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Priest's friends see 'lack of due process' for allegations
EBENSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Donald Dusza, Tony Stopka, Frank Wyland, Shari Stopka and Sam Piccioni grew up together, attended Bishop Carroll High School together, traveled together and shared life's joys and sorrows together. And now, the longtime friends are standing together as one of them faces a serious,...
A look at allegations over the years against singer R. Kelly
CHICAGO (AP) — R&B star R. Kelly has been dogged for years by allegations that he sexually abused women and underage girls. He and his attorneys have repeatedly denied allegations of sexual misconduct. Here is a look at some of the accusations against him: CHICAGO, AUGUST 1994: Kelly, then 27, wed...
Colorado abuse hotline emails went unchecked for 4 years
DENVER (AP) — A Colorado state email account that was created to report suspected child abuse and neglect went unchecked for over four years, and five possible cases that were undiscovered until May are now being investigated, officials said. Minna Castillo-Cohen, director of the Colorado Department of...
Asylum-seeker talks about daughter's death after US custody
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Guatemalan mother seeking asylum told a House panel Wednesday that she came to the United States seeking safety, but instead watched her infant daughter die slowly and painfully after the baby received shoddy medical care while they were in immigration custody. As Yazmin Juárez...
Virginia Lt. Gov. Fairfax says eyewitness backs up his story
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — An attorney for Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax says there's a witness who can corroborate his story that he did not rape a woman while they were students at Duke University nearly 20 years ago. Fairfax lawyer Barry Pollack sent a letter Tuesday to a North Carolina prosecutor saying...
Brexit: Ex-PM vows legal action if UK Parliament suspended
LONDON (AP) — A former British prime minister threatened Wednesday to take Conservative Party leadership candidate Boris Johnson to court if he tries to suspend Parliament to deliver a U.K. departure from the European Union without a deal. John Major told the BBC it would be unacceptable and against...
Bill to make priests report abuse put on hold in California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A bill that would require California religious leaders to report their co-workers' confessions of child abuse or neglect has been put on hold amid opposition from the Catholic church. California law already requires clergy to report knowledge of child abuse and neglect. But they...
Pennsylvania orders stronger sex assault campus reporting
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's colleges and universities have a year to develop online, anonymous reporting systems to receive complaints about sexual assault from students and employees. Gov. Tom Wolf, appearing with the law's backers in the It's On Us campaign, said Monday that the law he signed...
Editorials from around New England
Editorials from around New England: ___ CONNECTICUT This Independence Day we have a new fight upon us. We're angry, alienated and losing hope. Hartford Courant July 4 This weekend we celebrate being American and all that goes with it, from going to the beach to gathering with friends to maybe doing a little...
Unfunded mental health mandates weigh on Indiana schools
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Some Indiana schools are worried that they don't have the time or money to implement all of the mental health training mandated by state law. Teachers are required to undergo regular training on suicide prevention, child abuse and neglect, human trafficking, bullying and CPR....
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