The US Supreme Court yesterday refused to hear an appeal from the Vatican regarding a child sex abuse case the Holy See claims is a publicity stunt. The Vatican's defense is that touchy feely priests are not its employees. [AP]

After a six-week manhunt, police arrested the "mysterious ex-con" Brian Alexik, a 34-year-old weirdo with a cache of weapons, counterfeiting equipment and a weird relationship with the CIA. So is this guy the real-life Jason Bourne, or what?

On Thursday, Belgian police raided Catholic church offices and the tombs of two cardinals searching for evidence in child sex abuse cases against priests in the country. The Vatican is very upset that some priests were treated like average people.

Belgian police on Thursday raided Catholic church offices in Brussels searching for evidence of child sex abuse by priests. The Vatican called it a "shock," because priests only answer to a Higher Authority. The laws of mortals do not apply.

Legendary Jamaican drug lord Christopher "Dudus" Coke will appear before the federal court in Manhattan today on drug and weapons charges, after being extradited to the US yesterday. The search for Coke in Jamaica claimed over 70 lives.

Bernie Madoff's ex-finance boss Frank DiPascali, former millionaire, was released yesterday on $10 million bail. He plead guilty to fraud and whatnot. More importantly, what the hell is he wearing, nurse shoes? Only Jerry Seinfeld can wear shoes that white.

International playboy, and likely murderer Joran van der Sloot bragged to a Dutch newspaper that women are writing him letters in jail with marriage proposals and asking for his sperm. He also expressed no remorse at Stephany Flores' death.

Bernie Madoff in prison is just as fascinating as Bernie Madoff on house arrest. What's he doing in there? If a prisoner snitching to a yellow tabloid can be trusted, he's blabbing about a secret multibillion-dollar stash! And being depressed.

Suspected murderer Joran van der Sloot told a Dutch newspaper that he was "tricked" into confessing to the murder of Stephany Flores Ramirez in Peru last month, and was promised he would be transferred to the Netherlands.

Finally, a Vatican scandal that doesn't involve molesting children! Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, and a former Italian Infrastructure and Transport Minister are being investigated for aggravated corruption in connection with shady real estate deals and multi-million euro kickbacks. Breathe easy, Pope.

Before British soccer fans began booing Wayne Rooney at the World Cup, he was so popular that CrossStitcher magazine offered a pattern for fans to replicate his baby face. Too bad it looks just like Joran van der Sloot.

Suspected murder and former college professor Amy Bishop attempted suicide in jail a day after she was charged with the killing of her brother.

Want to know what it's like to spend a day in Joran van der Sloot's jailhouse slippers? He hangs his clothes on a rack and reads the Bible! He even sleeps on a mattress! CNN got an exclusive tour.

Ronnie Lee Gardner, the Utah man convicted of killing an attorney in 1985, was executed this morning by a firing squad. Utah is the only state that still uses the method for executing prisoners. [Salt Lake Tribune]

Convicted Utah killer Ronnie Lee Gardner, who asked to be executed by a firing squad, has made an unsuccessful attempt to have his sentence commuted and is scheduled to be shot at 12:01 am tomorrow.

Almost 24 years later, rampaging college professor Amy Bishop has been indicted for shooting her brother in the chest with a shotgun. The killing was originally declared accidental, after Bishop claimed she was trying to unload the shotgun. [Boston Globe]

Grab your pitchforks! Multinational oil company BP has reportedly hired financial advisors from Goldman Sachs to help with the "mounting liabilities" the firm is facing from the Gulf oil spill. BP has denied rumors it is going bankrupt.

Incredibly corrupt former Republican mega-lobbyist Jack Abramoff, imprisoned for ripping off Indian casinos and bribing congressmen, has been transferred to a halfway house. He's scheduled for full release December 4, just in time for Washington agencies' lovely holiday parties!

This oil spill thing has people heated! And BP CEO Tony Hayward… what a dickhead. Oh, but remember Goldman Sachs? That filthy rich, monolithic investment banking monster that basically destroyed the global economy? Yeah. Who do you hate more?

Have you ever wanted to control your very own private army, and make a killing by killing people? Now you can, because the company formerly known as Blackwater USA, Xe, is up for sale, with a proshop included! [AP]