NXIVM guru gets 120 years in prison in sex-slaves case

By LARRY NEUMEISTER and TOM HAYSOctober 27, 2020 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Disgraced self-improvement guru Keith Raniere, whose NXIVM followers included millionaires and Hollywood actors, was sentenced to 120 years on Tuesday for turning some adherents...

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House OKs bill letting non-violent inmates earn time off

By BOB CHRISTIEFebruary 28, 2020 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona House has unanimously approved a bill that will give all non-violent state prisoners time off their sentences if they work in prison or take drug treatment or major...

House bill gives non-violent offenders time off for classes

By BOB CHRISTIEFebruary 19, 2020 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona House committee has approved a proposal to give all non-violent state prisoners time off their sentences if they work in prison or take drug treatment or major...

Parole board rejects bid by man convicted of killing runner

February 7, 2020 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Roger Beck’s bid for eventual release has been rejected again by the Oregon Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision, which found Thursday that the convicted killer of...

Self-improvement guru set to face ‘sex slave’ accusers

By TOM HAYSMay 5, 2019 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — It was called "collateral" — nude photos and other embarrassing material that female members of an upstate New York self-improvement group turned over to their "masters" to ensure...

Actress arrested in sex trafficking in ‘guru to stars’ case

By COLLEEN LONG and DEEPTI HAJELAApril 20, 2018 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — A television actress best known for playing a young Superman's close friend pleaded not guilty Friday to sex trafficking after federal prosecutors said she worked as a slave "master" recruiting unsuspecting women to a cult-like group led by a man who sold himself as a self-improvement guru to the stars.

Catholic Diocese of Joliet offering anti-poverty grants

January 6, 2017 GMT

JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — The Catholic Diocese of Joliet is announcing anti-poverty grants to help people who are unemployed or don't earn enough to care for themselves and families.

Diocesan officials say the Catholic Campaign for Human Development is attempting to weaken poverty with grants to self-help groups and programs started and directed by low-income residents.