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June 14, 2016

The Latest: Orlando, racial unrest topics at Baptist meeting

The Latest on resolutions at the Southern Baptist Convention's annual meeting Tuesday in St. Louis (all times local): __ 4:45 p.m.

June 14, 2016

Orlando, racial unrest topics at Southern Baptist meeting

The Orlando shooting, racial unrest and the tension between religious liberty and gay rights are all under discussion as the Southern Baptist Convention meets in St. Louis.

June 14, 2016

Nashville boy charged in killing of aunt, wounding of mother

A 15-year-old boy has been charged with stabbing his aunt to death and trying to kill his mother, who ran to a neighbor's home with a neck wound.

June 13, 2016

Prosecutor: Former Vanderbilt player encouraged rape

Prosecutors say a former Vanderbilt football player encouraged his teammates to have sex with an unconscious woman whom he had been dating.

June 13, 2016

Shooting at Arkansas mosque leaves 1 man wounded

Police say a bystander was wounded when a man fired shots inside an Arkansas mosque during an argument between two families.

June 11, 2016

Official says 2 people dead in plane crash in Tennessee

Authorities say two people were killed when a small plane crashed at an airport in Tennessee. Two others in the plane were injured.

June 10, 2016

Southern Baptists talk racial unity with black Baptist head

When Ferguson, Missouri, exploded two years ago with racial unrest, the newly elected president of the historically white Southern Baptist Convention was moved to action.

June 10, 2016

Jury selected in rape retrial of former Vanderbilt player

A jury of nine women and five men has been selected in the retrial of a former Vanderbilt football player charged in an on-campus rape.

June 9, 2016

Feds: Man posing as football player sought nude selfies

Federal authorities say a Tennessee man accused of extorting a woman by posing as a University of Tennessee football player in an attempt to receive nude photos over Snapchat tried similar tactics against 11 other women and two girls.

June 7, 2016

Southern Baptists see 9th year of membership decline

The Southern Baptist Convention lost more than 200,000 members in 2015.