Author: Maryclaire Dale
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Monsignor’s conviction over sex-abused complaints reversed
PHILADELPHIA — The landmark conviction of a Roman Catholic church official imprisoned over his handling of priest sexual abuse complaints was overturned Tuesday for the second time. The state Superior Court ruling awarded a new trial to Monsignor William Lynn, who has been on a legal roller coaster since his 2012 trial on child endangerment…
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Leaders to ask pope to visit Philly in 2015
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Top officials from Philadelphia will travel to Rome this month to ask Pope Francis to attend a huge Roman Catholic gathering in the city next year, they announced Friday. Archbishop Charles Chaput, Mayor Michael Nutter and others will visit Rome to work with Vatican officials on the eighth World Meeting of Families.…
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Dancer: $1,000 buttocks enhancement damaged lungs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia woman who calls herself the “Black Madam” was ordered Wednesday to stand trial on allegations she administered illegal buttock-injections, procedures that authorities say caused serious medical problems in at least one…
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Barge hits tourist boat in Philadelphia; 2 missing
PHILADELPHIA — A sightseeing boat carrying 37 people was hit by a barge and overturned Wednesday afternoon, spilling passengers into the Delaware River and leaving two people unaccounted for after a frantic rescue effort. There were 35 passengers and two crew members aboard the amphibious “duck boat,” said Coast Guard Senior Chief Bud Holden. Coast…
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Judge delays trial of Leadville terror suspect
PHILADELPHIA — A federal judge on Monday delayed the trial of two American women charged in a global terror plot, and a defense lawyer held out the possibility of a plea deal. The judge declared the case complex and indefinitely postponed the trial of to give lawyers time to prepare. Colleen LaRose, 46, of Pennsburg,…
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Lawyer: U.S. terror suspect from Leadville to plead not guilty
PHILADELPHIA • A pregnant American charged in a global terrorism plot will plead not guilty this week in Philadelphia, her lawyer said Monday. Nothing in the indictment unsealed last week supports the terrorism charges against 31-year-old Jamie Paulin-Ramirez, defense lawyer Jeremy Ibrahim said. Paulin-Ramirez, who has roots in Leadville, has been in federal custody in…
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Boyfriend: ‘Jihad Jane’ suspect wasn’t religious
PHILADELPHIA — The self-dubbed “Jihad Jane” who thought her blond, all-American profile would help mask her plan to kill a Swedish cartoonist is a rare case of a U.S. woman inciting foreign terrorism and shows the latest evolution of the global threat, authorities say. The suburban Philadelphia woman, Colleen R. LaRose, was accused in Tuesday’s…
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Doctor at center of VA cancer probe admits errors
PHILADELPHIA – A doctor accused of botching dozens of prostate cancer surgeries at a Veterans Administration hospital admitted Monday that he sometimes missed his target when implanting radioactive seeds, leaving patients with incorrect dosages.But Dr. Gary D. Kao called the mistakes commonplace in aiming seeds at the walnut-sized prostate, which sits near the bladder and…