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June 5, 2017

Jury deliberation to continue Tuesday in gay beating trial

The lawyer for a North Carolina minister accused of orchestrating the beating of a gay congregant says he may not call any defense witnesses.

June 5, 2017

The Latest: Jurors begin deliberating in gay beating trial

The Latest on the trial of a North Carolina minister accused of orchestrating the beating of a gay congregant (all times local): 4:30 p.m.

June 5, 2017

Connecticut diocese settles lawsuits alleging sexual abuse

A Roman Catholic Diocese in Connecticut has settled lawsuits by five men who alleged they were sexually abused by four priests when they were boys in the 1970s and 1980s.

June 5, 2017

Trump criticizes London's mayor, again

President Donald Trump says he will do whatever is necessary to protect the United States from a "vile enemy" that he says has waged war on innocents for too long, vowing: "This bloodshed must end, this bloodshed will end."

June 5, 2017

The Latest: Sherriff identifies Orlando shooter

The Latest on the multiple shooting in an industrial park in Orlando (all times local): 10:45 a.m.

June 5, 2017

Mormons launch first-ever survey to gauge missionary safety

The Mormon church for the first time ever is sending out a survey to the religion's 62,000 missionaries to gauge safety conditions for young men and women serving proselytizing missions around the world.

June 5, 2017

US bars diplomats from Egypt religious sites outside Cairo

The State Department is banning U.S. diplomats in Egypt from visiting religious sites outside the capital following a spate of recent deadly terrorist attacks.

June 5, 2017

Justices side with religious hospitals in pension dispute

A unanimous Supreme Court says religious hospitals don't have to comply with federal laws protecting pension benefits for workers.

June 4, 2017

Autopsy of brother of man who killed boy inconclusive

Nearly six years after detectives uncovered the dismembered remains of an 8-year-old boy in a Brooklyn house, the brother of the man now imprisoned for kidnapping and killing the child has been found dead in the same family home.

June 4, 2017

Trump vows to do whatever is necessary to protect US

President Donald Trump, in a flurry of Sunday morning tweets on the London attacks, criticized the city's mayor and bemoaned what Trump described as political correctness when it comes to national security.