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  • Retired priest suspended on 'vague allegations'
    AP (April 14, 2010)
    SUPERIOR, Wis. (AP) - The Diocese of Superior in Wisconsin has suspended a retired Catholic priest from church activities while police investigate allegations of sexual misconduct.
     
  • Lexus GX 460 rated 'do not buy,' Toyota halts sale
    AP (April 14, 2010)
    WASHINGTON (AP) - Toyota Motor Corp. has suspended sales of the 2010 Lexus GX 460 after Consumer Reports warned car shoppers not to buy the sport utility vehicle because handling problems could cause them to roll over on sharp turns.
     
  • Abuse scandal means tough checks for future pope
    AP (April 07, 2010)
    VATICAN CITY (AP) - The sex abuse crisis engulfing the Catholic Church will mean more vigorous background checks when it comes to appointing cardinals, and future popes. Among the requirements: no taint of scandal and the ability to speak comfortably to the world and the media.
     
  • Feds: Homes with Chinese drywall must be gutted
    AP (April 02, 2010)
    NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Thousands of U.S. homes tainted by Chinese drywall should be completely gutted, according to new guidelines released Friday by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
     
  • APNewsBreak: Rome waited years to ban Ariz. priest
    AP (April 02, 2010)
    (AP) - Vatican correspondence shows that the Catholic Church waited more than a decade to defrock a pedophile priest even after an Arizona bishop implored the future Pope Benedict XVI to remove him.
     
  • Clergy abuse threatens to tarnish pope's legacy
    AP (March 26, 2010)
    VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Vatican is facing one of its gravest crises of modern times as sex abuse scandals move ever closer to Pope Benedict XVI - threatening not only his own legacy but also that of his revered predec
     
  • Report fails to shed light on SoCal runaway Prius
    AP (March 18, 2010)
    EL CAJON, Calif. (AP) - A California Highway Patrol officer responding to a report of a runaway Toyota Prius last week arrived to find a Border Patrol agent near the driver with emergency lights on.