The brothers Farook: one a decorated veteran, the other a killer
SAN BERNARDINO, CA (Reuters) – One brother liked to party and chase girls. After high school, moved by what he saw as his patriotic duty, he enlisted in the Navy and received two medals recognizing his contributions to “the global war on terror.”
Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis resettles family from Syria
(Reuters) – The Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis has resettled a family from Syria over the objections of Indiana Governor Mike Pence, who was sued for refusing to allow refugees fleeing the country to come to the state, church officials said on Tu…
Grappling with attacks, U.S. leaders ask Muslim Americans to fight back
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Facing what President Barack Obama has called a new phase of terrorism, U.S. officials appealed to Muslim Americans on Monday to fight harder against extremist ideology.
Georgia set to execute man for killing over forged checks
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Georgia on Tuesday is scheduled to execute a man for the 1992 murder of a family friend after a dispute over money.
Loretta Lynch turned into superhero ‘FIFA Slayer’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch has been turned into a comic strip hero called “FIFA Slayer” by American women’s sports website ESPNW.
FBI says California shooters were radicalized for ‘some time’
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (Reuters) – Investigators believe the married couple who massacred 14 people in California last week – a U.S.-born husband and his Pakistani wife – had been radicalized “for quite some time,” but no clues pointing to an internati…
Special Report: Newborns die after being sent home with drug-dependent mothers
LEHIGHTON, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – Brayden Cummings turned 6 weeks old the morning his mother suffocated him.
University of Maryland to consider renaming athletic stadium
(Reuters) – The University of Maryland will consider renaming its athletic stadium, which honors a former college leader and supporter of racial segregation, the school said on Monday, the latest U.S. campus to tackle concerns of racism in names, title…
U.S. DOJ to examine Chicago Police Department’s use of force
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department said on Monday it will investigate Chicago’s police department following protests over the 2014 police shooting death of a black teenager, on the same day prosecutors said they would not seek charges in a…
Man who voiced Charlie Brown gets prison in California in threats case
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – The man who as a child voiced the sweetly crestfallen Charlie Brown on animated television specials was sentenced in San Diego on Monday to more than four years in prison for making threats, including one against the local sheriff…
