A magnitude 7.8 earthquake has shaken Turkey and Syria, killing thousands of people.
Dari Alpi
Posted inNew England, News, Religion and Values
Massachusetts diocese publishes nameless clergy abuse report
Boston Attorney Mitchell Garabedian, who has worked on many priest abuse cases for decades, called the report a ‘self-serving document’ by a diocese that ‘has allowed the wholesale sexual abuse of children for decades.’
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
Federal appeals court strikes down domestic violence gun law
The ruling is the latest domino to fall after the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority set new standards for reviewing the nation’s gun laws.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics, Schools and Education
Lawmaker proposes allowing armed teachers in Maine schools
A Republican lawmaker has sponsored a bill that would allow a school employee who completes certification to have a gun on school property.
Posted inNation & World
U.S. expanding military presence in the Philippines to deter China’s growing threats
The United States said it would increase its deployment of advanced weapons to the Korean Peninsula to bolster joint training with South Korean forces in response to North Korea’s growing nuclear threat.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Hunter Biden seeks federal probe of Trump allies over laptop
The request for a criminal inquiry, which comes as Hunter Biden faces his own tax evasion investigation by the Justice Department, does not mean federal prosecutors will open a probe or take any other action.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Disbarred, bankrupt celebrity lawyer Girardi charged with client theft
The charges are the latest legal blow to a once-powerful player who rubbed elbows with politicians and celebrities.
Posted inNation & World
Former ABC journalist charged in child sexual exploitation case
Federal authorities found images depicting the sexual abuse of children on electronic devices taken from the home of a well-known former investigative journalist for ABC News.
Posted inAnimals, Nation & World
Mexico zoo director killed, cooked 4 pygmy goats for party
Officials said that some of the animals in the zoo’s collection had allegedly been sold off, traded or eaten under the former director’s orders.
Posted inNation & World
Australia targets Myanmar, Iran with economic sanctions
The sanctions also target individuals and entities involved in supplying drones to Russia.