Fired pregnant teacher settles with school

HELENA, Mont. – A teacher fired from a Catholic school in Montana after an anonymous letter writer said she was unmarried and pregnant reached a confidential settlement with the school district and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Helena.

Shaela Evenson was fired from Butte Central Catholic Schools in 2014 after the diocese received the letter. Evenson sued, accusing the school district and the diocese of pregnancy discrimination, sex discrimination and breach of contract.

Man to return millions for online prayers

SEATTLE – A Seattle man running a so-called Christian prayer website and other businesses will return millions of dollars to consumers nationwide who paid for prayers, the Washington state attorney general said.

Benjamin Rogovy will pay back as much as $7.75 million to about 165,000 customers who were victims of Rogovy’s deceptive business practices in several companies he ran.

Associated Press