In the news

Rob Ford, who earlier this month returned to work as Toronto's mayor after two months in rehab for substance abuse, told reporters he's "sober as a judge" and "healthy as a horse."

Maria Shriver, whose late father, Sargent Shriver served as the Peace Corps' first director, is launching the Shriver Corps, which will train volunteers to help poor Americans connect with programs they're entitled to but that they may not be aware of, such as tax credits and food stamps.

Bob Perciasepe, the No. 2 official at the Environmental Protection Agency, is resigning to head the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, a nonprofit group in Washington.

Jack Phillips, a suburban Denver baker, appealed an order from the Colorado Civil Rights Commission requiring him to prepare wedding cakes for gay couples.

Felipe Garcia, a Texas state trooper, underwent surgery after being shot in the stomach while off-duty when his personal firearm accidentally fell from his truck and discharged.

Aaron Huntsman, 45, a Connecticut state trooper, pleaded guilty to stealing cash and jewelry from a dying accident victim in 2012 and faces 18 months in prison when he is sentenced Oct. 3.

Jeffrey Michael Leveque, 45, a former St. Louis police officer, will serve a year of probation as part of a six-month suspended sentence after pleading guilty to harassing a transgender man in December.

Michael Harp, 29, who already was charged in southern Kentucky with shoplifting, also is accused of ordering five pizzas to the police station in the name of his arresting officer and now faces additional charges including theft of identity, theft by deception and impersonating a police officer.

Colleen Simon, 57, a Catholic parish food pantry worker who was fired when her marriage to another woman was mentioned in a newspaper article, sued the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph in Missouri.

Kevin Jarman, 50, who sued New York City for a broken ankle he suffered during a 2011 shoplifting arrest, was awarded $510,000 by a jury.

Gary Michael Moran, a homeless ex-convict, pleaded innocent to charges that he beat a Catholic priest, the Rev. Joseph Terra, with a metal rod and fatally shot another clergyman, the Rev. Kenneth Walker, during a burglary at a Phoenix church last month.

A Section on 07/18/2014

Upcoming Events