charges stemming from a fatal accident in Virginia.
Florida Supreme Court hears arguments over marijuana ballot
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) – Florida’s Supreme Court justices raised concerns on Thursday at a hearing on a proposed constitutional ballot amendment to allow medical use of marijuana, questioning whether its language might mislead voters into legal…
Child killed in school bus accident in Idaho: state police
(Reuters) – One boy was killed and four more injured on Thursday when a bus carrying elementary schoolchildren collided with a dump truck at a rural intersection in Idaho, a state police spokeswoman said.
