WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday defended the Justice Department’s decision to release just a fract…
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Pope Leo XIV has made a significant U.S. appointment by naming Bishop Ronald Hicks as the next archbishop of New York. Hicks, currently the bishop of Joliet, Illinois, replaces the retiring Cardinal Timothy Dolan. Dolan, a prominent conservative figure, recently finalized a $300 million fund to compensate victims of sexual abuse who had sued the archdiocese. Hicks will lead one of the largest U.S. archdioceses as it navigates relations with the Trump administration and its immigration policies. This appointment marks an important step for the church in addressing these challenges.
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PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic (AP) — An appeals court in the Dominican Republic on Tuesday ordered a new trial for Tampa Bay Rays shortstop…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Archdiocese will pay at least $230 million to hundreds of victims of clergy sexual abuse under a settlement…
Two gymnasts who say they were sexually abused at an elite academy in Iowa have filed lawsuits against the sport’s oversight bodies, alleging Sean Gardner preyed on girls despite repeated complaints about the coach's behavior. The lawsuits, filed Monday, allege USA Gymnastics and the U.S. Center for SafeSport were told about “inappropriate and abusive behaviors” as early as December 2017 when Gardner was a coach in Mississippi. The lawsuits allege the organizations failed to “properly investigate,” revoke Gardner’s coaching credentials, report him to law enforcement or take other actions to protect athletes. Gardner was able to get a coaching job at Chow’s Gymnastics and Dance Institute in West Des Moines, Iowa, in 2018, where his abuse allegedly continued for years.
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hundreds of women marched through Mexico City's streets Tuesday to protest violence against women in a country where gender…
Virginia State Police say a high school football coach who disappeared days ago before his undefeated team’s playoff game is being sought on charges of possessing child sexual abuse material and using a computer to solicit a minor. Police say warrants were obtained Monday for 46-year-old Travis Turner, of Appalachia, Virginia. They didn't share details about what prompted the charges. They say the Union High School coach has been missing since Thursday, when agents headed to his home, not to arrest him but as part of an investigation, but learned he was no longer there. They say the search nearby has included drones, dogs and rescue teams.
For Marina Lacerda, the upcoming publication of U.S. government files on Jeffrey Epstein represent more than an opportunity for justice: Lacer…
A Salisbury man was sentenced to 15 years in prison Thursday for sexually abusing a child under his care at a local church over a four-year period.
Darnell Jenkins, a 36-year-old man from Salisbury, has been sentenced to life in prison plus 65 years. Jenkins was convicted in August on two counts of Sexual Abuse of a Minor, Rape in the Second Degree, two counts of Attempted Rape in the Second Degree, and three counts of Sexual Offense in the Third Degree.