Essay: During Second Chance Month, let’s take a second look at who remains in prison
CHERYL BURKE, associate conference minister for the Michigan Conference United Church of Christ, says Second Look legislation aims to create a process for courts to reevaluate lengthy prison sentences, particularly for individuals who were incarcerated at a young age…
Salvage crews work to lift first piece of collapsed Baltimore bridge
Reuters Salvage crews worked to lift the first piece of Baltimore’s collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge from the water on Saturday to allow barges and tugboats to access the disaster site, Maryland and US officials said, the first step in a complex effort to reopen the city’s blocked port. The steel truss bridge collapsed early […]
Revised report on church sex abuse in US state of Maryland leaves five church leaders’ names still redacted
Baltimore, USAP Maryland’s Attorney General released some previously redacted names in its staggering report on child sex abuse in the Archdiocese of Baltimore on Tuesday, but the names of five Catholic Church leaders remained redacted amid ongoing appeals, prompting criticism of the church by victims’ advocates. While the names of the high-ranking church leaders already have been […]
Baltimore mass shooting leaves two dead, several children among 28 injured
Reuters Two people were killed and 28 others were injured, including an estimated 14 children, in a mass shooting in Baltimore, Maryland, early Sunday morning after a neighbourhood party, police said. An 18-year-old woman and 20-year-old man were killed and nine people were still hospitalised with gunfire wounds Sunday afternoon, including a few in critical […]
Police charge 23-year-old with hate crime at historically Black US church
United StatesRNS A 23-year-old man has been charged with trespassing and burglary after an investigation of vandalism estimated at more than $US100,000 at a church in the US state of Maryland. Jarren Alexander was taken into custody on Wednesday after an incident earlier in the month at Fowler United Methodist Church in Annapolis, police said. […]
Wow!: Batteries on wheels – EV school buses shore up US electricity grid
CAREY L BIRON, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how electric buses in the US, ideal as energy banks, are providing revenue for owners and reducing reliance on fossil fuel plants…
In the US, Maryland church, with $US100,000 in vandalism damage, continues in faith
United StatesRNS Rev Jerome Jones, Sr, is shocked by two things: the extensive vandalism that took place in his church building in Maryland’s capital in early June and the outpouring of support Fowler United Methodist Church has received in the aftermath. On 8th June, the red-carpeted sanctuary of the historically Black church was turned into […]
In the US, report details “staggering” church sex abuse in state of Maryland
Baltimore, US AP More than 150 Catholic priests and others associated with the Archdiocese of Baltimore sexually abused over 600 children and often escaped accountability, according to a long-awaited state report released Wednesday that revealed the scope of abuse spanning 80 years and accused church leaders of decades of coverups. The report paints a damning […]
Heritage celebration: At Maryland church, it’s ‘Caribbean Sabbath,’ not just Black History Month
“It’s a space where our members and their family and friends can feel celebrated, can feel affirmed,” said Pastor Trevor Kinlock. ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, reports…
Probe in US state of Maryland finds 158 abusive Roman Catholic priests, over 600 victims
Annapolis, Maryland, USAP An investigation by Maryland’s Attorney General identified 158 Roman Catholic priests in the Archdiocese of Baltimore who have been accused of sexually and physically abusing more than 600 victims over the past 80 years, according to court records filed Thursday. Attorney General Brian Frosh announced that his office has completed a 463-page […]