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Texas-based burger chain Whataburger announced via a press release Tuesday that its CEO is retiring. Ed Nelson, who served as Whataburger CEO since 2020, will retire at the end of 2024, per the news release. He joined the company in 2004 as Controller and was promoted to Chief Financial Officer in 2008, President in 2019, and before taking his CEO title. "Ed's passion for the Whataburger brand has been unparalleled, and he has expertly guided the company to new heights, embodying the drive and resilience Texans are known for," said Matthew Rose, Chairman of Whataburger. "We are deeply grateful for...

HOUSTON - A lesbian Methodist minister should retain her ordained status because defrocking her would amount to discrimination, and would fly in the face of the inclusiveness that the church preaches, representatives of a Pennsylvania minister argued Thursday before the church's Judicial Council. The nine-member council - seven of whom attended a hearing at First United Methodist Church in Houston - began deliberating the case of Irene "Beth" Stroud with plans to rule on Monday. The Judicial Council is the highest court within the United Methodist Church, the nation's third-largest denomination. Stroud, 35, was found by a church panel in...