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Terrorism case comes together against Muslim-American ‘wannabomber’
PORTLAND, Ore. (RNS) A year ago, a tall, skinny teen named Mohamed Mohamud stepped out of an SUV just north of Portland's Union Station. There, according to the FBI, the Somali-born American punched 10 digits into a cell phone believing it would ignite a vanload of explosives 16 block...
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Update: Pope won’t face charges for not buckling up
BERLIN (RNS) Pope Benedict XVI can cross an outstanding charge of failing to use a seatbelt from his list of worries.
The southern German city of Freiburg on Wednesday (Nov. 30) threw out charges against the pontiff for riding in his popemobile without a seatbelt during a September vi...
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Pope Benedict XVI slapped with charges for not wearing seat belt
BERLIN (RNS) Just because the pope gets to ride in the popemobile doesn't give him license not to wear a seat belt.
So says an unnamed German man who filed charges against Pope Benedict XVI for allegedly failing to use a seat belt while touring Germany on an official visit in Septembe...
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Too often, abusive predators hiding in plain sight
(RNS) The abuse allegations at Penn State seem unthinkable: revered assistant coach and prominent community activist Jerry Sandusky preying on eight children. But such abuses of trust play out across the country over and over again.
Experts say respected people who set up charitable o...
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Faith-healing parents sentenced to six years
OREGON CITY, Ore. (RNS) An Oregon judge on Monday (Oct. 31) sentenced two members of a faith-healing church to more than six years in prison, saying the death of their newborn son was easily avoidable.
A jury in September unanimously found Dale and Shannon Hickman guilty of second-deg...
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Lawyer charges Catholic University with civil rights violations
WASHINGTON (RNS) A famously litigious lawyer has filed charges against the Catholic University of America (CUA) for not providing Muslim students with prayer rooms that are free of Catholic iconography.
John F. Banzhaf III, a law professor at George Washington University who had earli...
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`Amish Bernie Madoff’ won’t fight fraud charges
SUGARCREEK, Ohio (RNS) An investment broker dubbed the "Amish Bernie Madoff" has decided not to fight federal charges that he defrauded thousands of investors out of nearly $17 million.
Monroe Beachy, 77, intends to reject his lawyer's legal advice and plead no contest at an arraignme...
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Gallup Poll: 35 percent oppose death penalty
(RNS) More than one-third of Americans now oppose the death penalty -- the highest level in nearly 40 years -- according to a new Gallup Poll.
Moreover, those who believe the death penalty is being applied fairly, and those who say it isn't used often enough, are at the lowest levels...
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Jury convicts Dale, Shannon Hickman of manslaughter in faith-healing trial
OREGON CITY, Ore. (RNS) A jury on Thursday (Sept. 29) unanimously convicted an Oregon couple, Dale and Shannon Hickman, in the faith-healing death of their infant son.
Both parents were found guilty of second-degree manslaughter, a Class B felony that requires a sentence of at least s...
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Parents of dead baby defend use of faith-healing
OREGON CITY, Ore. (RNS) Two years to the day after their newborn son died, two parents accused of choosing faith healing over medical care said Tuesday (Sept. 27) that given the chance, they would do nothing differently.
Dale and Shannon Hickman are charged with second-degree manslaug...
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