5 things you need to know Tuesday
Vatican trial to examine use of hospital donation funds
The Vatican on Tuesday will put its past hospital president and treasurer on trial on charges they diverted donations to renovate a sprawling penthouse apartment in the Vatican gardens. The 3,230-square-foot home used by former Pope Benedict's second-in-command underwent a $481,000 face lift courtesy of the Bambino Gesu Pediatric Hospital foundation, which raises money for sick children at the "pope’s hospital" in Rome. It’s the latest financial scandal to strike the Holy See as Francis works to clean up centuries of shady business dealings at the Vatican.
Decision expected on third Ray Tensing trial
Two juries have failed to agree on an outcome in the case against Ray Tensing, and on Tuesday prosecutors will announce if there will be a third trial. Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters will hold a news conference in the afternoon to declare if his office will pursue another attempt to convict the former University of Cincinnati police officer who fatally shot Sam DuBose in July 2015.
Search for missing flash-flood victim resumes
Search-and-rescue teams looking for a flash-flood victim in central Arizona will resume work Tuesday after a flash flood at a popular swimming hole killed at least nine people and left at least one missing over the weekend. Water Wheel Fire and Medical District Fire Chief Ron Sattelmaier said more than a hundred people were in the Cold Springs swimming hole Saturday afternoon when a severe thunderstorm pounded down on a nearby remote area that had been burned over by a recent wildfire. Officials said that at least 40 volunteers were helping scour the area, which is about an hour and 45 minutes northeast of Phoenix. As of Sunday, Hector Garnica, 27, was still missing.
Congress could authorize horse meat for dinner
Last week the House Appropriations Committee took a step toward allowing horse slaughter in the U.S. by defeating a ban on horse meat inspections by the Agriculture Department. On Tuesday, wild horse advocates hope the committee maintains a legal barrier that prohibits culling of wild horses. Proponents of ending the ban on horse meat inspection note that more than 100,000 horses are exported from the U.S. for slaughter in Canada and Mexico every year, and that an American-regulated inspection program should result in more humane processing of the animals.
Jane Austen is the beloved heroine of her own story
Literary legend Jane Austen died two hundred years ago Tuesday from a mysterious illness. Two centuries after her death, the beloved British novelist who gave us Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy — the timeless, feisty, perfectly mismatched lovers of Pride and Prejudice — is as vital as any author who ever lived. The writer, who spun literary gold out of marriage, money, society, love and the foibles of human nature, has endured many years and here's why.
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