Liberty University’s Falwell urges students to carry concealed weapons
(Reuters) – Jerry Falwell Jr., president of Christian-based Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, is encouraging students to carry concealed weapons on campus for protection, a local newspaper reported.
New York Times, in rare front-page editorial, calls for outlawing some rifles
(Reuters) – The New York Times, in its first front-page editorial in nearly a century, on Saturday called for outlawing the kinds of rifles used in the California shooting massacre this week that left 14 people dead.
Police say shooting, hostage scene in Wisconsin now safe
(Reuters) – Police have ended a shooting and hostage situation that caused injuries to an officer and one other person and prompted evacuation of homes and businesses near a motorcycle shop in Neenah, Wisconsin on Saturday, officials said.
Kentucky prosecutor withdraws effort to bar judge from criminal cases
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) – A white Louisville prosecutor has agreed to withdraw his motion to remove a black judge who had criticized him from trying criminal cases after the parties reached an agreement through mediation, the state said on Saturday.
No indication California shooters were part of organized group: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s team has not yet found evidence that the shooters in the California shooting were part of an organized group or a broader terrorist cell, the White House said in a statement.
Pakistani in California shooting became hardline in Saudi Arabia: relatives
KAROR LAL ESAN, Pakistan (Reuters) – The estranged relatives of Tashfeen Malik, a Pakistani woman accused of shooting dead 14 people in California, say she and her father seem to have abandoned the family’s moderate Islam and became more radicalized during years they spent in Saudi Arabia.
Obama says ‘we will not be terrorized’ after California shooting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama vowed on Saturday that federal investigators would find out what motivated a married couple in California to shoot and kill 14 people, and he asked Americans to stand united after the attacks.
Univision asks court to dismiss Trump’s $500 million Miss USA lawsuit
(Reuters) – Univision has asked a U.S. federal court to throw out a $500 million lawsuit filed by presidential candidate Donald Trump for the Spanish-language television network’s decision to end its contract to broadcast the Miss USA beauty pageant, w…
Nebraska governor suspends efforts to buy lethal injection drugs
(Reuters) – The governor of Nebraska said the state will stop trying to acquire lethal injection drugs or carry out executions until after a statewide vote on capital punishment in November 2016.
Chicago police account of 2014 shooting differs from video: newspaper
(Reuters) – A freshly released Chicago police account from the time of a white officer’s 2014 shooting of a black teenager provides a description at odds with a dashboard video, according to the Chicago Tribune.
