Pope offers hope against darkness in Christmas Day message
Pope Francis in his annual Christmas Day message is offering hope against darkness that cloaks conflicts and relationships in large parts of world December 25, 2019, 12:16 PM 3 min…
Woman forced to remove hijab in jail settles for $120K
A Minnesota Muslim woman has received $120,000 to settle her lawsuit alleging she was forced to strip in jail and remove her hijab for a booking photo over a traffic…
Florida officer charged with violating women’s civil rights
A Florida police officer has been indicted on federal charges following allegations that he sexually assaulted several women December 13, 2019, 9:49 PM 2 min read MIAMI — A Florida…
Inmate’s suicide shows need for reforms, advocates say
ALBANY, N.Y. — The final two months of Cachin Anderson’s life in New York’s prison system were filled with warnings he was a man in crisis. He climbed on a…
Police: Man using racist slurs killed in Waffle House fight
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says a man was shot to death at a Waffle House after calling other patrons racist slurs and starting a fight. The GBI says Butts…
El Salvador archbishop apologizes over priest sex abuse case
El Salvador’s top Roman Catholic cleric apologized Sunday for the alleged sexual abuse by a priest of an unidentified minor 25 years ago. “We have apologized to the victim and…
White nationalists seen filming at lynching victim memorial
Men carrying a white nationalist flag were caught on security cameras trying to film in front of a new memorial to lynching victim Emmett Till in Mississippi. Patrick Weems, executive…
Police officer retires after far-right group ties revealed
A Connecticut police officer has retired after a civil rights organization raised concerns about his membership in a far-right group known for engaging in violent clashes at political rallies, a…
Norway arrests US far-right activist, seeks deportation
Norwegian authorities have arrested a high-profile U.S. white supremacist scheduled to speak at an international far-right conference in Oslo and say they will seek his deportation. Spokesman Martin Bernsen from…
US judge blocks Trump’s health insurance rule for immigrants
A federal judge in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday put on hold a Trump administration rule requiring immigrants prove they will have health insurance or can pay for medical care before…