May 23, 2017 Texas adoption bill OK's rejection of non-Christian parents State-funded adoption agencies backing Texas legislation that would sanction the rejection of prospective parents on religious grounds freely admit they already routinely deny non-Christian, gay, and unmarried applicants because they are wary of their beliefs or lifestyle.
May 23, 2017 Lawsuit accuses Minnesota bishop of suppressing abuse report A man who says he was abused by a priest 46 years ago is suing Bishop Michael Hoeppner (HEP'-ner) and the Diocese of Crookston in Minnesota, alleging the bishop coerced him into signing a document saying the abuse never happened.
May 23, 2017 Rabbi accused of raping student ordered to testify at trial A Connecticut rabbi has been ordered to testify at a civil trial on allegations he repeatedly sexually assaulted a teenage boy.
May 23, 2017 Driving drunk: Bishop who killed cyclist seeks early release A former Episcopal bishop who struck and killed a cyclist while driving drunk in Baltimore will ask for early release from her seven-year prison sentence.
May 23, 2017 Trump's comments on Muslims could haunt him in appeals court The first federal appeals court to hear a challenge to President Donald Trump's revised travel ban appeared unconvinced that it should ignore the Republican's repeated promises on the campaign trail to bar Muslims from entering the country.
May 23, 2017 Satanic Temple cleared to install monument for the first time in Minnesota park It was a deal with the devil.
May 23, 2017 The Latest: 13 judges to hear revised Trump travel ban case The Latest on the legal challenges to President Donald Trump's revised travel ban targeting six-Muslim majority countries (all times local): 10 a.m.
May 23, 2017 AP FACT CHECK: No, manufacturing and coal are not rebounding President Donald Trump wants to show that his economic vision of America — making products again, raising great buildings and mining coal — is already coming true, despite the lack of legislation powering that dream.
May 23, 2017 Appeals court to weigh challenge to revised Trump travel ban After a series of stinging legal defeats, President Donald Trump's administration hopes to convince a federal appeals court that his travel ban targeting six-Muslim majority countries is motivated by national security, not religion.
May 23, 2017 The Latest: Texas House doesn't take vote on adoption bill The Latest on a bill in Texas that would allow adoption groups to refuse to place children with parents on religious grounds (all times local): 3:20 p.m.
