New York City: Dozens sue diocese, alleging sex abuse

More than 40 adults who claim they were sexually abused as children sued 13 priests and the Diocese of Brooklyn on Tuesday, and accused top clergy of a cover-up dating back more than 50 years.

The suit alleges that at least 43 children were abused from 1960 to 1984, and that the diocese tried to hide the attacks by transferring priests from parish to parish.

The abuse ranged from fondling to sodomy and occurred on church altars, in rectories, school stairwells, priests’ homes and, in one case, at Shea Stadium during a Mets baseball game, according to the suit.

The plaintiffs, whose suit seeks $300 million, did not want their names made public. When they allegedly were abused, the 39 men and four women ranged in age from 7 to 17.

North Dakota: Three hunters drown, one missing in lake

Duck hunters in two boats died in separate accidents after their vessels capsized or sank in choppy North Dakota lakes. Three bodies were recovered by Tuesday as divers continued searching for a fourth man.

A boat carrying Philip Fleming, 37, and Joseph J. Tonyan, 35, both of McHenry, Ill., sank in Wentz Lake in south-central North Dakota, Napoleon Fire Chief Marvin Lang said. Tonyan’s body was found Monday on the shore, and divers recovered Fleming’s body on Tuesday, Lang said.

In north-central North Dakota, searchers on Monday recovered the body of George Freidinger, 70, of Mount Vernon, Ill., in Devils Lake, after his boat capsized earlier that day. Authorities were still searching Tuesday for an Iowa man who had been hunting with Freidinger, Benson County Sheriff Ned Mitzel said.

New Hampshire: Bowlers thwart attempted kidnapping

A group of bowlers who stopped a man from leaving a bowling alley with an 8-year-old girl helped thwart a kidnapping, authorities said.

Gerard Bean, 55, was arraigned on a charge of attempted child abduction Tuesday, two days after he allegedly walked out of a Windham bowling alley with the girl.

A judge set Bean’s bail at $250,000 after prosecutor Catherine Baumann said Bean had been convicted of kidnapping and served time in prison from 1979 to 1988. No plea was entered.

Bean was arrested Sunday night after being confronted in the parking lot by several bowlers who saw the girl follow him out of Park Place Bowling Lanes, authorities said.

As Bean tried to return to the bowling alley, he was surrounded by nearly 100 bowlers who stopped him and called police.

Chicago: Study: Supplement may slow Parkinson’s

A small but promising study found that an over-the-counter dietary supplement may slow the progression of Parkinson’s disease.

Existing treatments may ease symptoms of the degenerative brain disorder but are not believed to affect the underlying disease process.

The new study found evidence that a naturally occurring compound called coenzyme Q-10, or CoQ10, may help stop the nerve cell death that characterizes Parkinson’s.

The study involved just 80 people. Half ate maple-nut flavored wafers containing various CoQ10 doses, half took a placebo for up to 16 months.

By the study’s end, the 23 patients on the highest daily doses had 44 percent less decline in mental function, movement and ability to perform daily living tasks than the placebo group.

The supplements are sold over the counter as antioxidants that purportedly help improve heart function.