Activists allege racism in treatment of St. Louis prosecutor
Some black activists in St. Louis say there’s an unfair racial component to criticism of St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim…
Mexico vows to help Central American migrants amid crackdown
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says his country must help Central Americans fleeing poverty and violence. López Obrador said…
California county questions security deal for men-only club
An annual retreat in California put on by an elite club whose ranks include former Presidents Ronald Reagan and Richard…
Jimmy Carter, after hip surgery, back teaching Sunday school
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter talked about his recent health setback and his conversation with President Donald Trump, as he…
115 million men and boys were married as children: UN
New research by the United Nations’ children’s arm estimates 115 million men and boys around the world were married as…
YouTube updates hate speech guidelines to prohibit videos
YouTube updated its hate speech policies Wednesday to prohibit videos with white supremacy and neo-Nazi viewpoints. Interested in YouTube? Add…
Public pressure prompts Ohio library to cancel LGBTQ event
Public opposition that included Ohio’s Republican House speaker has prompted a county library outside Columbus to cancel an LGBTQ program…
Trump denies plans to fly migrants from border to Florida
President Donald Trump on Sunday denied reports that hundreds of migrants would be flown from the Mexican border to Florida…
Temple memorial to Florida shooting victims is set ablaze
A wooden temple built as a memorial to the 17 victims of a Florida high school mass shooting has been…
Kentucky Islamic leader charged in murder-for-hire plot
An Islamic leader and two others in Kentucky have been arrested and charged in a murder-for-hire plot. Islamic Center of…
50 trombones given out to honor slain Parkland student
Fifty special trombones have been given out to band students throughout Florida in honor of a teenager who died in…
Let’s make a Brexit deal, UK PM May tells Labour opposition
British Prime Minister Theresa May says her Conservative government and the opposition Labour Party have a duty to strike a…
Georgia professor barred from campus amid complaints
The University of Georgia has barred a longtime math professor from campus as investigators review several sexual misconduct complaints against…
Florida lawmakers pass bill allowing more armed teachers
More Florida classroom teachers could carry guns in school under a bill passed Wednesday by state lawmakers, the latest response…
Shooting kills college football player, injures Giants’ pick
Washburn University’s joy over one of its own going to the pros quickly shifted to grief this weekend after a…
Georgia’s first black Supreme Court justice to step down
A jurist who became the first African American to serve on the Georgia Supreme Court plans to step down after…
White supremacist gets life for running down black man
A white supremacist who ran down and killed a young black man in Oregon two years ago was sentenced Tuesday…
Court won’t immediately stop wait-in-Mexico asylum policy
A federal appeals court put a judge’s order on hold Friday shortly before it would have stopped the Trump administration…
Report says Missouri lawmaker created false affair rumor
A Missouri House member engaged in “unbecoming” conduct by creating a false rumor that another lawmaker was having an affair…
Mormons ease opposition to same-sex couples and their kids
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Thursday repealed rules that banned baptisms for children of gay parents…
White-power symbol found near fire at social justice center
Representatives for a social justice center that trained the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders said…
Canada takes refugee who sheltered Snowden
A Filipino woman who helped shelter former NSA contractor Edward Snowden when he fled to Hong Kong has been granted…
Youngest mosque victim liked playing with iPad, soccer ball
The youngest known victim of Friday’s deadly mass shooting in New Zealand is being remembered as a bright and bubbly…
California police report almost no racial profiling
California’s first-in-the-nation attempt to track racial profiling complaints against police produced numbers so unrealistically small that the board overseeing the…
China protests US criticism of policies on religion
U.S. criticized Beijing’s polices toward Muslim and Tibetan Buddhist minorities. Source link
Lawmakers seek probe of ICE force-feeding of immigrants
Reporting found ICE was force-feeding immigrant detainees on a hunger strike. Source link
Police: Pot smokers find caged tiger in abandoned house
It’s legal to own a tiger in Texas if the owner has a wild game permit. Source link
Pope urges politicians to defend rights of the unborn
Pope Francis is urging politicians of all faiths to safeguard the rights of the unborn and is exhorting abortion opponents…
Group defends article on Henry Ford’s anti-Semitic views
A Detroit-area historical group is protesting a mayor’s decision to stop it from sending out the latest issue of its…
Students in ‘MAGA’ hats mock Native American after rally
A diocese in Kentucky apologized Saturday after videos emerged showing students from a Catholic boys’ high school mocking Native Americans…
Wisconsin diocese considers investigation of child sex abuse
The Madison, Wisconsin, Diocese is considering an investigation into the number of substantiated allegations against clergy of sexual abuse of…
Dem pushes censure for Rep. King over white supremacy remark
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AP Exclusive: Vatican letter undermines US cardinal on abuse
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Father of dead Guatemalan boy heard rumors they could cross
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UK royal Christmas: Church, lunch and the queen’s message
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Nobel Peace winners urge global action vs. sexual violence
The Congolese doctor who shares this year’s Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end the use of rape and…
Michigan marking 1st day for legal, recreational pot
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Paul Ryan lists immigration, debt as biggest regrets
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Man charged with killing teenage African immigrant
A 22-year-old man is in jail after being charged with fatally shooting a teenage immigrant from Africa whose body was…
Amid global uproar, some US colleges rethink Saudi ties
U.S. colleges and universities have received more than $350 million from the Saudi government this decade, yet some are rethinking…
Melania Trump arrives in Malawi, 2nd stop on her Africa tour
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Pope defrocks Chilean priest at center of abuse scandal
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Former co-worker: Wisconsin shooting suspect never smiled
A former co-worker says a gunman who opened fire at a Wisconsin software company was quiet and never smiled. WTS…
Lawsuit alleges Party City denied job to woman with autism
A New Hampshire woman who was hoping to land a sales job at Party City was turned down after a…
’60 Minutes’ chief Fager out at CBS
CBS “60 Minutes” executive producer Jeff Fager says he’s leaving the company, after being named in recent stories that accused…
Company offers to drop Stormy Daniels’ hush-money agreement
The company set up by Donald Trump‘s former personal attorney offered Friday to rescind Stormy Daniels’ hush-money agreement and dropped…
Mourners remember McCain at Arizona church service
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States aim to stop internet release of 3D-printed gun plans
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Vatican in ‘shame and sorrow’ over abuses in Pennsylvania
The Vatican expressed “shame and sorrow” Thursday over a scathing Pennsylvania grand jury report about clergy who raped and molested…
Colorado baker: No cake for gender transition celebration
A Colorado baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple on religious grounds — a stance…
Ex-security aide to Macron says he betrayed president
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Sprawling Penn State hazing death case grinds through courts
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Judge insists timeline be met to reunite children at border
A judge insisted on Friday the Trump administration stick to a deadline to reunite children separated from their parents at…
Major cities, tiny towns host immigration policy protests
They wore white. They shook their fists in the air. They carried signs reading: “No more children in cages,” and…
Intel CEO out after consensual relationship with employee
Intel CEO Brian Krzanich resigned after the company learned of what it called a past, consensual relationship with an employee.…
Pope Francis and Turkish President Erdogan hold news conference
Pope Francis on Friday condemned the Islamic State group’s assault on Christians and other religious minorities in Iraq and Syria.…
Myanmar, UN sign pact on initial steps for Rohingya return
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