Oscar-winning filmmaker Paul Haggis has severed his ties with the Church of Scientology in protest against the sect's position on gays and its treatment of members, it was reported Monday. The Canadian-born director, who scooped Oscars for the hit films "Crash" and "Million Dollar Baby," resigned from the organization in a letter to church spokesman Tommy Davis. The letter ...

An Oregon man who was fatally shot as he wielded samurai swords and tried to attack guests at a landmark Scientology building was a former follower of the religion who had made at least a dozen previous threats against the church, officials said Monday. Mario Majorski, 48, was ...

The director of the Texas Department of Public Safety announced his retirement Friday after criticism of his agency over a June fire that severely damaged the historic Governor's Mansion. Col. Tommy Davis issued a terse statement saying that after 43 years and nine months with ...