86-vehicle pileup proves deadly

Blowing snow and slick roadways in various parts of Ohio on Monday set off multiple highway pileups, including one outside Cincinnati involving at least 86 vehicles that left a 12-year-old girl dead. The girl had gotten out of a damaged vehicle and was standing in the median near a cable barrier. Another vehicle hit the barrier, snapping a cable, which then struck the girl and killed her, officials said.

LONG LINES MAY HAVE HURT VOTING

ORLANDO, Fla. — The long Election Day lines around Florida may have turned away more than 200,000 frustrated would-be voters who gave up and went home before they cast ballots — or else saw the lines and elected not to join them. Analyzing data compiled by the Orlando Sentinel, Ohio State University professor Theodore Allen estimated last week that at least 201,000 voters likely gave up in frustration on Nov. 6, based on research Allen has been doing on voter behavior. His preliminary conclusion was based on the Sentinel’s analysis of voter patterns and precinctclosing times in Florida’s 25 largest counties.

PRIESTS WERE SHIELDED, FILES SHOW

LOS ANGELES — Retired Cardinal Roger Mahony and other top Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles officials maneuvered behind the scenes to shield molester priests, provide damage control for the church and keep parishioners in the dark, according to church personnel files. The confidential records disclose how the church handled abuse allegations for decades and also reveal dissent from a top Mahony aide who criticized his superiors for covering up allegations of abuse rather than protecting children.