Fire investigated at South Carolina church, scene of earlier KKK arson
(Reuters) – Law enforcement authorities were investigating an overnight fire at an African-American church in South Carolina that 20 years ago was burned down by the white supremacist Ku Klux Klan, local officials said on Wednesday, adding that the cau…
Tennessee store owner posts sign telling gays to stay away
(Reuters) – A Tennessee hardware store owner who objects to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling permitting same-sex marriage across the country posted a “No Gays Allowed” sign at his store on Monday, according to a local media report.
NFL player C.J. Spillman charged with sexual assault in Texas
DALLAS (Reuters) – National Football League free agent safety C.J. Spillman has been charged with sexual assault in a September incident at a Dallas-area hotel when he was playing for the Cowboys, officials said on Wednesday.
U.S. Girl Scouts get night under the stars at White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – It was not your average Girl Scout campout.
U.S. runs hundreds of counter-terrorism investigations: DOJ official
LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. authorities are pursuing hundreds of active counter-terrorism investigations embracing all 50 American states, a senior U.S. Justice Department official said on Wednesday.
In some U.S. churches, guns are the answer to a prayer
JACKSON, Mich. (Reuters) – The Sunday service was winding down, but before it ended, Bishop Ira Combs led the congregation of 300 at the Greater Bible Way Temple in prayer. The shootings that killed nine people in a Charleston church could not happen h…
Colorado movie rampage jurors to hear from expert on psychosis
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) – Calling into question his note-taking, qualifications and conclusions about gunman James Holmes, the lead prosecutor in Colorado’s movie massacre trial put the defense’s first expert witness through a withering cross-exami…
Idaho refugee center targeted by closure campaign over extremism fears
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – A long-standing refugee welcoming center in conservative Idaho has found itself at the center of a campaign by adversaries seeking to force it closed, citing fears that the immigrants it hosts could include Islamist extremists…
Chicago Public Schools make full pension payment by deadline
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Chicago Public Schools (CPS) made its full teachers’ pension payment on Tuesday ahead of a midnight deadline, saying the move will require $200 million in spending cuts, according to a school official.
Milwaukee bus union members to hold three-day work stoppage
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – Bus drivers and mechanics in Milwaukee will take part in a three-day work stoppage starting on Wednesday morning after negotiations with transit system officials stalled over a new labor contract, union officials said on Tuesday.
