(Miami Herald) — The images of young people crying in terror, filing out with their arms held high. In the wake of Wednesday’s massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, a lot of parents are wondering if homeschooling might be a safer option for their children. On Thursday, Twitter was filled with comments from terrified […]
Continue reading …Mumbai (AsiaNews) — A court in Madhya Pradesh has sentenced 13 Pentecostal Christians to six months in prison for alleged “forced conversions.” The condemned include Balu Kesu and his wife Bhuri, both of whom are vision impaired. Their defense attorney, Kamlesh Patidar, tried to obtain a reduction in the penalty for their handicap, but the judges […]
Continue reading …(NBC News/Associated Press) — Just a day before to the horrific school shooting in Florida that left 17 dead, a Washington state high school student’s grandmother handed police her grandson’s journal—which allegedly detailed plans for a mass shooting. Catherine Katsel-O’Connor called 911 on Tuesday in Everett, Washington, after she read her grandson Joshua Alexander O’Connor’s […]
Continue reading …(AOL) — A South Carolina student was arrested on Thursday after posting a Snapchat threatening a repeat of Wednesday’s deadly mass shooting, which took place at a Florida high school. Spartanburg School District Three spokesperson Sherri Horton told WHNS that officials received an anonymous tip about the threat, which was made via Snapchat, from the […]
Continue reading …PARKLAND, Fla. (Fox News) — A shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida, left at least 17 people dead, officials said Wednesday, and the suspect—believed to be a former student—was in custody. The shooting suspect was identified as Nicolas Cruz, a U.S. official told The Associated Press. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School was under lockdown […]
Continue reading …CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (Caller Times) — Pastor Janson Abraham, of Kingdom Acts Ministries International, ran from the back room of a residence to find a 28-year-old man attacking another church leader at the beginning of church services. Just after 7 p.m. on Wednesday night, church members of the ministry and Harvest Tabernacle International Church, gathered at […]
Continue reading …MINNEAPOLIS (Associated Press) — A Minnesota woman accused of setting fires at a Minnesota university campus is now facing a terrorism charge. Nineteen-year-old Tnuza Jamal Hassan was charged Wednesday in federal court with attempting to provide material support to al-Qaida, lying to the FBI and arson. She also faces a state arson charge. Hassan is […]
Continue reading …COLUMBUS, Ohio (Cleveland.com) — The Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a state order to close Toledo’s only abortion clinic for failing to follow state law, and rejected a challenge from Cleveland’s Preterm clinic over the same law. The court ruled 5-2 to overturn lower court rulings that said state restrictions on abortion clinics were […]
Continue reading …BOLIVAR, Mo. (Bolivar Herald-Free Press) — Southwest Baptist University will host the biblical archaeology exhibit “Khirbet el-Maqatir — A Journey through Biblical History” beginning Saturday, Feb. 24. The exhibit will be on display through December in the Joyce Sells Heritage Center of the Jester Learning and Performance Center on the Bolivar campus and feature about […]
Continue reading …(Associated Press) — Two sisters tied down and burned a 5-year-old girl, permanently disfiguring her, in a voodoo ritual meant to rid her of a demon causing her to misbehave, police said. The women also threatened to cut off the head of the girl’s 8-year-old brother with a machete, authorities said. The boy said his […]
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