Parents sue Church for death of son

WASHINGTON € An Ohio family suing the Catholic Church says their retarded son who died of AIDS got the disease from members of a religious order who raped him while he lived at a church-funded home.

The church denies that it's responsible for the man's death. But in a story being published in today's editions of U.S. News & World Report, Columbus Bishop James Griffin said if the church loses the case it might have to withdraw support from social agencies and hospitals because it could be held liable for any problems at the facilities.

The family of Joey Busam, who died in January at age 44, said brothers who operated the Good Shepherd Manor in rural Wakefield, Ohio, raped and sodomized Busam over a number of years.

Casino bus overturns, killing passenger

OLD BRIDGE, N.J. € A casino tour bus returning New York City gamblers home in a snowstorm overturned early Saturday, killing one man and injuring dozens more, three critically.

A passenger said the driver fell asleep while speeding. Police cited the driver for careless driving.

A second Atlantic City casino bus crashed in bad weather later Saturday, en route to Philadelphia, and many passengers were shaken up, but there were no serious injuries.