Federal prosecutors have filed an appeal with a Miami judge seeking to overturn a Denver court’s decision that allowed an American man accused of sexually abusing boys at a Haitian orphanage to be sent to a halfway house until trial. Earlier this month, Magistrate Judge Scott Varholak in Colorado denied a request by federal prosecutors […]
Consumers in California should expect to pay big bucks for a Big Mac once the state’s minimum wage increase goes into effect this spring. As businesses consider passing costs on to consumers, Fat Brands chairman Andy Wiederhorn stated “someone’s got to pay” for the jump in wages. “The consumers who are voters must have known […]
A Michigan woman has come forward with allegations that International House of Prayer founder Mike Bickle sexually abused her starting when she was 14 and before he formed the Kansas City ministry. Her allegations, which some say are the most damning to surface yet about Bickle and come after four decades of silence, are the […]
Craig Durrant, one of the founders of Big D Builders, was one of the three men killed in Wednesday’s building collapse near the Boise Airport. Big D Builders was constructing a new airplane hangar for Jackson Jet Center when the engineered metal building collapsed. Nine others were injured in the collapse, and five of those […]
International House of Prayer-Kansas City founder Mike Bickle “more likely than not” engaged in inappropriate behavior that included sexual contact and clergy misconduct, according to the findings of an investigation. That behavior was “an abuse of power for a person in a position of trust and leadership,” a report of the findings, released Wednesday, said. […]
Editor’s note: This is a regular feature on issues related to the Constitution and civics education written by Paul G. Summers, retired judge and state attorney general. Our Constitution has guided us since 1789, through success and turmoil, trial and tribulation. We shall continue our study with the second article, Article II of our Constitution. We call our […]
Jan. 29—NEW LONDON — The leader of Engaging Heaven Ministries on Monday vowed to reimburse the city for all expenses related to the demolition of the former First Congregational Church. “Everything will be paid back,” said James B. Levesque from the steps of City Hall as a crane across the street continued to dismantle the […]
An American man who founded an orphanage in Haiti in 1985 forced four young boys who lived in the Port-au-Prince facility to engage in sexual activity with him, a federal prosecutor said Friday. Michael Geilenfeld, 71, was indicted in Florida earlier this month on charges of child sexual abuse. Federal prosecutors accuse the St. Joseph’s […]
A U.S. man who founded an orphanage in Haiti once supported by Triangle residents was charged Monday with traveling from Florida to the Caribbean country to have sex with underage children after spending a decade dodging accusations that he abused minors in his care. Michael Karl Geilenfeld, 71, who was arrested Saturday in Denver, had […]
Ella Mills – who created the Deliciously Ella empire – gets why the stranger aspects of wellness tend to hit the headlines. “I completely understand that – I really do,” Mills, 32, says. “What’s interesting to talk about tends to be slightly weirder, wackier or more out there – like the millionaire that’s trying to […]
A U.S. man who founded an orphanage in Haiti was charged Monday with traveling from Miami to the Caribbean country to have sex with underage children after spending over a decade dodging accusations that he abused minors in his care. Michael Karl Geilenfeld, 71, who was arrested Saturday in Denver, had even won a multimillion-dollar […]
Sarasota residents are calling on Moms for Liberty cofounder Bridget Ziegler to resign from the school board. Ziegler was caught in a scandal that cost her husband his top position in the Florida GOP. A video of a school board meeting shows residents roasting Ziegler, calling her a hypocrite. A Florida school board member accused […]