Allowing a school assembly honoring high-achievers to open with a prayer made one Mississippi school district $7,500 poorer - and a student who sued $2,500 richer. … [Read more...]
U.S. and Turkey Confront ISIS, Set Aside Differences
In agreeing to cooperate to clear Islamic State forces out of a 60-mile-long strip of northern Syria along the Turkish border, the United States and Turkey have taken a major step toward increasing pressure on the militant group and easing their differences on the Syrian conflict. … [Read more...]
Swedish Military Investigating Video of Possible Sunken Russian Submarine
The Swedish military is investigating video footage that appears to show the wreckage of a Russian submarine off the country's eastern coast. Sky News reports that video of the 66-foot vessel was shot by a private company, Ocean X Team. … [Read more...]
Chinese Woman Dies Trapped in Escalator, Saves Toddler Son
A Chinese woman died after being trapped in a shopping mall escalator, but not before pushing her 2-year-old son to safety. Sunday's horrific accident in the central city of Jingzhou was caught on surveillance camera footage that circulated heavily on the Internet in China. … [Read more...]
Berkeley Balcony Collapses, Survivors Treated in San Jose
The remaining wood beams of an apartment building balcony that was removed below a balcony that collapsed is shown is shown in Berkeley, Calif., Thursday, June 18, 2015. … [Read more...]
China’s Media Scorns Obama’s Trip to Africa
China's state media are pouring cold water on President Barack Obama's visit to Africa, saying U.S. attention to the continent is largely due to concern over China's booming influence there. The Global Times newspaper said Monday that "offsetting China's growing influence in this continent and recovering past U.S. leverage" were major factors in Obama's visit. … [Read more...]
Falls Church Man Charged in Fatal Stabbing at Church
A Falls Church, Va., man has been charged in the fatal stabbing of a man and the serious wounding of his wife who were on a mission trip at a religious retreat in Frederick County, Md. affiliated with people of South Korean descent. … [Read more...]
Detroit Has the Largest Satanist Temple Chapter in the US
The "largest public satanic ceremony in history" took place Saturday in Detroit, a city that has the largest and oldest chapter of a national Satanist organization. The group unveiled a nearly 9-foot tall bronze statue of a goat-headed Baphomet in a private ceremony attended by 600 ticket holders. … [Read more...]