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Survivor of clergy sex abuse in Peru visits pope’s hometown to call for more reforms

A Peruvian survivor of clergy sex abuse brought her public campaign for reforms to the American hometown of Pope Leo XIV on Thursday, saying he failed in investigating her case when ...

Jasper man sentenced to 9 years in prison on drug charge

A Walker County man was sentenced Thursday for illegally possessing cocaine, U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona announced. Shannon Herron, 50, of Jasper, was sentenced ...

Federal court denies Boston bomber’s request for new judge to oversee death sentence appeal

A federal court on Thursday denied a request by attorneys for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to remove the judge overseeing the protracted legal battle over his death ...