July 16, 2002

A Roman Catholic priest pleaded guilty to child pornography charges in federal court in Baltimore Tuesday. Federal authorities in Maryland announced Father Thomas Rydzewski, 35, pled guilty to receiving shipments of child pornography in August and October of last year. Rydzewski was arrested on December 12, while serving as priest at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Baltimore.  [ CNN.com ] 7:36:43 PM

Prosecutors are seeking a third indictment of Zacarias Moussaoui to spell out conduct that could trigger the death penalty for the accused Sept. 11 conspirator, legal sources said Tuesday. [ washingtonpost.com ] 7:31:05 PM

A teenager obsessed with vampires killed an elderly neighbor and drank her blood because he believed that would make him immortal, prosecutors said Tuesday at the start of his murder trial.  [ Nando Times ] 7:28:16 PM

Palestinian gunmen dressed as Israeli soldiers ambushed a commuter bus Tuesday near a Jewish settlement on the West Bank, killing at least seven people and ending a month-long lull in attacks on Israeli civilians.  [ USA Today ] 7:23:53 PM