Supreme Court 1 day ago Christian ministry's case is 'perfect' for the Supreme Court to revisit NYT v. Sullivan, lawyer says The Christian ministry D. James Kennedy Ministries has decided to appeal its defamation case against the Southern Poverty Law Center to the Supreme Court. Justices Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch have urged the Court to revisit defamation precedents from New York Times v. Sullivan, and this case may be the "perfect vehicle" for that.
Anti-Semitism 4 days ago Jewish girls booted off plane in Amsterdam, rabbi suspects anti-Semitism A group of Jewish girls who were trying to fly home to New York got stuck in Amsterdam after two planes booted them. A rabbi suspects anti-Semitism.
Vatican 5 days ago Italian postal workers intercept suspicious letter to pope Law enforcement in Milan is investigating the source of an envelope containing three bullets addressed to the pope, Italian paramilitary police said Monday.
World August 4 Pope resumes public audiences a month after major surgery Pope Francis resumed his routine of holding weekly audiences with the general public a month after he underwent bowel surgery, and during the much-awaited appearance Wednesday he recalled the anniversary of the devastating Beirut port explosion and expressed the desire to visit Lebanon.
MILITARY August 3 Army grants Christian an exemption to grow beard, citing religious beliefs A U.S. Army sergeant became one of the first Christian service members to receive the greenlight on letting his hair and beard grow out for religious purposes.
MILITARY July 31 Osama bin Laden was found because his family hung their clothes out to dry One of 54 children, Osama was born in 1957 to 15-year-old Allia Ghanem, one of at least 20 women whom Mohammed, nearly 40 years her senior, had married and divorced during his lifetime.
Holocaust July 29 UK to build national Holocaust memorial beside Parliament The British government on Thursday approved plans to build a national Holocaust memorial beside Parliament, rejecting claims by campaigners that the location was unsuitable.
Roman Catholic July 29 Ex-Cardinal McCarrick charged with sexually assaulting teen Former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who was defrocked after a Vatican investigation confirmed he had sexually molested adults as well as children, has been charged with sexually assaulting a teenage boy during a wedding reception in the 1970s, court records show.
World July 28 Indian teenager beaten to death, hanged for wearing jeans A teenage girl in India was allegedly beaten to death and publicly hanged by male family members for wearing jeans.
Vatican July 27 Cardinal, 9 others on trial at Vatican in money scandals The case is based on an investigation of the allegedly criminal management of Vatican assets.
