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Chelsea Manning, a former intelligence analyst, was ordered released from jail in Alexandria, Va., where she was held for not testifying in the WikiLeaks investigation.

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Judge Orders Chelsea Manning Released From Jail

6:18pm March 12, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

The former Army intelligence analyst was behind bars for not testifying before a grand jury. The order for her release came the day after her lawyers said she attempted to kill herself.

The moon rises behind a church in the Pittsburgh Diocese, one of six dioceses mentioned in the massive report on sexual abuse among Pennsylvania clergy.

For The Catholic Church, A Year Of Unending Clergy Abuse Revelations

9:16am December 26, 2018

by Virginia Alvino Young

The Catholic Church has been roiled by revelations about clergy abuse in dioceses across the country in 2018. It began with a Pennsylvania grand jury report in August that detailed decades of abuse.

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Acting New York state Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood (left) speaks in Albany, N.Y. on May 15. New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal speaks during a news conference on Aug. 1 in Newark, N.J.

New York, New Jersey Investigating Sex Abuse And Cover-Ups By Clergy

8:55pm September 06, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

The attorneys general for both states have launched active investigations into abuse allegations. Last month, a grand jury report from Pennsylvania detailed abuse by more than 300 Catholic priests.

Former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock speaks to members of the media in Peoria, Ill., in Feb. 2015.

Former Congressman Pleads Not Guilty To Misusing Public Funds

5:16pm December 13, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

Former Illinois Congressman Aaron Schock was indicted on 24 counts including wire fraud, theft of government funds and making false statements. He says he looks forward to "all the facts coming out."

Grand Jury Indicts Former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock

4:44pm November 10, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

Schock faces 24 counts including wire fraud and theft of public funds. The indictment alleges he cost the federal government, his campaign and others more than $100,000.

Catholic Church Groups Fight Bills To Revive Old Sex Abuse Cases

5:51pm August 24, 2016

by Brian Mann

Catholic leaders are trying to block bills that would extend the statute of limitations for child sex crimes and allow old cases to be brought back into court. So far, the lobbying has been effective.

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David Daleiden (left foreground) speaks to the media after appearing in court at the Harris County Courthouse on February 4 in Houston, Texas. All charges against Daleiden and his fellow anti-abortion activist Sandra Merritt have been dropped.

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Judge Drops Charges Against Anti-Abortion Activists Behind Covert Recordings

1:55pm July 26, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

A Texas judge has dismissed felony charges against two people who concealed their identities and tried to buy fetal tissue from Planned Parenthood.

Giles A. Schinelli, Robert J. D'Aversa and Anthony M. Criscitelli were charged with conspiracy and child endangerment for allowing a friar who was a known sexual predator to continue working with children.

Religion

Franciscan Leaders Charged With Protecting Friar They Knew Had Molested Children

5:08pm March 15, 2016

by Laura Wagner

Three retired leaders of the Franciscan religious order have been charged with with conspiracy and child endangerment for allowing a friar who was a known sexual predator to work in schools.

David Daleiden, a defendant in an indictment stemming from a Planned Parenthood video he helped produce, speaks to the media Thursday after appearing in court at the Harris County Courthouse in Houston, Texas.

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Fallout From Grand Jury Decision Energizes Abortion Rights Opponents

12:58pm February 09, 2016

by Wade Goodwyn

Abortion rights opponents want the district attorney in Houston to resign and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to appoint a special prosecutor to again investigate and indict Planned Parenthood in Houston.

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Grand Jury Indicts Anti-Abortion Activists Who Made Undercover Videos

8:15pm January 25, 2016

by Laura Wagner

The Texas grand jury investigating Planned Parenthood found no wrongdoing by the abortion provider, but it indicted two anti-abortion activists involved in making covert videos of the organization.