[ad_1] CNN — Disgraced South African Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius was denied parole on Friday, according to local authorities who said he has yet to complete his minimum sentence. According to South African law, inmates can be considered for parole after serving half of their sentence if they meet conditions, like good behavior in prison. … Read more
[ad_1] A Palestinian taxi driver describes surviving a violent attack by a right-wing mob in Jerusalem earlier this week as Israel continues to see protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul spread. CNN’s Nic Robertson reports. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] CNN — Guns are the leading cause of death for US children and teens, since surpassing car accidents in 2020. Firearms accounted for nearly 19% of childhood deaths (ages 1-18) in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wonder database. Nearly 3,600 children died in gun-related incidents that year. That’s about … Read more
[ad_1] Rome, Italy CNN — Pope Francis has updated a 2019 church law governing clerical sexual abuse and extended it to include accountability for Catholic lay leaders of Vatican-approved religious organizations. Lay leaders are people other than clergy members who are on the professional rosters of the church. The norms were first defined by Francis … Read more