Politics May 31 Catholic Church reports number of sex-abuse allegations has doubled During the period from July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018, 1,385 adults came forward with 1,455 allegations of abuse.
Nation May 21 Activists across U.S. protest new wave of abortion bans At the U.S. Supreme Court, statehouses and other sites across the nation, abortion rights supporters held rallies Tuesday in opposition to the wave of sweeping abortion bans being enacted this year in Midwestern and Southern states.
Nation Apr 23 Looming wave of sex abuse cases poses financial threat to Boy Scouts Sexual abuse settlements have already strained the Boy Scouts' finances to the point where the organization is exploring "all available options," including Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Health Mar 05 Trump’s family-planning rule challenged in lawsuit The new rule, announced last week by the Department of Health and Human Services, would prohibit family planning clinics funded by the federal Title X program from making abortion referrals — a provision that critics denounce as a "gag rule."…
Nation Mar 03 3 of U.S.’s biggest religious denominations in turmoil over sex abuse, LGBT policy It has been a wrenching season for three of America’s largest religious denominations, as sex-abuse scandals and a schism over LGBT inclusion fuel anguish and anger within the Roman Catholic, Southern Baptist and United Methodist churches.
Nation Jan 23 States consider easing statute of limitations on child sex-abuse cases Efforts to change the statute of limitation laws for sex-abuse victims are gaining momentum because of the midterm election results and recent disclosures about abuse by Roman Catholic priests.
Nation Dec 13 Boy Scouts exploring ‘all options’ to address fiscal woes The Boy Scouts of America is declining to confirm or deny a report that it may seek bankruptcy protection in the face of declining membership and sex-abuse litigation.
Nation Nov 13 ‘Our people are crying out’: Bishops weigh anti-abuse action despite Vatican delay Several Roman Catholic bishops on Tuesday urged colleagues at their national meeting to take some sort of action on the clergy sex abuse crisis despite a Vatican order to delay voting on key proposals.
Nation Nov 12 Catholic bishops will delay votes on steps to combat sex abuse crisis In an abrupt change of plans, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops opened a national meeting Monday by announcing it will delay for at least several months any votes on proposed new steps to address the clergy…
Politics Nov 07 Michigan legalizes pot, Massachusetts keeps transgender rights and other ballot measure moments Medicaid expansion was another multistate topic on the ballot. Nebraska and Idaho voters approved measures to expand Medicaid health coverage to tens of thousands of low-income residents.