A Las Vegas judge is accused of ethics violations. The Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline filed a formal statement of charges against Clark County District Court Judge Erika Ballou on Wednesday.
Minnesota LGBTQ leaders are greeting Pope Francis's formal statement approving the blessing of same-sex couples by Catholic priests as an important step forward, while noting that it stops short of recognizing the legitimacy of LGBTQ unions. The statement, issued Monday by the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, approves priests' blessing same-sex couples "without officially .