Emily Mae Czachor

6 days ago | cbsnews.com | Emily Mae Czachor

The Catholic Church and federal government reacted vehemently to new legislation in Washington state that requires priests to report child abuse or neglect to law enforcement after learning about the crime through confessions. Gov. Mike Ferguson signed the controversial bill into law last week, making it mandatory for all clergy to report child abuse, without exemptions for information disclosed during confession. Confessions were previously considered privileged.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Emily Mae Czachor

An officer in central Ohio encountered a pet raccoon while conducting a traffic stop earlier this week. The animal, named "Chewy," had a glass methamphetamine pipe in its mouth and was sitting in the driver's seat of a car that the officer had pulled over, police said. The discovery led Springfield Township Police Officer Austin Branham, who conducted the traffic stop, to search the vehicle more thoroughly.

1 week ago | cbsnews.com | Emily Mae Czachor

Meth pipe-wielding raccoon found in Ohio car An officer in central Ohio encountered a pet racoon while conducting a traffic stop earlier this week. The animal, named "Chewy," had a glass methamphetamine pipe in its mouth and was sitting in the driver's seat of a car that the officer had pulled over, police said. The discovery led Springfield Township Police Officer Austin Branham, who conducted the traffic stop, to search the vehicle more thoroughly.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Emily Mae Czachor

An ancient society in the Peruvian Andes likely used psychoactive drugs during exclusive rituals that may have helped establish social and political hierarchies seen later throughout the region, according to a new study.

1 week ago | cbsnews.com | Emily Mae Czachor

A man accused of strangling his boss to death wit zip ties and subsequently fleeing the country has been caught and extradited back to New York, where the alleged killing took place, authorities said. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced this week that his office brought a second-degree murder charge against the longtime fugitive. Michel Patrick DeSalles, 54, allegedly attacked his employer while working at a jewelry store in New York City's Tribeca neighborhood on Feb.