Dec 22nd, 2008 · Michael Turner, one of about 90 boys abused by Father Louis Miller, a priest in the Archdiocese of Louisville in the 1960s, is hoping to bring his case to trial — against The Vatican. If successful, it could be the first case against the Holy See, which normally enjoys sovereign immunity.
Oct 14th, 2008 · Renee Montagne has business news.
May 14th, 2008 · In 1948, after decades of efforts to form a sovereign nation as a homeland for Jews, the U.N. founded the State of Israel in what was then the country of Palestine. It was a defining moment for the Jewish people, though Palestinians remember it as a catastrophe.
Feb 7th, 2008 · As major U.S. financial firms stagger under the weight of the lending crisis, government-owned funds from the Middle East to China are stepping in to invest billions in the faltering banking giants. But these "sovereign wealth funds" are raising concerns.
May 23rd, 2007 · As the United Nations Security Council ponders a proposal to launch Kosovo as a sovereign nation, dividing it from Serbia, ethnic Serbs living there express concern about their futures.
Feb 16th, 2007 · After a decades-long struggle, the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe of Cape Cod, Mass., has won official recognition as a sovereign Native American nation. The Indians' ancestors were on shore when the Pilgrims arrived in the 1620s. The recognition brings land rights, access to federal grants -- and perhaps a push for casino gambling in Massachusetts.
Jan 29th, 2007 · The diminuitive British rapper Louise Harman, known as Lady Sovereign, is the first foreign female artist signed by Jay Z's Island Def Jam label. Despite her regal title, Lady Sovereign grew up in a public housing project in London, and her rhymes are anything but highbrow.